About Us
Multidisciplinary Physiotherapy Team
HelloPhysio’s physiotherapy team of clinical experts approaches rehabilitation, injury treatment and physio solutions from a broader context. Our ultimate aim is to improve clinical outcomes throughout a client’s journey towards recovery. We couple our insightful evidence-based practices with innovative adjunctive technologies to speed healing. With traditional manual physical therapy, sports injury rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning programs, we treat a wide range of musculoskeletal dysfunctions.
Physiotherapists
Jenny Huang
Founder & Senior Physiotherapist
Jenny Huang, the founder of HelloPhysio, is an experienced physiotherapist who graduated with magna cum laude in 1997 with her Masters in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch (hook ‘em horns).
She has a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & healthcare industry with a specific focus on Injury Prevention, Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Medicine, and Sports Physio.
Jenny’s vision is to build a physiotherapy clinic that raises the bar of patient care, patient experience, and patient empowerment.
She loves learning and teaching and strives to provide the highest standard of patient care and customer service. Prior to conceiving HelloPhysio, she was disheartened by the business-focused practices and felt that patient care should be front and center.
She uses an evidence-based model of treatment of hands-on manual therapy combined with state-of-the-art equipment including Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy, INDABA radiofrequency, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (radial and focal), and LightSpeed Lift to enhance tissue healing and regeneration to help clients return to pain-free movement.
Jenny is a mom to two awesome teenage kids and loves to run. Not only is she a sports physio but she is a podium-placing athlete – first in some notable races such as 2013 Sundown 100km ultramarathon, 2014 Great Eastern half-marathon, 2015 The North Face 50km ultra duo, 2016 Star Wars race winning the Death Star trophy (you can rub the trophy for good luck at HelloPhysio).
Brand Ambassador
- New Balance
- Gatorade
- Compressport
- EloWater
- TheraGun
Sara Choong
Senior Physiotherapist
Sara is a senior physiotherapist and nutritionist passionate about sports and injury rehabilitation. She graduated with a degree in Nutritional Science from McGill University, Canada, in 2015. She then completed a BSc in Physiotherapy at the Singapore Institute of Technology in 2021 and has since been on a journey to help clients achieve their health and rehabilitation goals.
Sara is also a certified personal trainer with Level 1 certification in kinesiology taping. She believes in using her knowledge and experience to provide a holistic approach to patient care.
Her career began with an interest in nutrition, which grew into a strong focus on rehabilitation. As a national basketball player, her passion for strength and conditioning was ignited while playing for her university team in Canada. After experiencing multiple injuries as an athlete, she studied physiotherapy to provide holistic treatment for athletes and individuals from all walks of life.
Sara has treated patients with musculoskeletal injuries resulting from sports or post-operative conditions, with a particular interest in shoulder, knee, and ankle issues. She has worked with many athletes, including those in basketball and ultimate frisbee, and has served as a team physiotherapist at events.
Outside the clinic, Sara continues representing the National 3×3 Basketball team in tournaments and enjoys wakeboarding or relaxing at the beach.
Liam Mc Ginley
Senior Physiotherapist
Liam Mc Ginley is a senior physiotherapist from Ireland with over ten years working experience in Singapore. He graduated with a Masters in Physiotherapy from Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh, Scotland) in 2012.
Liam specializes in treating shoulder, knee and foot/ankle injuries. He has vast experience of treating sporting injuries and post-surgery rehabilitation of the shoulder, knee and ankle. Liam also has extensive experience treating children having spent two years working as a paediatric physiotherapist in Singapore’s KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Liam joins our team having been a Senior Physiotherapist and Clinical Manager in his last role. Before moving to Singapore, he worked in the NHS in Scotland. During his time in the UK, Liam also had the opportunity to work with professional football academy teams.
Liam’s treatment sessions combine patient education, evidence-based manual therapy and Hello Physio’s state-of-the-art equipment including INDIBA radiofrequency and focal and radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy. The specific use of these modalities enhance tissue healing, thus allowing patients to recover faster and return to pain free sport and movement. He also tailors individualised home exercise programs to help patients move better and feel stronger.
Liam has extensive experience rehabilitating orthopaedic surgeries such as arthroscopic shoulder (rotator cuff and labral repairs), knee (ACL reconstruction, meniscectomies), and ankle (Achilles tendon reconstruction and Brostrum repair) surgeries.
During his years working in private practice, Liam has specialised in treating the sporting population. This includes injuries from football, golf, gym and running amongst many other sports. He understands how frustrating injuries can be and knows the desire to sport as soon as possible.
Liam regularly treats many office workers and he has a keen interest in workstation ergonomics. From his experience, workstation set-up can play a big part in patient’s neck, shoulder and low back pain. Liam conducts workstation assessments and gives detailed advice and recommendations on how to improve your position, reduce pain and improve productivity.
