Latest Blog Posts for Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Clinic

• Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
  on May 2, 2014 in Neck and Back
  Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma, a new approach for healing muscle and ligament injuries.   What is Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy? Autologous platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) is a promising solution to accelerate healing of tendon in...
• Knee Osteoarthritis – What You Need to Know
  on Feb 12, 2014 in Knee Pain
  Osteoarthritis – What is it and what symptoms would I experience? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that affects the cartilage (soft tissue that protects the bone surface) in your joints, causing it to break down and wear out. Knee OA is the mos...
• Who Gets Gout?
  on Dec 3, 2013 in Arthritis Gout
  There is a popular belief that only middle-aged, overweight men who eat and drink too much suffer gout. This is a myth – gout can attack young men in their twenties and also women, although it is very unusual in women and occurs mainly after th...
• Pain in the Neck
  on Nov 22, 2013 in Neck and Back Neck Numbness
  There is an increase in the problem of neck and arm worldwide. An important reason for this is our modern 21st century lifestyle. We are sitting for long hours at work and at home. Many modern office workers and executives are now suffering from neck...
• Fractures of the Hand and Wrist
  on Nov 22, 2013 in Hand Upper Limb Fracture Wrist
  Good hand function depends on healthy and intact bones and joints. 31 bones from the skeleton of the hand and wrist. Between the bones are joints that allow the fingers and wrist to move. Muscles and tendon attach to the bones, moving the joints when...
• Rotator Cuff Tears and Frozen Shoulder
  on Nov 22, 2013 in Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis Frozen Shoulder Rotator Cuff Injury Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
  The “50-year-old shoulder” In Chinese and Japanese, the “50 Shoulder”, or sometimes also called the “40 shoulder” refers to pain and stiffness of the shoulder occurring without any apparent cause. It is not confine...
• Managing Back Pain
  on Nov 22, 2013 in Back Pain Lumbar Disc Herniation Lumbar Strain
  Back pain is an extremely common complaint. 90% of the adult population would have experienced back pain at some point in their lives and approximately half of these people would have experienced recurrent back pain. Many conditions give rise to back...
• Black Nail (Subungual Haematoma)
  on Nov 12, 2013 in Neck and Back
  Brief Outline of Black Nail A subungual haematoma is bleeding under the toenail caused by an injury or infection to the nail bed. Crushing injury is the most common mechanism for this type of injury. The bleeding under the nail causes pressure and pa...
• Claw Foot (Pes Cavus)
  on Nov 11, 2013 in Foot Claw Foot Claw Toes
  Brief Outline of Claw Foot Pes cavus (claw foot) is a genetic condition that causes a high arch, giving the foot a claw-like appearance. This often leads to tight calf muscles and pain in the forefoot. People with claw foot have difficulty finding sh...
• Turf Toe
  on Nov 11, 2013 in Foot Turf Toe
  Brief Outline of Turf Toe Pain at the base of the big toe may be a result of turf toe. Athletes who jam their toe or repetitively push off when running or jumping are susceptible. Also caused by hyperextending the metatarsophalangeal joint of the gre...

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