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Decubitus Ulcer : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Change Position Frequently
  • Application of Sterile Dressing

Treatments Overview Articles

Pressure ulcer
Improve nutrition and other underlying problems that may affect the healing process. If the pressure ulcer is at Stage II or worse, your health care provider will give you specific instructions on how to clean and care for open ulcers.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 11, 2008
Bedsores
For mild bedsores, treatment involves relieving pressure, keeping the wound clean and moist, and keeping the area around the ulcer clean and dry. Antiseptics, harsh soaps, and other skin cleansers can damage new tissue, so a saline solution should...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Bedsores
Contrasting hot and cold local applications can increase circulation to problem areas and help flush out waste products, speeding the healing process. Hot compresses should be applied for three minutes, followed by 30 seconds of cold compress app...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, or water therapy, is the use of water(hot, cold, steam, or ice) to relieve discomfort and promote physical well-being.Hydrotherapy can soothe sore or inflamed muscles and joints, rehabilitate injured limbs, lower fevers, soothe heada...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, or water therapy, is the use of water(hot, cold, steam, or ice) to relieve discomfort and promote physical well-being.Hydrotherapy is intended to relieve pain, increase mobility, and promote a feeling of well-being. Various methods a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, or water therapy, is the use of water(hot, cold, steam, or ice) to relieve discomfort and promote physical well-being.The therapeutic use of water has a long history. Ruins of an ancient bath were unearthed in Pakistan and date as fa...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Debridement
Debridement is the process of removing dead(necrotic) tissue or foreign material from and around a wound to expose healthy tissue.An open wound or ulcer can not be properly evaluated until the dead tissue or foreign matter is removed. Wounds that ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Debridement
Debridement is the process of removing non-living tissue from pressure ulcers, burns, and other wounds.Debridement speeds the healing of pressure ulcers, burns, and other wounds. Wounds that contain non-living(necrotic) tissue take longer to heal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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