One of the most satisfying things that happens to me as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach in Singapore is that my staff and I at the Genesis Performance Center get to help people recover and rehabilitate (rehab) from injuries.

Now, we are NOT doctors. If you are hit by a car – do NOT come see us.

For example if you get tackled by a 120kg opponent during a rugby game and twist your knee and damage your ACL. You should go for surgery!

****As soon as possible.****

But once you are done with surgery? what next? usually some physiotherapy… but what next?

You are not fully “well” yet you are not “injured enough” to have more doctor visits.

That is where we come in.

We help people get back to full SPEED, STRENGTH and CONFIDENCE in their formerly injured parts. In fact we aim to remove the weakness that is usually the cause of the injury to begin with. Just like we did with Kenneth (see video)

BUT!!! – most knee injuries do NOT need surgery!

“***Gasp!***”

But my doctor said so…

Firstly – get a few opinions on your MRI. Reading one is a skill and its a subjective skill. And doctors have (it’s not their fault – reading these is hard) given different opinions on the SAME MRI given some time between readings. I would go for 1 MRI and 3 doctor’s opinions.

Next most injuries can be fixed with some soft tissue work and some strengthening. ACL tears are probably the only one that really needs surgery. And if you do get surgery get a doctor that will NOT take the ligament graft from your hamstring.

The hamstring is VERY important in knee stability because it actually “wraps” around the knee joint. So don’t let it get even weaker (it’s possibly why you got injured in the first place).

One of the most common problems I work (surgery free of course!) with is scar tissue on knee connective tissue.

The symptoms are:

• Pain “inside” the knee especially climbing up and/or down stairs
• The same pain when walking up or down slope
• The pain comes on and off – it never gets better and never gets worse.
• The pain is worse on days after you do “start/stop” activity like badminton, basketball and so on.

How do I know so much about this? I had this problem myself! And soft tissue work by a strong therapist was the only way it got fixed. And it bothered me for years! Gotta have some pain to know the best way to fix it right!

I care that clients get results. Nobody can train well when they are in pain.

• Fix the pain
• Train hard
• Get results

That is the plan for all the programs at the Genesis Performance center.