Specialized Wound Care Treatments Close to Home
Centegra Wound & Hyperbaric Center, managed by Diversified Clinical Services, provides specialized treatment for chronic or non-healing wounds, which are defined as sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments. Associated with inadequate circulation, poorly functioning veins, and immobility, non-healing wounds lead to lower quality of life and may lead to amputations. When wounds persist, a specialized approach is required for healing. Typically, a wound that does not respond to normal medical care within 30 days is considered a problem or chronic wound.That’s where Centegra Wound & Hyperbaric Center can help with state-of-the-art treatments available including:
- Debridement
- Topical wound therapy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Growth-factor therapy
- Tissue therapy
- Advanced dressings
- Special shoes
- Patient and diabetic education
- Infectious-disease management
- Laboratory evaluation
- Nutrional management
- Pain management
In addition to these comprehensive treatments, the adjunctive use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proven effective in reduced swelling, fighting infection, and building new blood vessels, ultimately producting healthy tissue.
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What is Specialized Wound Care?
Once a treatment plan has been initiated, you will visit the Center on a regular basis for specialized treatments and documentation of your healing process. You will also be fully instructed on how to do your own wound care at home between visits, as well as how to protect your wound from further injury.It is very important to remember that you are the most important part of your healing process. Keeping appointments and following directions are critical to attaining a positive healing outcome. When a wound persists, a specialized and comprehensive approach is required for healing.
