CASE
STUDY – DIABETIC WOUND
Management
Plan and Treatment: The patient
received conventional wound care consisting of dry dressing (per
patient’s MD) with sharp instrument debridement as needed every
day from 04-27-01 to
08-30-01. At
this point, the patient was demonstrating very little improvement,
and the physician was approached regarding Anodyne®
infrared therapy.
Through serial digital photography, a significant improvement
can be seen in the wound on 09-06-01, one week after the initiation
of the Anodyneâ
Therapy System. The
patient’s treatment protocol consisted of a 30-minute treatment
five days a week with cleansing of the wound and sharp debridement
as needed followed by a dry dressing.
All four Anodyne® Therapy pads were utilized,
two directly over the wound and then two on the dorsum of the foot.
Prior
to initiating the Anodyne® Therapy,
the patient rated his neuropathy as 7 on a 0 to 10 scale, 10 being
no feeling at all, and 0 being 100% feeling.
The patient now states that his neuropathy is a 2-3 on a
0 to 10 scale. Results:
Accelerated healing was noted after the addition of the Anodyne®
Therapy to the wound care protocol.
The improvements are best documented by the photographs above.
Note: Based
on the results from Anodyne therapy, Chesapeake General Hospital Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center
is now using this therapy on several other patients with equally
good results. To
learn more on how nitric oxide and the Anodyne system work click
here This information was supplied to us by MedAssist, the company responsible for the development and marketing of Anodyne® Therapy system. Find a Treatment Center / Information Packet / Educational Series / Printer Friendly Version
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