Dr Shannon Sim

23/12/2022

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
We are having a short break from 24/12/22 till 9/1/23
Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable festive season and we will see you in the new year

26/10/2020

A bit of a disappointing result in this study that showed that people were aware that exercise helped with their back pain but weren’t committed to doing the exercises in the long term to prevent recurrence🤷🏻‍♂️

Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability around the world. Now an Australian study has found people suffering from it aren't doing the right exercise programs to reduce it.

13/07/2020

How badly do you want to build muscle?🤣

Yes, really.

12/07/2020

This study confirms what we already know
The vast majority of ACL injuries in soccer are non contact
What I did find interesting was the injuries mainly occurred whilst defending, in the first half of the game and in dry conditions

What do we know about anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanisms in men’s professional football? In order to prevent injury, it is important to have a thorough understanding about both the incidence of injury and injury mechanisms. This FastFact, produced by the Isokinetic Medical Group (a FIFA ...

17/06/2020

10,000 steps per day to stay healthy!!!
That figure supposedly came from an ad to sell a pedometer back in 1965
At that time there was no actual science behind it
Now we can say that it is actually true but we can actually get the benefits with far less steps
Regardless of that, it is important to keep moving for general health

New research offers good news for anyone who has struggled to get their steps in during coronavirus lockdowns: the long-held 10,000-step fitness target originated in marketing, not medicine.

08/05/2020

Like the rest of the world, I’ve been forced to stay at home too.
Therefore my spare room has been converted into a home gym
I’ve taken the opportunity of using the downtime to work on my own strength and conditioning. This is something I’ve never done with any great conviction before but after 40 days of daily sessions I must admit that I’m feeling stronger and better than ever. I’ve been able to rehab all the annoying “niggles” that I’ve battled throughout the years.
I still prefer to go out for a run but this is something I’ll continue to maintain from now onwards

06/04/2020

Everyone is trying to do the right thing and exercise at home. Many of us (myself included) will see this as an opportunity to build strength and fitness. Unfortunately this article completely deflates that idea. At least the author of the article was honest!!😞

"That's not a good sign"