HeartCore Physiotherapy and Pilates Studio - Pre-post Natal, Sports Rehab, Sciatica, Plantar Fascitis, Tennis Elbow

Mary Ann was my pilates teacher 6-7 years ago when I got injured recently I set out to look for her because I knew she would have the ability to help me restore and heal my body. I was in a very bad state due to a back injury aggravated by a physiotherapist at Precise Rehab.

Mary Ann taught me around January 2024 worked with my very poor mobility, held my hands through my fears and guided me. It was extremely tough. I remember I had difficulty walking to class comfortably, difficulty moving my body in general. When I was feeling better and started running. I felt my left hip and lower back one day. I told Mary Ann and she immediately started working on my glutes and hips. It worked! Prior to this during my injury I lost the ability to engage in my left abs and glutes and this was scary. Mary Ann told me to squeeze my left glute and engage my left abs and not to forget my right side too when I walked. After a few months I regained feeling in my body.
Mary Ann, you're a miracle worker and you truly understand the body. How to heal and strengthen it. I am so grateful for your help and I also always work diligently on her exercises.

I 've been joining online zoom class with heartcore since endemic 3 years ago. Barre and pilates really changes me. Although is tough but worth it. Plus, instructor Maryann is well guide us by correct my faulty alignment and using the correct muscles to engaged and move.
Previously I got weak lower limbs and core, not able to do single stand, easily ankle sprained issues and easily back pain. Surprisingly I able proudly to do single leg balancing in yoga class. I feel less wobbly, my hip stability improve, thigh and buttock muscles toning up, core engagement more activation.Low recurrent of back pain issues. Really appreciate learning to become strong with Heartcore❤

I’ve been to so many pilates studios, but nothing beats this place. Wun Sin is the best pilates teacher i’ve ever came across. She’s been teaching me for more than a year now, and i see so much improvement. She helped me a lot on my posture and toning me up! Some teachers just wanna quickly run through and finish the class, but not Wun Sin. She’s very focused, she makes sure u do every move correctly and feel the burn in the correct muscles that we’re working on every time. Every class is awesome! Thanx Wun Sin!

I was referred to Alice for my Vertigo and pain in my left leg. My first session saw me hobbling and through the magical hands of Ms Alice I came out of the session pain free. I definitely would recommend anyone going through pain be it the lower back, leg or shoulders to get them corrected and aligned. Thank you Alice for your care and professional expertise.

I’ve been training here since last year Aug and I can say this is the best Pilates studio that I’ve ever tried. My instructor, Alice is very skilful and knowledgeable. Truly enjoy my session with her where she would constantly correct my form. I feel so much stronger and always look forward to attend Pilates session. Fully recommend this studio!

I had a tough time going back to sports and even had trouble with stairs after a double Achilles tendon rupture and knee cartilage injury from badminton and decided to give Pilates with Sabrina a try. After twice a week private classes over a short few months, my knees no longer hurt on the stairs and I no longer needed my periodic Hyaluronic Acid injections to ease the pain. I am now back to regular badminton and running at the gym pain free less than a year later. Despite this, I am now completely sold on Pilates philosophy and still continue to prioritise twice a week classes in my workout routine. Would highly recommend Sabrina and her super friendly team any day!

I have known Alice many years ago when she was working at one of the Pilates centre in KL. Alice has treated me very well after my ankle surgery & after a year I was able to ski! She’s very professional, she knows what she’s doing and very passionate about her job :). She has magic hands and the dry needling acupuncture is another treatment that I like works well for tight muscle. Every now and then when my body isn’t in good shape she’ll be the one that I call. I sent lots of friends and family to her and everyone was very happy with the result. As long as you follow her instructions, you’ll be OK in no time!

I’ve got bone spurs on my right shoulder and have always had low metabolic rate even though I exercise a lot. I met Mary and got to find out she is a Pilates and Barre instructor and decided to give it a try. Just after 4 online sessions with Mary, my breathing technique improved a lot and even my Yoga instructor could tell there was a difference in my holding of poses and better core engagement. Mary really guided me in proper muscle engagement and I never knew I wasn’t aware of how I was using my muscles to exercise. She really changed how I view fitness now and taught me so much about connecting my mind and body to work together to achieve the best level of fitness for myself.

Another amazing transformation that I have is now I do not wake up with intense pain in my right shoulder. In fact, I don’t have much pain anymore as Mary taught me how to engage all the muscles I have to lessen the burden on the right shoulder. Coupled with the breathing technique, I am now able to do some light shoulder exercises without excruciating pain.

My calories burns are also more efficient. Previously, it would be very hard for me to burn when I practice yoga. After learning the proper breathing technique and muscle engagement, I have been able to burn calories more efficiently.

I am very grateful for Mary and Heartcore. She has truly transformed my fitness journey and I am very happy with the progress I have made.

Alice’s skill in dry needling and physiotherapy effectively addressed my sports related shoulder and neck problems. Grateful for her exceptional care.

My calf muscles were so tight that it was becoming painful even getting out of bed in the morning, the muscles were permanently tensed, and it was starting to impede my jungle outings.
I was recommended to visit Alice, one of the therapists at HeartCore, and we started our sessions with the incredibly painful process called “dry needling”, the pain was worth it and the muscles became unlocked remarkably quickly. Over a series of sessions Alice progressively worked on the different muscles in my legs and subsequently my lower back to allow the muscle grouping to start to work together as they were designed to. The therapy sessions then moved onto to strengthening the muscles that had become weak over the course of time and my balance and flexibility started to improve. At this time I could see myself able to walk further and longer, almost on a weekly basis as the healing took place.
The experience has been a progressive one with Alice, each week exercises are rotated and this, combined with stretching exercises for ”homework”, I have been able to see the many small incremental improvements in muscle strength week on week combine to deliver the full recovery and I am now able to run greater distances than ever before. Without doubt I would recommend anyone to visit Heartcore and test out their services. You will not be disappointed!