Liam has always been an avid sports person and he has been involved in competitive sport from a young age. He plays Gaelic football (Irish football), soccer, golf and enjoys running and going to the gym. In his free time, Liam loves to relax and spend time with his wife and young son.
Qualifications
OMT Dry Needling Practitioner
Kinesio® Tape Application Certified
Certified Workstation Ergonomic Consultant
Conor McHugh
Senior Physiotherapist
Conor McHugh is a specialized musculoskeletal physiotherapist who graduated from the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2012.
Upon graduating, Conor acquired a strong foundation in the various specialties of physiotherapy (neuro, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal) in both Singapore and Ireland before settling into an orthopaedic/musculoskeletal physiotherapy specialization.
Conor has experience rehabilitating a wide plethora of orthopedic surgeries such as arthroscopic hip (FAI), knee (ACL reconstruction, meniscectomies), and ankle (Brostrum repair, syndesmotic stabilization) surgeries as well as complicated spinal surgeries (discectomies, fusions, laminectomies).
In Conor’s sporting life, he has had to deal with tendinopathies, ligament sprains and muscle tears so he understands what you are going through as a patient and knows how quickly you want to get back to the activities you love.
During Conor’s career, research and evidence-based practice have always been at the heart of his physiotherapy practice. So much so that Conor was awarded an ISCP student research prize at an undergraduate level and has published a number of papers at post graduate level too. He continues to keep abreast of current research to help his patients achieve their goals quickly and in the safest manner possible.
In an effort to better serve his patients, Conor pursued a Master’s in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with First Class Honors (2021). During this time, Conor deepened his knowledge of exercise physiology, injury prevention and physiotherapy treatment of sporting injuries.
Sport has always been a huge part of Conor’s life from an early age when he competed at an amateur/university level in soccer. In recent years, Conor has developed a strong interest in martial arts such as boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As a father to a young son, Conor fully appreciates how difficult it can be to train around the demands of a young family and is here to support you on your own personal exercise journey.
Máire Nic Amhlaoibh
Senior Physiotherapist
Máire Nic Amhlaoibh, senior physiotherapist, graduated with distinction Masters in Physiotherapy in 2012 from Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh, Scotland) and received a Bachelors (Hons) in Athletic Therapy and training from Dublin, Ireland in 2010.
Máire specializes in treating lower limb injuries – especially the hip joint and tendinopathies of the hip.
Whilst in university Máire completed courses in a trigger point release, kinesio® taping, massage, muscle energy technique, and myofascial release; and has since received specialized training in dry needling, diagnostic ultrasound, running injuries, and running gait analysis, and shockwave therapy. She also worked with multiple semi-professional rugby clubs in Edinburgh to further her experience with sports injuries and rehabilitation. After which, she returned to Ireland to work in a private practice specializing in sports injuries and rehabilitation across both amateur and professional sports registered.
She believes in using the principles of Pilates with both the clinical population and elite athletes as part of their rehabilitation process. This has given Máire excellent knowledge on functional movement patterns and extensive training in all areas of human movement and gait. Máire has also completed training in pre and post-natal exercise prescription, pelvic floor dysfunction, and rectus diastasis rehab post partum, as well as return to run programs post pardum.
But Máire’s real passion is running: Running is her love and it is her knowledge of the sport that she has been lucky enough to incorporate into her physiotherapy especially when treating running and sports injuries.
Qualifications
- Kinesio® Tape Application Certified
- APPI Mat Certified
- Balanced Body Reformer and Equipment based Pilates Trained
- OMT Dry Needling Practitioner
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Running gait analysis
Karen Yu
Senior Physiotherapist
Karen Yu is a senior physiotherapist with a rich background in treating musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries. With a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honors) from Curtin University in Australia and a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University, Karen brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and academic excellence to her practice.
Karen’s journey in physiotherapy has been marked by diverse experiences across inpatient and outpatient settings throughout Singapore and in Western Australia. Particularly, her role as a sports trainer with the Kalamunda Rugby Union Club in Western Australia has honed her skills in managing sports injuries and enhancing athletic performance. Her areas of interest are broad, including musculoskeletal neck and back pain, pre-and post-natal care and rehabilitation and a wide range of sporting injuries.
Karen is committed to educating her clients on injury prevention and management, aiming to facilitate their swift return to an active lifestyle. She is passionate about holistic client care and enjoys guiding clients towards their wellness goals through manual therapy and Pilates-based exercise therapy.
Beyond her clinical work, Karen is an all-around athlete who enjoys tennis, running, snowboarding, touch and contact rugby, and aerial arts. Her diverse athletic background enriches her understanding of clients’ needs, making her a versatile and empathetic practitioner in physiotherapy.
