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- Dr Low Wye Mun works with an integrated group of specialists that provide X-rays, MRIs, physiotherapy, and podiatry services.

Archives for April 2016

Recovery From Strenuous Sports Performance Training

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You can improve your sports performance training and performance if you practice the correct Sports Recovery techniques. What is recovery from strenuous sports performance training about? People who exercise regularly and play sports often spend a lot of time preparing careful sports performance training programmes. These focus on positively building all the areas of fitness and technique important to the successful conduct of their favorite activity. Some enthusiastic runners, cyclists and … Read More →

Heat Injuries Can Kill –Take Care for Survival

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Exercising in the heat? Find out all about heat injuries, how to prevent them, and how to exercise safely in hot weather. What are heat injuries?Heat injuries, heat disorders, heat-related illness: all refer to the same entity namely a medical condition arising from failure of the body to properly regulate its heat level, resulting in over-heating. Heat injuries are common in physical activities of a strenuous nature (sports, outdoor activities, endurance events, outdoor recreation sports, … Read More →

The Ultimate Sports First Aid Kit

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The ultimate sports first aid kit? Well, perhaps not! But something that meets your first aid needs and is a useful standby item: hopefully!! Most sports people and regular travelers carry some form of first aid kit with them. This usually comprises favorite illness or injury treatment items, and may even be one of those conveniently available commercial first aid kits. I believe that you can get more value and use out of a just-in-case-because-you-never-know-when-you-might-need-it standby first … Read More →

Heel Pain: Helpful Facts for Active & Busy People

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Painful heels? Learn what causes this & how to treat it Know your foot typeA lot has already been said about this, but the bottom line is that the more you know about your foot type, the better your choice of running shoes is going to be. Do your homework firstIf you know your foot type, find out more about the running shoes available that meet your needs BEFORE you go to the shops. You can get this information from running magazines, websites, and from talking to other runners. … Read More →

Foot, Ankle, Leg and Back Pain: Can Shoe Insoles Help you? The truth about shoe insoles and whether you need them

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Aches and pain in the leg and lower back may or may not represent an exercise or sports injury. But given our working and social lifestyle, these aches and pain can affect our mood and well-being from the time we first get out of bed, through to our most favorite exercise. Do you need insoles? Here's a little test to see if you should consider insoles to help you through your exercise and work day:  Stand for long periods of time … Read More →

Foot Pain: Taking the Right Step to Pain Relief

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Understand the causes of foot pain to prevent it Foot pain affects us all at some time or other. Whether as a sports injury or just a case of over-doing things, pain in the foot can arise from several causes. Here are some common conditions that you should be aware of as you exercise your way to health and happiness! Bulging, Painful Big Toe Joint How it feels: Painful! Especially after using certain fashionably-shaped shoes or standing for a long time or taking part in sports that … Read More →

Choosing the Right Shoes for your Feet Making the right choice for your next pair of running shoes

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It has been said that people choose sports shoes in one of 2 ways: emotion or function. Emotion is that magical moment of mystical planetary alignment when all the senses scream out “OH YES! Those are just SO RIGHT. My feet deserve to be treated to those shoes!” Function is a little more pedestrian (pun intended!) and restrained, but in the greater scheme of things, can save you both aches and money. So putting emotion temporarily on the shelf, let me share some functional tips with you on how … Read More →

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Heartache?

Feeling pain in your chest when you exercise? Worried that it’s your heart? Dr Low Wye Mun clears the myths on chest pain.  Here’s the scenario: you head to the gym for your usual fitness work-out. Kick boxing and yoga enwrap your cardio/strength sessions. Out of the blue, you feel a sudden sharp pain in… Read More →

Foot Pain

SOLE-matters (part 2)

Pain in your foot when you exercise? Nagging ache even you are resting? Worried about what might be wrong? In the second of a 2-part article, Sports Medicine expert, Dr Low Wye Mun, tells you more about conditions that may be bothering you, and what you can do to help your feet. In last month’s… Read More →

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