Understanding Advanced Wound Care Treatments
Wound care can be challenging. Healogics Wound Care Centers® offer a variety of advanced wound care treatments, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, that may help you heal better and faster.
Resources To Help You Prevent And Heal Chronic Wounds
We firmly believe that patients who are educated and informed about their condition have a higher chance of healing and prevention. In this section, we provide wound care education that will empower you to be an informed partner with your care team.
Infection Prevention and Management
Your skin protects the inside of your body from germs that cannot be seen. Germs can cause infection if you have a break in the skin. You can also get an infection in your bone. This is called osteomyelitis. Anyone Can Get an Infection People with diabetes Children having a growth spurt People with open…
The Role of Nutrition and Vitamins in Wound Healing
The body’s ability to heal wounds effectively involves proper nutrition – a fact particularly relevant for those recovering from prostate cancer treatments. During healing, your body requires increased amounts of specific nutrients to repair tissue, fight infection, and create new skin cells. While medications and proper wound care are essential, the food and nutrients you…
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment that increases the amount of oxygen blood cells can carry. It has been used for more than 70 years to improve healing in tissues deprived of oxygen. Studies show it significantly improves healing for some types of chronic wounds.
Diabetic Wounds and Foot Ulcers
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It requires medical attention. The patient must also manage the disease. You may get a wound that may not heal. A wound may not heal from infection, poor blood flow and problem with nerves. These symptoms take time to notice.
Heart Disease
Peripheral artery disease is a narrowing of the peripheral arteries that affects 1 in 8 Americans over the age of 60, and can result in delayed wound healing and greater risk for limb loss.
Understanding Common Foot Wounds
An estimated 8.2 million Americans are living with a chronic or non-healing wound. The longer a chronic wound goes without proper treatment, the greater the risk of infection, hospitalization and amputation.
A Guide to Skin Care for Wounds
Proper skin care is crucial for effective wound healing. When your skin is compromised by a cut, scrape, or a more serious wound, the right care can prevent infection, reduce scarring, and speed up the recovery process. This guide provides essential do’s and don’ts to help you care for your skin and support your body’s natural healing…
Radiation Related Conditions
After surviving cancer, many patients who received radiation therapy have underlying complications that may not cause symptoms for up to 20 years after their treatment.
Controlling Swelling with Multi-layered Compression Wraps
Multi-layered compression wraps are made to reduce and control the swelling, or edema, in your legs and keep it from coming back. They are made of different materials and may be two, three or four layers. Your doctor will decide which one is best for you. Usually, compression wraps for edema stay on for a…