- 2022 Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation Certified
- 2023 Community Emergency Preparedness Programme (SICC)
- 2018 Sports Trainer Sports Medicine Australia
Instructors & Therapists
Cassandra Ansari Hie
Sports Massage & Lymphatic Drainage Therapist
Cassie is a firm believer that everyone, athletes or not, can benefit from sports massage therapy. She took up running in 2015 to lose weight. Running has also ignited her passion for the sport. She realized the importance of regular sports massages and the benefits one can reap from it after being injured herself in 2017 from running daily without any proper knowledge of maintenance and taking care of her body.
She left her 20 years of marketing job to become a Certified Sports Massage therapist. Her aim is to educate runners and athletes on the importance and benefits of regular sports massage.
She is also skilled in Lymphatic Drainage to improve general health and the immune system for post-cancer/surgery swelling and inflammation, the elimination of toxins and wastes in the body, and treatment of chronic fatigue.
An ultra trail runner junkie, Cassie regularly travels for mountain trail races. As a therapist, she works with many runners who would see her for their pre and post-races. She gets her job satisfaction when her patients tell her they feel lighter and feel like flying after the sports massage.
Celine Khoo
Pilates Instructor
Celine works to inspire her clients through her own experience of regular Pilates practice complemented with strength training. Finding her love of Pilates first in 2004 while at university, she later pivoted from a career in corporate law to her passion as a Pilates instructor.
She instructs clients about the benefits of Pilates for rehabilitation, postural alignment and strength training. Her core focus centers around prenatal Pilates in Singapore, as well as postnatal Pilates to reinforce the body’s support, increase stability for better posture and alignment, prevent postpartum issues and accelerate the postnatal recovery process.
Celine is a certified STOTT Pilates Reformer, Balanced Body Comprehensive, MOTR ® Full Body Training System, and Bodhi Suspension System ® trainer. Her goal is to keep clients motivated and challenged while having fun during training sessions.
David Shum
Sports Massage Therapist & Personal Trainer
David is a certified running coach and sports therapist with more than 15 years of experience training running enthusiasts and high-performance athletes.
He is a certified strength and conditioning coach and has completed numerous IAAF courses for the sport of track and field athletics. As a runner, he has competed in more than 40 international and local marathons and ultramarathons. And he understands, relates to, and shares the ups and downs of athletes to perform their very best.
This former civil engineer shifted his passion to sports therapy. His determination to turn his running experience into information for sharing has led to his most recent work with people with disabilities in the quest to perform their very athletic best. He assisted Team Para Singapore in athletics and badminton as a sports trainer/therapist in International Open 2018 and World Championship 2019.
David works to understand every runner’s uniqueness and help his clients achieve a healthy and sporting lifestyle. He is a sports massage therapist and personal trainer, and also manages sports performance as part of HelloPhysio’s rehab and physiotherapy team.
David has served as chairman, trainer, mentor chair, and volunteer with SAFRA Tampines. He is currently a brand ambassador for Garmin and Skechers.
Jinella Chua
Sports Massage Therapist
Jinella is an athlete, outdoor enthusiast, and trained sports massage therapist. Her deep knowledge of sports massage therapy techniques is only complemented by her expert hands to help clients who suffer from injuries alleviate their pain or to aid in a physiotherapy post-injury rehabilitation treatment plan.
As an athlete herself, she understands how a pre- post-event sports massage therapy can benefit clients in a race or as part of maintenance while training hard.
Having had a thousand and one aches and injuries in the past, she says, “I KNOW pain. I feel for the clients and want to help ease the cause of their muscular discomfort.”
Mary Ho
Lymphatic Drainage & Craniosacral Therapy
Mary is a heart-centered healer who believes in listening to your needs to help identify the areas that require attention. Using her intuition and tapping into 10 years of combined Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, Energy Work, and Craniosacral Therapy, no one session is ever the same.
With Mary, you will almost immediately experience a deep sense of the dedication and unconditional love she pours into each session.
She has also received training in Macrobiotics at the prestigious Kushi Institute in Amsterdam and travels to international health forums to conduct workshops and cooking demonstrations.
Mary is also curious in food culture and world cuisine, and grows her own edible plants.
Stephanie Chan
Pilates Instructor & Personal Trainer
Stephanie is a Pilates instructor and personal trainer who supports her clients on their journeys to achieve their fitness and overall health goals through motivation and education. Her mission is to help clients to move better, pain-free, and one breath at a time.
She’s an energetic personal trainer who finds both purpose and passion in her work. As a strong believer in personal development, she searches for new innovations to improve her ability to help clients train smarter.
