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2022-12-28

Long-haul COVID Symptoms are causing breathing issues like shortness of breath. We may try the following breathing exercises to help alleviate the symptoms, as well as trying perform light to medium intensity exercises to train up our physical fitness:

- Pursed Lip Breathing
- Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Positions of Breathing

If you have any questions, please seek advice from doctors or healthcare professionals

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Details; Community Care Service Voucher

2022-12-29

The cost of elderly care is rising constantly, but do you know that the Social Welfare Department has been organising the Community Care Service Voucher where eligible participants care get subsidised for up to $10,070

We have been one of the recognised service provider since 2020, specialising in door-to-door healthcare service at home.

We have 100 home service quotas for clients with different health care needs with high flexibility, for example day and night service, individualised elderly care plans individualised according to the medical needs of the client etc.

Our service covers all 18 districts of Hong Kong, working proactively to help elderly attain a better quality of life.

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Details; Elderly Care - Escort Service to Hospital Health Check-up Sessions

2022-12-14

A hospital check-up with an elderly may cost us one whole day
Yet, family members may find it difficult to find time to accompany seniors with busy schedules, while being worried if the senior can manage with the complicated registration procedures in the hospital.

OK Care Ltd provides escort service for elderly where we help with arranging transport service from home to hospital, assist with registration and procedures, as well as to ensure elderly's safety.

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Details; Products We Sell on our E-Shop

2022-12-30

Hydrotherm Electric Heat Pad
By absorbing moisture in the air, it produces heat with humidified effect
This promotes blood circulation, which can effectively relieve the pain and discomfort of muscles, neck, back and waist

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OBUSFORME Low Back Backrest Support
The bracket is full of elasticity and restoring force, which can reduce the pressure on the spine by up to 35%. It can relieve and prevent back pain for those who are prone to back pain after working for a long time, and also helps users maintain correct sitting posture at all times

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Polar Frost
Provides immediate pain relief
Mainly for soft tissue damage, tension, tense muscles, inflammation, arthritis, etc.
The aloe vera ingredient has anti-inflammatory effect and moisturizes the skin
The rolling design is easy to carry and use

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OrthoSleeve WS6 Compression Wrist Sleeve
The unique Compression Zone Technology™ technology, which divides the wrist cuff into 6 different pressure zones according to the shape of the limbs, provides compression and stabilization effects for soft tissues, relieves pain, prevents injuries, and promotes recovery, etc.
Suitable symptoms: carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain, arthritis, wrist tendinitis, mother hand

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Sacroiliac Belt
Supports the pelvis and stabilizes the sacroiliac joint
suitable for all day use
It is suitable for postpartum disc bone joint relaxation and disc bone pain

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Consult a healthcare professional such as a doctor or physiotherapist if you have any questions

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Details; Elderly Care Services at Home

2022-12-30

At busy time we may find it difficult to take care of the seniors at home with our busy schedules. OK Care home medical care services is to help you out!

We can provide the following medical services at your home:
- Medical care: Pressure sores management, injections, wound management, assisting medication
- Chest management
- Daily living: Mobilisation, personal hygiene, feeding, mouth care, massage
- Escort

If you have any questions please seek medical advice from a healthcare professional.

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Details; Dysphagia - Problems in Swallowing: How Can We Help

2022-12-26

Depending on the needs of the patient, speech therapists may provide the following treatment:
- Suggestions on appropriate seating position and swallowing
- Suggestions on appropriate meals and food textures guidance
- Training on relevant muscles for swallowing to help make improvements

The following suggestions can be performed to help promote safe ingestion among patients:
- Maintain a proper posture to facilitate eating
- Remind patients to eat slowly and focused, avoid eating while speaking
- Use appropriate cutlery to control each mouthful size
- Avoid eating food with mixed texture, for example Rice in Soup

Please seek medical advice if you have any questions

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Details; What is Occupational Therapy?

2022-12-23

Occupational therapy (OT) focuses on a person's functional needs and performance, which includes daily life, learning, work, social, sleep etc.
It aims on helping patients to return to their normal life, or to achieve functional goals with facilitation

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Details; Physiotherapy Treatment for Fracture

2022-12-22

For fracture patients, physiotherapist may use the following treatment methods:
- Suggestions on Weight Bearing - For example the use of walking aids
- Massage - To help alleviate swelling, promote blood circulation and recovery
- Tissue healing management - To maintain flexibility of the soft tissue and skin to avoid limitation on movements
- Ice or Heat therapy
- Exercise therapy - Stretching, strengthening, balance and coordination etc.
- Use of therapeutic devices like ultrasound, shockwave