My back got stuck after weeks staying on the couch during the lockdown and even though it was worth it since I could improve my fortnite skills, at some point the pain was too much and I could barely move at all.

Then my friend brought me to Alice who worked wonders on my back! It was my first time with acupuncture and I was not really looking forward to the needle, but well, when you're in pain, you try!

Well I was really not desapointed as in a hour session Alice completely unstucked me! She took before and after picture, and there was such a difference in my back posture! I went again three times as after years of not taking care of my back, much work was needed. Alice taught me many streching position and fixed some other muscle issues I had, and I m really greatfull! Beside this she' really nice some that doesn't hurt either.

Recommended!

Alice has fixed up 4 members of our family. Location is convenient, appointments are timely, costs are clear and good value for the dedicated service. Alice treats the symptoms but also the root cause. Super impressed with her work with our 2 older kids - sports injuries where she worked beyond the injury to improve strength, flexibility and confidence. Her sessions are not easy but you can feel each one working and the benefits are clear and lasting.

I have been working with Alice from HeartCore for the past number of months. I have had tendonitis in both my knees for the past 11 years and had come to the conclusion that it was just something to live with and manage on a daily basis. Alice has worked with me each week with exceptional attention to detail putting me through my paces. As a result, I am now experiencing no pain in my knees and have been able to return to high intensity training and enjoy my sport and exercise without worrying about knee pain.

Alice has been a trusted and highly effective guide on my road to recovery.

I busted an MCL on a ski slope (pre-pandemic days). After two years of stop -start recovery, surgery was looking like my only practical option. Then I went to Alice.

Over the past 18 months, Alice has not only restored my knee but as part of this process, changed my balance and posture, re-energised my core, created new linkages between previously unrelated muscle groups; the overall result being increased general strength, flexibility and spatial awareness.

Her approach is not easy, she constantly pushes you to challenge yourself. Ultimately, YOU have to do the work. But, if you follow her guidance, including exercise homework, then you may well surprise yourself.

I regularly have dry needling at Heartcore and it helps me relax tight muscles, loosen areas of stress and get over sports damage. Alice is an expert at observing every tiny movement of the body and carefully attending to your treatment needs.

Alice is very professional especially in administering the dry needling therapy. Have been one of her earliest clients before she founded the centre.
I have been bearing chronic stiff shoulders for probably over a decade, and decided to give dry needling a try. Although painful due to the very stiff muscles, but the treatment really helped my muscles soften up. Over a few treatments, my muscle cramps are now close to none.
Besides administering the treatment, Alice also facilitated me on how to do post-treatment exercises to maintain the muscle flexibility.
I can proudly say I'm one of the very satisfied client. Thank you.

I had a Fibula Ankle Fracture 5 months ago. I had decided to go for Pilates Rehab Physio instead of usual Hospital Physiotherapy. Before, I could not even manage a full flight of stairs, but after few sessions. I have done Dry needling with Alice it works “Wonders”.

Pilates is now part of my life.I’ve noticed change not just physically, but also consciousness of my movement and structure. My flexibility and posture greatly improved.

My 8 years old daughter, ice skater, had attended Pilates training as well.
Now she could understand her body movement better and muscle control. With a better understanding on body movement, could reduce sports injury.
As Pilates do emphasize on movement, core, balance, flexibility and strength which could help her to do better on her ice skating elements.

Cassey Seow

I am very fortunate to have Alice as my personal pilates instructor for the past 2 years. She is my first physical therapy personal trainer in all aspects. When I first started my journey to regain my fitness, almost all the exercises that I was put through were challenging as most of my muscles were weak and i had tendonitis in most of my joints. As such Alice had to modify all the exercises to scale down to what my body could handle. Her ability to understand the issues that I was communicating to her and her explanation to me about the anatomy is spot on. She is also very supportive and flexible with the exercises when I tell her of what other physical activity that I am planning and will work on the specific muscle groups to support those activities. I highly recommend her services.

I have been looking for a holistic approach for my dad spine issues for the longest time. My dad has a spinal fusion surgery about 30 years ago. My dad didn't manage to start his session successful due to interstate travelling issue during MCO. So I decided to try it out for myself instead.

It all started with Alice sharing about her journey in helping ppl with spine and various body injuries and limitations. I was curious to see if she was able to help me to fix all my problem (knee, hip, shoulder and back). I had a acl ligament surgery, hairline fracture on my T5 and L9, clicking hip and also shoulder injury while I was hiking carrying a 2 years old.

She corrected my posture from top to bottom. Walking correctly, engaging my core correctly and reactivating certain of my muscle group. Throughout the session I learn more about how our body works. Most importantly she was able to help me relief and reactivate and create the awareness for body. The stretches and exercises are tough and challenging at first but over time I got use to it. The more I attend the session the more my body stretches. Thank you Alice for helping me to correct my postures and improve my overall wellbeing. Alice is a professionally train in physio, pilates, dry needling and emmett technique.

Sabrina has helped me fix a lot of my postural issues in just 6 weeks, which I didn’t think possible. I have had chronic lower back discomfort from old injuries which have caused a lot of muscle imbalances, and learning how to use my body properly has been a really eye opening journey. In just a short time, my muscle pain has alleviated significantly, I am walking with a lot more poise and have much greater body awareness than ever before. The changes have been remarkable and I highly recommend Sabrina and the heart core team to anyone who would like to feel better in their bodies and stronger from within. I am excited to see where this journey leads! Thank you so much.