by Jenneffer | Dec 30, 2015 | Food, meals, nutrition, patient, wellness, wound, wound care
Nutrition is important, especially when you have a wound. As you get older, maintaining a good nutritional standard can be hard. Therefore, here are five tips to promote healing when your body needs it.Your first priority is to eat sufficient calories from a balanced...
by Jenneffer | Oct 4, 2015 | barefoot, blister, infection, medical history, medications, neuropathy, PAD, patient, physician, podiatrist, podiatry, wellness, wound, wound care
What is an ANNUAL FOOT SCREEN?Your annual foot screen is a comprehensive exam in which your doctor and their team update/overhaul your chart, check your Medicare compliance, and perform simple & basic tests to the lower extremity as part of her Lower Extremity...
by Jenneffer | Aug 12, 2015 | infection, nutrition, physician, podiatrist, podiatry, science, wellness, wound, wound care
A curious question came from a patient whom I have prescribe 5% Acetic Acid solution to for an infected wound.”Can’t I just use balsamic vinegar?”Cleansing with topical antiseptics in infected wounds: The role of traditional antiseptics...
by Jenneffer | Jul 26, 2015 | bacteria, bandage, diabetes, infection, podiatry, prevention, wellness, wound, wound care
Is it better to keep a wound moist or let it dry out in the air? There’s a lot confusion about it. In fact, the notion is still widespread that air aids in the healing process, “so you need to let wound dry out in the air”.This assumption is incorrect, as...
