Pls stretchhhhhh in between your prolong posture!

Lately i've been seing a lot of chronic pain patients with neck, back, shoulder , knees, ankle & wrist joint pain.

Why?? Because of their prolong hours of static posture being in their work station such as long hours of computer work, in factory, too much standing, repeated stress to their joints & just by simply not moving and breaking monotonus posture at work.

This is called Work- related Musculoskeletal Disorders. These problems if not addressed early, will lead to chronic (long term) problems later on.

So, please stretch in between work, pace out your duration of prolong activities, break the pattern of being in one position for toooo long!

Love your neck, back, shoulder, knees , write & all your joints & take good care of them. !

Poco Poco..great stress buster & tool to sweat & loose weight.

Enjoy this video even if you are not a dance lover or a weight reduction freak.



I used to conduct this dance for my OBESE patients (adults & kids) once a week and I personally love to do this with my kids to sweat out without exercising outdoor.

Great way to sweat out, loose wt, improve your cardiac fitness & boost some adrenalin & release stress.

Even my 4 year old love it.Take a look:


BTW this dance is being enjoyed worldwide: Japan, USA, Malaysia besides the origin in Indonesia.

Mummy finally appear on the blog in her convo robe.

Well, due to special request by some aunties who faithfully visit mummy's blog..now you can see our mummy in her convo robe. She wore a long dress made of Saree cloth, orange in colour. How does she look? Too bad my naughty Kokos couldnt join us in her photos. That shows how strict mum and dad can be when it comes to discipline. That's also the secret of success to mum's degree course. Never do last minute work. Be consistent with studies. Mummy used to wake up arnd 12 midnight to study till 3-4am when we were all soundly asleep.

No cane, no gain in Jurong West, Singapore?

Do check this out:
You pay to enjoy your gain from being caned???Sounds weird but happening in Singapore. read on:


THEY sat on red plastic stools in a loose circle at an HDB void deck in Jurong West, waiting for their turn to be caned.

They pointed, whispered to one another and occasionally cringed as they watched an elderly man in the middle use a slim wooden rod to repeatedly strike at a bare-bodied man until his flesh turned red and raw.

Some passers-by stopped to stare before continuing on their way with a shudder.Mostly middle-aged and complaining of backaches and muscle soreness, the crowd of about 25 who had gathered at Block 987C in Jurong West Street 93 on Thursday afternoon believed caning to be a form of physiotherapy.

'My shoulders used to be very stiff but after my first caning session four days ago, I feel much better,' said bus driver Chua Cheng Hui, 55, who was on his third visit.

'I want to catch Master Goh one last time before he leaves,' he added, referring to physiotherapist Goh Seng Guan, 72.

Mr Goh, a Malaysian, was on a one-week trip to visit friends in Singapore from last Saturday to Friday.

But he ended up working throughout his holiday after a Shin Min Daily News report on Monday on his unusual form of therapy sent readers knocking on the door of his Singaporean hosts, Mr Png Peng Siah, 60, and Madam Qui Em, 56.

He promptly set up a makeshift shop outside their ground- floor flat, with Mr Png and Madam Qui taking turns to record customers' names and issue queue numbers.

Over the next three days, he whipped a steady stream of about 50 to 70 customers a day, working from 10am to 10pm with short breaks in between for meals.

He charged about $20 per person. The cash was discreetly pocketed at the end of each five-minute caning session.

Mr Goh, who runs two orthopaedic centres in Betong, southern Thailand, and Penang, Malaysia, with his wife, said he learnt the skill from a Tibetan lama when he was 20 and has been doing it for the last 50 years.

He claimed to be a certified Chinese physician in Thailand, but did not have his certificate with him.

His work tools: home-brewed medicated oil with his portrait on the label and 11 wooden rods of varying lengths and thickness laid out on a small wooden table.

The caning helps to loosen up muscles and improve blood circulation, he explained, as he pointed out black bruises that had appeared on clients' skins, indicating 'toxins that were being purged from the blood circulation system'.

