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During this MCO (Movement Control Order), we’re all staying home as a nation in an attempt to flatten the curve and keep ourselves safe by washing our hands and paying extra attention to personal hygiene (click on this link to see if you’re washing your hands properly). But self-care does not stop there. Have you noticed back pains, tight knots around the body or stiffness lately? This is due to our increased sedentary lifestyle at home and the lack of exercise. We need to invest time and effort into our bodies for us to feel our best! If you're also experiencing mental stress being cooped up at home, studies have shown that exercise is a healthy way to relieve pent up stress as endorphines produced during exercise helps you mentally relax. Here are a few things we can do to take care of ourselves and get active again.

Barely 2 months into the year 2020 and we've seen and heard news about the spread of Coronavirus everywhere in the media. Widespread panic is sweeping across the globe and there are many misinformation and fake news being spread around as well. So let's calm down, take a step back from this panic and dive straight into what we can do to keep safe from Coronavirus.

When it comes to the elderly, nothing says, "I love you" and "Thank you" more than caring for them in their golden years. But where do we start? How do we actually go about caring for them properly and making sure that they stay safe and healthy? Fret not! We are here to share a few tips on how to do just that!

Out with the old, in with the new! It's a new year, a new decade! Time to put our best foot or face forward to welcome the beauty and challenges our future has to bring!

We hear a lot about blood pressure numbers but what do they actually mean? What are the numbers telling us? What are the differences between the top and bottom numbers? Here’s a quick guide on blood pressure readings, a few preventative measures, and how to take accurate blood pressure readings.

Whether it is staying in shape, physical therapy, improving flexibility or just for the sake of keeping your muscles and joints limber. Exercise bands/resistance bands are a great way to start exercising (if you are a complete novice) or enhance existing workouts that you have been doing. These are a few benefits as to why you should start

Motor Coordination Function Classification System Mobility Walks without limitations Equipment Needs None *Can walk, run, jump & move without limitations Mobility Walks with limitations Equipment Needs Minimal *May require equipment when: walking on uneven ground; traveling long distances Mobility

First off, what is a pressure ulcer (also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers, and decubiti)? It is a lesion or wound that occurs when the skin is exposed to a prolonged period of pressure, shear force and/or friction. These pressure ulcers start from small lesions on the skin to gaping holes where muscles, tissues, and bone can be seen, leading to

Graduated Compression Benefits

If you are standing or sitting for long periods of time, the calf muscles are not contracting to squeeze the veins carrying blood from the lower limbs back to the heart. OPPO Compression Stockings help promote blood circulation and improve valve function by applying graduated compression on the lower limbs. The pressure is strongest at the ankle and gradually decreases up the leg. The gradient compression exerted from the stockings provides a pumping effect to accelerate blood flow in the legs upward to the heart, reducing the accumulation of blood in the lower limbs and eliminating resultant edema.