Nick Tan

Nick is the Founder and Lead Physiotherapist of MaxWell Performance. He built it for people who take their bodies seriously — athletes, active adults, and post-operative clients — and who want care that feels premium, but never cold. His work is simple to describe and hard to do well: find what matters, fix what’s limiting you, and rebuild you so the result holds up in real life.

At MaxWell Performance, Nick believes the best rehabilitation is built on a strong relationship. When clients feel safe to be honest — about pain, fear, doubts, and goals — the work becomes more effective. Progress becomes more consistent. He’s also genuinely grateful for the community around him, and for the clients who’ve trusted him over the years — their commitment and feedback have shaped the clinician he is today.

Nick is also a travelling physiotherapist on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, supporting professional tennis players across international tournaments. Tour life is a constant test: tight schedules, travel fatigue, cumulative load, and decisions that can’t wait. Nick’s job is to stay calm inside that pace — assess quickly, treat precisely, and make a plan that protects performance today without borrowing trouble from tomorrow.

That environment changed how he thinks about rehabilitation. In elite sport, the best outcomes don’t come from one person working in isolation. They come from teams — clinicians, coaches, strength staff, and the athlete — moving in the same direction. Nick has been shaped by those multidisciplinary standards, and his goal is to bring that kind of coordinated care into practice in Singapore: clear communication, aligned decisions, and rehab that matches the demands of sport and life.

Nick has almost a decade of experience in musculoskeletal and sports rehabilitation. He’s known for building criteria-driven pathways that bridge the gap between “better” and “ready.” Ready to train. Ready to compete. Ready to trust the body again. His main clinical focus areas are racket sports injuries (tennis and padel), ACL rehabilitation, and shoulder pain in active populations — the problems that tend to return when the plan isn’t specific enough, or when load isn’t respected.

Early in his career, Nick trained in a high-volume hospital setting at Singapore General Hospital, rotating through Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedics, and Cardiopulmonary teams. It taught him how to think clearly, stay safe, and communicate well — especially when someone is anxious, in pain, or unsure what’s next. He later carried that standard into high-stakes sport environments, progressing from Pitchside Medic to Lead Physiotherapist for the HSBC World Rugby 7s circuit, and serving as Tournament Medical Manager for the Singapore Cricket Club 7s, and supported major event FIBA 3x3.

What makes Nick’s approach personal is that he isn’t learning rehab from textbooks alone. He’s lived it. He has undergone multiple surgeries — including a bone graft, ACL and meniscus procedures (repair and meniscectomy), cyst removal, and a jaw operation — so he understands what rehab demands: patience, consistency, and the ability to keep going when progress feels slow. That experience changed how he treats people. He doesn’t just give a plan. He helps clients believe in the plan.

Nick grew up playing rugby, and a few years ago developed a deep love for tennis — and later, padel. He understands sport from the inside: the joy of training, the frustration of setbacks, and the satisfaction of returning stronger.