See what limits you. Move forward stronger.

R4 is our founder Nelson Chong's method for finding what limits how you move, then rebuilding it. Four stages, and every programme here runs on them — whether you arrived with pain, a goal, or just the sense that moving has got harder.

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  1. Review
  2. Release
  3. Retrain
  4. Results

Pain rarely has a single cause.

Daily habits, previous injury, strength, mobility, work, sleep, footwear and confidence can all shape the picture.

R4 is how we work through that context and build a plan around what we find.

How R4 works

Nelson Chong reviewing shoulder movement with a client during an R4 screening

Review

Understand the person, not only the painful area.

Everything starts with our Functional Health Screening. While most people screen their blood, their eyes and their teeth, almost nobody screens how they move, which is why movement problems tend to be found late, once they already hurt.

The screening looks at your movement, posture, exercise history, and the habits your day is built around to identify what is likely to cause trouble next. It is not a medical screening and does not replace one.

Nelson Chong applying hands-on release work to a client at the FTI studio

Release

Address the restrictions limiting comfortable movement.

Depending on what the assessment finds, this can include myofascial trigger point release, manual therapy, deep tissue massage, cupping, flossing, joint traction and targeted stretching.

An R4 coach guiding a client through suspension training at the Kallang studio

Retrain

Rebuild alignment, control and strength through corrective exercise.

Working across the lower, mid and upper spine, the shoulder, elbow and wrist, and the foot, ankle, knee and hip.

Carol and Nelson Chong celebrating her R4 results at the Kallang studio

Results

Functional strength and mobility for everyday demands.

Improved sports performance where that is the goal. Progress carries into the life you want to live, and the plan keeps adapting as your needs change.

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Let's start your R4 journey.

Share what you need help with — our team will recommend an appropriate starting point.

Please do not include detailed medical information here. We can discuss what is relevant when we contact you.

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