Advanced Modalities – Free Wound Care Resources

Advanced Modalities – Free Wound Care Resources

Chronic wounds and wounds that fail to progress through the phases of wound healing as expected, may require additional interventions to enhance wound healing. There is significant research and consensus on the use of most standard interventions such as saline irrigation, whirlpool, and the previously- described concept of moist wound healing, However, there is less…

Regenerative Medicine in Wound Healing
|

Regenerative Medicine in Wound Healing

Can regenerative medicine fully heal wounds that are currently beyond repair? Regenerative medicine uses three methods to work with the body’s natural processes of wound healing – regeneration, replacement, and rejuvenation. Unfortunately, as many as one-third of chronic wounds do not respond to traditional treatment. When these methods do not work for non-healing or chronic wounds,…

Dragon Blood Being Tested as an Alternative to Conventional Antibiotics

Dragon Blood Being Tested as an Alternative to Conventional Antibiotics

Scientists from the George Mason University in Virginia have developed a new peptide that can heal infected wounds in laboratory mice. The scientists are hopeful that the new compound will eventually be used as an antibiotic to treat wounds caused by antibiotic resistant organisms (AROs) in humans. The inspiration for the new drug comes from…

Skin Cell Gun

The skin cell gun, also known as the skin gun or SkinGun, is a device that sprays a persons own stem cells to treat burns and other wounds. The skin gun is used along with a technique that isolates adult stem cells from a small stamp-sized area of the patient’s own skin for application to the wound bed, where they differentiate into normal skin. This treatment can replace conventional methods of treating…

Wound Modalities Utilized in Wound Care: Promising Modalities Used Less Commonly

Wound Modalities Utilized in Wound Care: Promising Modalities Used Less Commonly

In this series, we have been focusing on wound care modalities that are commonly used in wound care management. Now we turn our focus to lesser known and less common wound care tactics. Monochromatic Infrared Energy (MIRE) Monochromatic Infrared Energy (MIRE) involves the delivery of near-infrared energy to the skin using diode pads. This therapy…

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

Negative pressure wound therapy, also known as NPWT, is a relatively new modality in wound healing; however, there is much evidence, both scientific and anecdotal, to support its use. Let’s take a look at how negative pressure wound therapy works and why it is increasingly being used for wounds that have failed to heal using…

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Electrical Stimulation

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Electrical Stimulation

Electrical stimulation is a relatively new phenomenon in wound care. While some studies have shown little to no improvement with the use of electrical stimulation, many other studies have found that wound healing may be greatly enhanced with the use of this modality. Functions How does electrical stimulation aid in wound healing? The following are…

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Pulsed Lavage

Modalities Utilized in Wound Healing: Pulsed Lavage

In the last segment, we discussed whirlpool treatments; however, in some cases whirlpool is not convenient or available. When whirlpool is not an option, pulsed lavage with or without suction may be used. Functions Pulsed lavage uses a wound irrigant under pressure, which is powered by an electronic device, to irrigate and cleanse the wound….

Electrical Stimulation in Wound Healing

If wound healing is not successfully achieved using a conservative approach, through sterile dressings or topical antibiotics, for example, a surgical strategy is often the next course of action. However, a less invasive approach to wound healing, and one which is gathering support from both clinicians and researchers, is electrical stimulation.1–3 In this technique, one electrode…