Kinesio Taping Instructors - South East Asia
KINESIO® TAPING ASSOCIATION - MISSION STATEMENT
The Kinesio® Taping Association team is a select group of medical and administrative professionals dedicated to advancing the art and science of the Kinesio Taping Method through education, clinical practice, research and the support of community service activities. These individuals hold a collective mission and vision about the future role of the Kinesio Taping Method as a central force in the health of patients and client systems, both nationally and globally. Our overall objective is to provide every medical practitioner with the most current application technique through the continuation and improvement of expert instruction and state-of-the-art database tutorials and to properly disseminate health data in support of the Kinesio Taping Method, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism within the company.
Abdul Rashid Jailani
Abdul Rashid Jailani graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Sydney in 1993 and received his postgraduate degree in applied anatomy & physiology from Boston University in 1999. In the past 17 years, he has been actively engaged in both clinical work and educational activities especially in the area of cardiopulmonary phsiotherapy as well as exercise physiology. Abdul Rashid has been Head, Department of Physiotherapy at the Singapore General Hospital from 2006 to 2009 and is currently Manager of the physiotherapy programme in Nanyang Polytechnic.
His exposure to kinesiotaping started in 2003, and he was a certified kinesiotaping instructor (CKTI) in Singapore conducting KT courses especially in lymphodema management. He enjoys teaching and sharing his experiences with people. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his 2 children and family.
Graceann G. Forrester ggfpt@yahoo.com
PT, DPT, CKTI
October 2005 to present
Certified Kinesiotaping Instructor
Dr. Forrester earned her Physical Therapy degree from New York University. She finished her Doctorate PT degree at Boston University. In New York, she treats patients of all ages for neuromuscular, traumatic or repetitive injuries. She has developed a program to enhance strengths and life skills of pulmonary patients. She has taught clinical Physical Therapy classes for Ithaca College. She has developed and implemented workshops for NY industries called "Promoting a Healthy Back". She also sees clients as a Certified Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor. Dr. Forrester taught educational programs to improve transportation and therapeutic positioning of disabled children in Port Au Prince, Haiti. She serves on the Board of Education, as Curriculum Chair, for KTA, teaching throughout the US and France and in Russia, the UK and Italy. She is a board member of Hope Unites, an "international ecumenical organization specializing in humanitarian aid and disaster relief". Dr. Forrester lives in NY with her husband and 4 children.
Suelyn Chan
Diploma in Physiotherapy, Nanyang Polytechnic.
Degree in Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
Suelyn has obtained various specialty certifications namely American College of Medicine (ACSM) Group Exercise Leader, ACSM Health Fitness Instructor and Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach Level 1.
Suelyn has worked in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, both spine and peripherals, since 2000. She currently practices in the specialty of sports physiotherapy. She has had numerous experience with various sporting teams both internationally and locally.
Her field coverage experience includes attachments with Singapore’s National Women's Soccer Team, Singapore Rugby Seven's, International Table Tennis Federation Women's Cup, Netball Singapore etc. She is also a clinical supervisor to both local and foreign physiotherapy students. Her current interests lie in the area of strength and conditioning and pylometrics for amateur athletes.
She is a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor (CKTI) since 2004 and has conducted numerous musculoskeletal training sessions for both local and international participants.
GINO NG gino@sportssolutions.com.sg
B.Phty (Sydney), M. Musuloskeletal & Sports Phty (South Australia)
Physiotherapist
Prior to joining Physio Solutions and starting up Sports Solutions, Gino Ng worked as a senior sports physiotherapist at the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) from 1999-2009. He graduated with a double masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia on a SSC sponsorship.
Gino's position is perhaps most unique amongst sports physiotherapists in Singapore having seen all sides of the field as a practitioner, an athlete and as a patient.
His special interests are in the treatment of articular cartilage injuries having done research in the area whilst undergoing his postgraduate training. He specializes in treating sports injuries, as well as devising sports rehabilitation programmes after reconstructive surgeries to the shoulder, knee and ankle joints.
As a former national triathlete, Gino is a 2-time Singapore National Triathlon champion (2000-2001), National Duathlon champion (2001), 9-time winner of the National Vertical Marathon (1998-2001, 2004-2005, 2007-2009). He has also placed 4th at the 2001 Asian Duathlon Championships in Hong Kong and made several podium finishes in the Asian Cup Triathlon Series events over the years while holding down a full time job as a physiotherapist.
Partly as a result of his grueling training regime, Gino needed 3 knee surgeries in 2002 and 2003. After which he made a comeback and placed 4th in the 2005 SEA Games triathlon event. When not participating, Gino has kept close to sports, travelling widely with the Singapore medical teams for major overseas events such as the various SEA Games, 2002, 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2006 Asian Games and he is the only local Singaporean physiotherapist to have been to both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics.