Dr. Andy Wee and Staff Nurse Clare Tan were at the new Chestnut Nature Park last Sunday (23 July) to provide medical support for the OCBC Cycle National Mountain Bike Championship 2017.
The event saw the mountain bikers racing through the singletrack, rock descents and switchbacks vying for their respective race championship titles.
Dr. Andy Wee - Chestnut Nature park south loop.Dr. Andy Wee and Staff Nurse Clare Tan standing by.
Pinnacle Orthopaedic Group is proud to be the medical support partner of the Singapore Youth Olympic Festival 2017 – BMX and MTB Clinics & Mini Race.
The event held at Centaurs Sports Park, Turf Club Rd on July 15, 2017, was organized by the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF), with the aim of promoting the cycling sports to the youths.
Richie Porte (BMC) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) both crashed out of the Tour De France and sustained fractures of their collarbones (clavicle). Le Tour will be a lot less exciting with these 2 riders out. We wish them both a speedy recovery.
Broken collarbone, collarbone dislocation and collarbone injuries are common in athletes when a sizeable force is directed onto the tip of the shoulder, usually because of a fall onto the shoulder.
Athletes who engage in sports like cycling, roller blading, skiing, snowboarding, and skate boarding are also prone to such injuries.
Over the weekend, Dr Andy Wee conducted the second Straits Times Run clinic. Topics that were covered at the clinic included injury-free training, the runner's foot, as well as common running injuries around the knee and ankle such as stress fractures.
Preventive measures such as identifying appropriate running shoes according to foot type and progressive training were also highlighted.
Said Dr Wee "We want them (the runners) to stay injury-free when they train. We also want to make sure that as they continue their running, they recognise when they should seek medical treatment because we see a lot of running enthusiasts who run through their pain with persistent symptoms in their knees and feet."
http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/clinic-helps-participants-run-clear-of-potential-problems
