The term ‘advanced therapy’ is sometimes used to describe topical wound products and devices that actively promote wound healing and typically [Read More]
Adjunctive Modalities
Phototherapy in Wound Management
Phototherapy, also known as light therapy, has been used in a healing and medical context since prehistoric times. These days, the source of [Read More]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Wound ischemia is thought to be the most common cause of healing failure in a chronic wound.1 Furthermore, the rate of wound healing can be [Read More]
NPWT – Removing the Pressure in Wound Management
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is rapidly becoming a mainstay in chronic wound management.[1] This technique is a topical intervention [Read More]
Ultrasound in Wound Management
Ultrasound was used successfully for years as a non-invasive diagnostic tool before its potential benefits in wound healing were first [Read More]
The Healing Effects of Electrical Stimulation
Electrical currents within the human skin were discovered as far back as 1860, and it has since been shown that the skin surface is negatively [Read More]
Pulsed Lavage: Improving Wound Irrigation
The use of irrigation has long been known to reduce bacterial content. Whirlpool therapy, one of the oldest adjuvant forms of treatment for [Read More]
Wound Care In A Spin – Whirlpool Therapy
Whirlpool therapy, or hydrotherapy, is one of the oldest adjuvant forms of treatment for wounds still in use today.1,2 It was originally used in [Read More]
A New Look at the Evidence for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is one of those newer wound care techniques that sounds exciting and credible, but which is still somewhat [Read More]
