For an activity that can create the famous ‘runner’s high’, it is also infamous for how hard it can be on the body, specifically, one’s feet, joints and back. Dr. Harjeet Singh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, weighs in on the best techniques and gear for running and on some controversial options.
Continue readingConsultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Harjeet Singh expounds the importance of keeping our bones healthy and strong, and ways on how to best do this.
Continue readingWhat do roller skating, ice skating, futsal and even high heel use have in common? No takers?
Continue readingPatients who attend a healthcare facility have certain expectations that need to be met in order for a good treatment outcome to be achieved.
Continue readingRecently I had to counsel a young couple who just had the birth of their first child. Their baby was noted to have an abnormal ear on one side. Otherwise the baby was healthy and had no other medical problems.
Continue readingWe cannot be watching our children 24/7, but practicing basic accident prevention measures can save parents a lot of anguish.
Continue readingMany factors affect pain perception in labor ; fear, number of previous births, fetal presentation, cultural ideas of labor, beta-endorphin levels and women’s natural pain threshold.
Continue readingSnoring occurs due to narrowing of the airway causing vibration of the soft tissues of the throat during sleep. It is a phenomenon that is observed during sleep especially by the bed partner.
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Hey Doc, I have a spur la’, said my buddy and hockey devil Avtar. ‘What makes you think so huh?’ I asked worried. ‘I have pain over my heel. What else can it be la?’ he retorted.
Continue readingFind out about bloodless surgery – what it entails, procedures and under what circumstances should one opt for it – as Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Dr Shanker Sathappan explains.
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