Patients may use the following self-management skills:
- Ice therapy: To be applied in early stages of injury for 10-12 mins in every 1-2 hours
- Heat therapy: To be applied in middle to late stages of injury for 12-15mins for 3 times daily
- Perform the appropriate exercises and stretches according to the therapists' instructions
- Rest sufficiently
- Skin care: Check skin conditions and dressings regularly, maintain healthy skin condition
- Monitor signs and symptoms of unnormal inflammation - Redness, swelling, heat and pain

Please seek medical advice from healthcare professionals

Details; Pain Management

2022-12-20

There are different ways to relieve pain:
Pain killer - To be taken regularly in accordance to the instructions.
Heat therapy - Using tools like warm wet towel, Hydrotherm Heat Pad and apply to pain area for approximately 10-15mins, 2-3 times daily
Relaxation training - e.g. Yoga, Breathing Exercise, Meditation
Light to moderate intensity exercises - e.g. Swimming
Rest sufficiently
Monitor your pain symptoms - Please seek medical advice if sleeping quality is affected, or the severity is worsened

Please seek medical advice if you have any questions

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Details; What are the Physiotherapy Treatment Options that We Can Get at Home

2022-12-19

There are actually a lot of physiotherapy treatment options that can be performed at home, for example:
- Exercise Therapy: To increase muscle strength, coordination, posture and flexibility
- Manual Therapy: To improve joint alignment
- Ultrasound: Decrease inflammation, reduce pain
- TENS: To help reduce pain
- Magnetizer: To promote recovery
- Heat therapy: To promote blood circulation, reduce muscle stress
- Infrared therapy: To promote recovery in soft tissues

Please seek advice from your physiotherapist if you have any questions

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Details; Benefits of Having At-home Physiotherapy Service

2022-12-16

<What are the Benefits of Having At-home Physiotherapy Service>
- Not needing to commute to clinics/ Health centres for physiotherapy
- More comfortable environment
- Privacy and hygiene ensured
- Flexible service combinations: Physiotherapists to assess and establish treatment plans, then handing over to physiotherapy assistants for follow-up

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Details; Management of neck and shoulder pain by physiotherapy and postural strap

2022-08-08

Nowadays with the overwhelming use of electronic device, maintaining a good posture is harder ever. Slouching posture at neck and shoulder leads to muscle fatigue, neurological pain, back pain as well as spinal dysfunction. Physiotherapy and postural strap will help.

Details; Management of Lower back pain by OBUSFORME LOWBACK BACKREST SUPPORT

2022-08-05

Sitting for prolonged periods of time can be a major cause of back pain, usage of OBUSFORME LOWBACK BACKREST SUPPORT provides extra back support.

Details; Management of chronic pain by HYDROTHERM Professional Moist heat Pad

2022-08-05

Confused between cold or heat therapy for chronic pain such as lower back pain, frozen shoulder and knee pain? Heat therapy would be more suitable!

Details; Professional medical measuring tool -- Rox Pro

2022-07-28

Rox Pro assess reflexes and balance, it can be used for training on athletic performance, hand-eye/foot-eye coordination, and joint mobility.

Details; Professional medical measuring tool -- Bobo board

2022-07-27

Bobo board monitors athletic performance including balance, posture, concentration and foot-eye coordination. Implemented with virtual reality for assessment and training.

Details; OK Care Health Event

2022-07-26

On 23rd and 24th July, our professional healthcare team was invited to held an event at Park Yoho Clubhouse to provide health tips for their residents and guests.

Details; Professional medical measuring tool -- K-Force

2022-07-26

K-Force is a group of biomechanics digital measuring devices designed for assessment, training and rehab-gaming. It presents accurate and detail results, which allows healthcare professionals to adopt a more scientific approach in assessing and managing the patient. K-Force is mainly used by physiotherapist, measuring range of movement, muscle strength, balance and coordination.

Details; Kid Developmental Tips

2022-07-25

The body develops rapidly during puberty. Hence the quality of growth during the
period will have significant effects on brain development, learning ability, posture
and alignment, stamina in the future. Several aspects including brain, concentration,
muscular endurance, cardiopulmonary function and soft tissue flexibility are the
essential areas to be focused to achieve the goal : a total balanced development.

Details; SWD "Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly" Scheme

2022-06-27

In 2020, we officially become one of the approved service provider under the "Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly" scheme launched by the Social Welfare Department, with reference number RSP9501, and provide on-site home care and home support services to eligible seniors. Provide 100 home care service places, tailor-made various highly flexible service plan combinations for the elderly with different health conditions and needs, day, evening and night services are charged at a flat rate to actively meet the different needs of the elderly.

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