Professional Qualifications
- Pilates Reformer Trainer Certification by PhysicalMind Institute, USA
- The BioMechanics Method Specialist Certification, American Council on Exercise
- Certified Kettlebell Specialist Level 1, CKS, ACE
- Group Fitness Instructor Certification, American Council on Exercise
- KURBO Certified Coach, KURBO International
- Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification, California Fitness Singapore
- FISAF Personal Trainer Certification, FISAF International
Sariah Othman
Office Administrative Assistant
Sariah approaches the clinic’s hospitality with a solution-focused urgency to answer questions about multidisciplinary physio solutions and rehab physio techniques.
She is our front desk “superwoman” and plays a key role in our day-to-day operations to better serve our clients with a heartful smile.
If you’re looking for a Novena physio clinic, contact Sariah today to make an appointment with one of our clinicians to address your injury or pain.
Using manual therapy with proper adjunctive state-of-the-art equipment to enhance tissue healing, our physiotherapists help clients return to pain-free movement faster. Each physiotherapy rehab plan is never the same for each client as we believe in a personalized physio treatment to address each individual’s musculoskeletal injury and life stressors.
We always believe in going one step more at our rehab center in Singapore by providing continuous care that extends beyond just the physical session to adding Telehealth as part of physio treatment plans. From traditional to sports physiotherapy in Singapore, our clinic incorporates the lastest evidenced-based modalities into patient care.
EMTT® is an advanced technology developed in Switzerland for the treatment of bone, tendon, muscle, nerve and ligament injuries or disorders throughout the body. This is a state-of-the-art therapy is a non-invasive, safe alternative to steroid injections and other interventions.
EMTT can be used to as a pain relief practice to reduce inflammation in difficult to treat conditions such as bone injuries, stress fractures and arthritic joints. We also use of the technology in harder-to-treatment of conditions such as tendinopathies at our Novena physiotherapy clinic in Singapore.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) uses shockwaves outside of the body to harness intense short energy waves to reduce pain and heal chronic orthopedic conditions at our rehab center in Singapore. It is a non-invasive but powerful adjunctive physiotherapy treatment that delivers acoustic waves to injured soft tissue to for pain relief and to promote healing.
Using both Focal and Radial ESWT at our physiotherapy clinic, Shockwave Therapy a non-invasive treatment to assist with quick healing of injured tissues (muscles, tendons, ligaments, bone, etc) at a cellular level. Shockwave works by activating a tissue response by making tissues restart the healing faster while creating minimal scarring.
Being one of the very few physio clinics in Singapore to fully utilized INDIBA for active rehab, we are proud to say our clients who have received the radiofrequency treatment have reported a decrease in pain immediately post treatment.
INDIBA uses one-of-a-kind long wave radiofrequency of 448 kHz frequency to treat acute, subacute and chronic states of injury. INDIBA creates a therapeutic physio treatment with manual or sports physiotherapy to facilitate tissue recovery while decreasing pain.
Clinical Pilates is instructed by our highly-experienced trainers to promote strong, stable movement to build muscle strength, improve range of motion, activate postural muscles and the body-brain connection for integrated movement patterns.
As part of our Singapore rehab center, Clinical Pilates targets spine and pelvis alignment in conjunction with breathing and inner core muscles to balance and strengthen the body. Each session may use various rehab techniques, including Pilates reformers, barrel, Stahl bars and other physiotherapy equipment.
Sports Massage uses intense, detailed manipulation of the soft tissue – muscles, tendons, joint capsules, and fascia – targeted at trouble spots. Specializing in injury management and chronic pain relief massage, and as part of our Singapore sports physio treatments, sports massage therapy helps enhance athletic performance by preventing training injuries and decreasing recovery time.
The massage sessions are highly focused with applied techniques, including myofascial release, deep compression, muscle stripping, and friction, trigger point therapy, stretching, and corrective exercises.
Red Light Therapy at HelloPhysio energizes cells to drive a host of physiological processes in the body by interacting at the cellular level to restore normal cell function.
Also known as Photobiomodulation, the near infrared therapy improves blood circulation, increases the rate of recovery after injuries, decreases pain and inflammation, boosts energy levels, improves muscle performance, aids in sleep, and a host of other benefits.
As a treatment option at our Novena physiotherapy clinic, Dry Needling is a popular and effective means to treat pain using a sterile needle inserted to trigger points of the muscle and/or fascia to activate our body’s response for a natural anti-inflammatory recovery process, especially for sports physiotherapy clients. Trigger points are targeted by dry needling as other techniques may not be able to go so deep.
Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (LDT) is a gentle and non-invasive technique that activates the body’s circulation to help the immune system by working with the interstitial and lymphatic system.
Craniosacral therapy is a non-invasive process balancing the powerful flow of the cerebrospinal fluids and the nervous system. It is used to activate the body to self heal and restore body balance as part of our services at our physio rehab center in Singapore.