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Mint Medical Centre

Mint is Mission International Medical Centre, conveniently located in HarbourFront Tower One next to HarbourFront Cruise Centre & Vivocity.

Anchored by doctors with a love for their patients & passion for holistic healthcare, Mint stands for healthcare that recognises every individual is special & unique.

With experience in different countries & cultures, our doctors will tailor healthcare according to your needs, whether you are local or expatriate, young or old.

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We regret that your prefer booking slot for our OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012 and Aviva Ironman Singapore 2012 Sports Massage Session is not available.

Sports Massage: Post OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012

We will be open specially on Sunday, 4th of March to support the participants of the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012. You may book your sports massage sessions at our Novena Square Clinic for 1 hour slots between 11am till 4pm.

As slots are limited, we appreciate if clients could kindly prepay when making the bookings. You may prepay for your appointment slots via PayPal below. Simply click on the correct time slots/date.

Time:4th March
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Terms and Conditions:

  1. Booking pre-paid are not refundable.

 

Core Concepts Physiotherapy Site Map

Raffles Place Physiotherapy Clinic

Address:

  • 6 Raffles Quay, #11-01, Singapore 048580

Operating Hours:

  • Mon-Fri: 8am -7pm
  • Sat: 9am – 1pm
  • Closed on Public Holidays and Sunday

For Appointments and Enquiries:

Getting to the clinic:

  • Nearest MRT – Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14), Exit ‘I’
  • Bus Service No: 196E, 196, 186, 162, 131, 130, 128, 107, 100, 070, 057, 10, 10E

Nearest parking:

  • 6 Raffles Place Building
  • Hong Leong Building

Nearby Landmarks:

  • Lau Pa Sat
  • One Raffles Quay
  • Hong Leong Building

For other clinic locations, see Physiotherapy Clinic Locations.

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Raffles Place Clinic, 6 Raffles Quay, #11-01, Singapore 048580
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Novena Square Clinic, 238 Thomson Road #03-32Novena Square Singapore 307683
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Parkway Parade Clinic, 80 Marine Parade Road, #08-04Parkway Parade Singapore 449269
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Orchard Road Clinic, 360 Orchard Road, #05-07,International Building, Singapore 238869
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Harbour Front Clinic, 1 Maritime Square, #09-21, Harbourfront Centre, Singapore 099253
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George Street, 1 George Street, #05-05 Lobby C Singapore 049145

Parking at Orchard Road Clinic

Parking Location at International Building

Parking is located at behind the building. Access from Claymore road.

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    Lumbar Stenosis

    Lumbar spine stenosis is a condition where the space in the lower spinal canal narrows. The spinal canal houses the spinal cord along the back. Narrowing of this space causes pain, numbness to weakness in the legs in more serious cases. In extreme cases, loss of bladder and bowel control. This condition typically affects adults over the age of 50.

    Compression of the spinal cord

    The pain symptoms result from the spinal cord being compressed by the narrowing spinal canal. Depending on the amount of pressure on the spinal cord, the symptoms varies. Beginning from mild pain when there is some compression to weakness in the leg when there is so much pressure that signals sent to the leg muscles are cut off. In some cases, compression of the nerves of the lumbar spinal cord can cause loss of bladder, bowel and sexual functions.

    People with lumbar stenosis find a bent forward position while walking, sitting down or squatting helps relieve the pain. This position relieves some of the pressure by decompressing the compressed area. Bending backwards on the other hand increases the pain.

    Why does the spinal canal narrows?

    In most case, the spinal canal narrows as a result of degenerative changes in the lower back vertebrae as we age. The degenerative process causes excessive bone growth (osteophytes), ligament enlargement (ligamenteous hypertrophy), or loss of spinal disc height. This is the main reason why lumbar stenosis most commonly seen in adults over the age of 50.

    What are the treatment options?

    In severe cases where there is weakness in the lower limbs or loss of bladder and bowel functions, surgery is an option to immediately relieve the pressure off the nerves.

    In milder cases or immediately post-surgery, rehabilitative treatment is recommended to improve posture and strength of the muscles around the lower back and abdominal region. This helps reduce the amount of compression on the spinal cord in the lower back area.

    Note that even after surgery, treatment and continued self-management through exercises is important as degeneration, the primary cause, continues. As we continue to age, we continue to get more excessive bone growth, our ligaments enlarge and our spinal disc continues to loss their height.

    About Physiotherapy

    Physiotherapy is a health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and disability through physical means. It is based upon principles of medical science, and is generally held to be within the sphere of main-stream (conventional rather than alternative) medicine.

    Physiotherapists in some jurisdictions, such as the Australian states, enjoy professional autonomy, with the ability to act as primary care providers and to determine – and be responsible for – a patient’s management plan.

    The major conditions managed by physiotherapists can be broadly grouped into three categories: musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and neurological.

    Core Concepts specialises in the first category – musculoskeletal conditions.

    Physiotherapy is based on principles of medical science and it is not related to any specific “technique” as typically associated with some of the alternative medicine treatments.

    Physiotherapy as a health professional field employs any medically proven technique that is effective and “documentation-based” i.e. verifiable results from research and tests.

    The Australian Physiotherapy Association has a series of high quality Patient Information Cards in a handy format (PDF) that address an injury/condition and educates accordingly. They also provide safe advice on how to look after the injury/condition and its best management thereafter.