The Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Limb Salvage & Wound Healing
It wasn’t too long ago that amputation was the only viable treatment option for severe ulcers, tumors, and injuries on the feet and legs. (The U.S. Civil War alone caused more than 60,000 amputations, many without any anesthesia or pain relief!) Now, thanks to remarkable technological advances, it’s possible for doctors to use limb salvage techniques […]
How to Prevent a Diabetic Amputation with Early Intervention
The idea of losing a limb is frightening, but for 15% of diabetic patients with foot ulcers, amputation is an unavoidable reality. That’s the percentage of people with diabetes who must undergo amputation every year to avoid the deadly complications of chronic or untreated diabetic ulcers. Even though rates of lower limb amputations have decreased more than […]
How to Heal Radiation Wounds: 3 Tips for a Safe & Speedy Recovery
There’s a reason radiation has the ability to kill cancer: it’s immeasurably potent. Millions of cancer patients owe their lives to radiation therapy, but unfortunately, most of those cancer patients have also endured the side effects of radiation. Since radiation therapy can’t specifically target only cancer cells, it must injure healthy cells and tissues in its quest […]
How to Treat a Wound That Won’t Heal: A Holistic Treatment Plan for Non-Healing Wounds
Taking care of the wounds on your body is no different than maintaining the tires on your car or tune-ups on your air conditioning in your home. If you choose to ignore symptoms of an injury or make decisions that exacerbate your injury, especially if your body has difficulty healing, you run the risk of […]
How to Choose the Best Wound Care Specialist for You: 5 Questions to Ask
If your car died in the middle of the road, you wouldn’t tow it to your hairdresser or plumber for repairs. You’d want the best and most qualified mechanic to bring your car back to life. After all, it’s the vehicle you rely upon to get to work, make a living, run errands, and do […]
Burn Wound Treatment: Burn Causes, Proper Healing, & How to Speed Up Treatment
No wounds are pleasant, but some are distinctly worse than others. Burns, which develop when heat, chemicals, electricity, or radiation damage the skin, are especially painful injuries. More than 2 million burn injuries occur every year in America, with 75,000 requiring hospitalization and 14,000 leading to death. Your skin is a natural barrier against infection, and a […]
The Complete Guide to Chronic Wound Care and Open Wound Healing
We’ve all experienced a painful ingrown toenail or papercut. Most minor wounds heal themselves so efficiently that you don’t have to give them much attention. But what happens when a wound fails to heal altogether? Instead of fresh, healthy skin taking the place of your burn or blister, red and infected skin develops and becomes […]
Diabetic Wound Care: Why These Wounds Take Longer to Heal and What You Should Know About Treatment
Minor cuts, scratches, and blisters are normal side effects of an active life. If your body’s wound-healing processes function properly, you may not even notice such small injuries, because they heal so quickly. However, that’s not the case for people with diabetes. If you’re living with diabetes, you probably know that even insignificant scrapes and […]
6 Benefits of Hyperbaric Chamber for Wound Care Patients
You don’t need a reminder that oxygen is essential to life, but did you realize the role of oxygen in your body doesn’t start and stop in your lungs? Other than helping you breathe, a continuous supply of oxygen is also critical for wound and injury healing. However, the oxygen you inhale on a daily basis […]
Post-Op Radiation Wound Care and Healing: A Complete Guide
Radiation therapy is a powerful treatment that slows or kills the growth of cancer cells. It’s recommended for half of all cancer patients, many of whom owe their lives to radiation treatment. However, such a potent treatment doesn’t harm cancer cells in isolation; it also injures healthy cells and tissues as a result. If you’ve endured […]