Madam Qui, a cleaner, first met him in 1996, when she sought treatment for a pain in her shoulder at his Thailand centre, on a friend's recommendation.

His first visit here was with his wife last December, when Madam Qui invited them for a holiday.

Many of his customers, an equal mix of men and women, said they were trying it out of curiosity.

One resident of the same block, painter Ramdan Sardon, 45, who complained of a chronic backache, said: 'I see so many people here queueing from morning to night, maybe it works.'

Maintenance officer Vincent Loh, 35, said the pain was bearable, but acknowledged that he would have to wait a few days to know if the caning was effective, by which time Mr Goh would have left.

Insurance agent Raymond Goh, 53, said he came because the acupuncture treatment he had received for his sore calf in the past year was not working.

'It's more painful than death - this is the first and last time I'm doing it,' he said as he hobbled away with a swollen calf.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners interviewed were sceptical about the effectiveness of this treatment.

Physiotherapist Simon Toh, 55, said there used to be a shop specialising in caning therapy at People's Park Complex run by a Taiwanese woman, but it shut after less than a year.

He said: 'Singaporeans prefer to play safe with conventional methods of treatment. People might try it only as a last resort, after taking Western medicine or seeing TCM physicians.'

Retired TCM practitioner Liang Ming Na, 60, said it was a 'very ancient practice' which originated from rural villages and is not orthodox.

Thye Shan Medical Hall's Madam Tang Eng Hua said: 'It does not have any scientific basis. The bruises could be a result of repeated hitting and anyone can rub a sore muscle to make it loosen up and feel better.

'Furthermore, it must be done with skill and care. If not, you could end up hurting someone, especially when it's the elderly.'

One passer-by at the scene, interior designer Wendy Goh, 41, saw the queue and quipped: 'Why should I pay someone to beat me.

Debbie Yong

Sun, Nov 11, 2007
The Straits Times

no cane no gain in London??

A London gym has come up with a new exercise class which captures the spirit of well known musicals such as Saturday Night Fever and Chicago.

Cane'rcise is a dance-based fitness class choreographed by Phillip Aiden, a successful dancer who has performed in shows such as "Chicago", "My Fair Lady" and "Evita" in London's West End.

Cane-rcise the Broadway?? I think we can be more creative and do better with our very own Malaysian way with ROTAN.

Back Exs For Pregnant mom

Hi there pregnant mommies.

It's safe to do ur exs as illustrated above as long as u don''t encounter any pain or bleeding. Always do within ur comfort zone. Start with 5 repetition each and progress with addition 5 . Also as u do these exs, remember to pull in your pelvic floor muscles (check out Kegel exercises in googles). Imagine u can''t find the toilet and need to hold back your urine.That's exactly how to hold the muscles.

Remember: Before you start any exercise program, consult with your health care provider. Your health care provider can give you personal exercise guidelines, based on your medical history.



Take it easy and don't over do. Take care and enjoy your pregnancy.

Too long in front of computer..blogging??

Are u spending long hours in front of computer?
Neck pain? Do check out the exs for your neck in my previous blog in physio element.

Also having back pain?
Try these exs at intervals of 1 hour after blogging. Helps to release back muscle tension.





Lean forward to stretch
Keep your head down and your neck relaxed
Hold 10 - 20 seconds
Use your hands to push yourself upright.

Take care of your back just like u take care of your blog.
Any comments and sharing are welcome.

Addicted to blogging....got neck pain oredi.

I can understand why some of u bloggers are so fanatic about this blogging bizness.
Besides the $$$$ i suppose it's the flow of thoughts that comes ad u just wanna let it all out bfore u run out of ideas of your composition. Agree?

Then u end up having neck pain, tension here tension there, from normal homosapien turning into nocturnal bloggers ..sleeping when most people are awake and awake wehn people are sleeping I think my fren Samm can relate to this.

So for u bloggers out there who suffers neckache and backache here and there, try some of these stretching exs in between your blogging session to break the muscle tension.

Stay healthy to stay blogging.