6 episodes
Physio Chats Singapore Physiotherapy Association
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- Health & Fitness
A Singapore Physiotherapy Association Podcast.
Made by Physiotherapists, for Physiotherapists.
We are passionate about continually improving the standards of Physiotherapy practice, education, and research in Singapore and beyond.
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Weighing in on Brain Health
Have you ever wondered what effects resistance training has on neuroplasticity within the central nervous system and its effect on cognitive function?
Join Assistant Professor Teo Wei Peng and SPA host, Angel Lim, as they discuss his research findings on this episode of Physio Chats!
To find out more, check out Professor Teo’s publication:
The Central Mechanisms of Resistance Training and Its Effects on Cognitive Function
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34417978/
Speaker:
Teo Wei Peng
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
Moderator:
Angel Lim
Physiotherapist
BMEC Body Engineering -
Let's Start a Conversation about Environmental Physiotherapy!
Physio Chats: A Singapore Physiotherapy Association Podcast Environmental Physiotherapy: PhysioTreks
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Paola Ng, Mental health and nature-based physiotherapist, will host this episode. She is joined by Lester E. Jones, senior lecturer at SIT who has a keen interest in climate change and has written an article to talk about the role of physiotherapy in it. They will discuss about an emerging field in the profession, Environmental Physiotherapy, and our role towards a sustainable practice.
Speaker #1
Lester E Jones
Senior Lecturer
Singapore Institute of Technology
Speaker #2
Paola Ng
Mental Health and Nature-Based Physiotherapist
Private practitioner
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For full transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZyZHZkJLFku1lj-84xlNVQxjGbu4eLm-/view?usp=sharing
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BGM Credits:
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Exercise, the Medication for Parkinson's Disease (Part 2)
As we commemorate Parkinson’s Disease Day on 11 April, these 2 episodes are a special release for anyone or carers of people with Parkinson’s interested to find more about the condition.
Mah Shi Min, Principal Physiotherapist at Sengkang General Hospital hosts this episode. She is joined by Sylvia Liew, Principal Physiotherapist at NTUC HEALTH. Sylvia has vast experience working with individuals who have Parkinson’s Disease.
She explores how the condition can be managed medically, surgically and most importantly, with exercise.
Head to our YouTube Channel to watch the full episode with Sylvia's slides.
We apologize for the spoken error at 0:11:16 of the 2nd video. It should be:
"Hypotension is.. a drop on systolic blood pressure 20 or MORE (instead of less), or diastolic blood pressure 10 or more, after 3 minutes of changing position." -
Introduction to Parkinson's Disease (Part 1)
As we commemorate Parkinson’s Disease Day on 11 April, our next 2 episodes are a special release for anyone or carers of people with Parkinson’s interested to find more about the condition.
Mah Shi Min, Principal Physiotherapist at Sengkang General Hospital hosts this episode. She is joined by Sylvia Liew, Principal Physiotherapist at NTUC HEALTH. Sylvia has vast experience working with individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
She shares about the condition and addresses some common questions and misconceptions surrounding the topic.
Head to our YouTube Channel to watch the full episode with Sylvia's slides. -
The Lesser Known about Physiotherapy and Women’s Health
Kieron Phillips, Senior Physiotherapist from Heartland Rehab Singapore and Singapore Physiotherapy Association Corporate Communications Subcommittee Member, hosts our second episode.
Together with Yip Wan Hui, Senior Physiotherapist at Singapore General Hospital and Preet Singh, Director and Physiotherapist at Embrace Physiotherapy Singapore, they discuss the topic of Physiotherapy and Women's health.
The same episode can be found on the Singapore Physiotherapy Association Youtube Channel at: https://youtu.be/PFrPJW1pC8M -
Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis
Shern Lim, head of the Musculoskeletal Special Interest Group, hosts our first episode today.
She is joined by our 2 guest speakers- Cindy Ng (Assoc prof at Singapore Institute of Technology and Snr principal Physiotherapist working at the Obesity Centre in Singapore General Hospital) and Anthony Goff (Physiotherapy Lecturer at the Singapore Institute of Technology and Ph.D. candidate at La Trobe University).
They discuss the topic of Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis.
The same episode with full slides can be found on the Singapore Physiotherapy Association Youtube Channel at: https://youtu.be/PFrPJW1pC8M