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8 Things You Can Do If Your Incision or Surgery Site Turns Black

Necrosis can happen after surgery from lack of blood flow. You may be told to "wait and watch it." Here's a few tips on what else you can do

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Jan 23, 20252 min read

Getting rid of this yellow stuff!

Removing yellow slough from a wound is needed to heal

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May 8, 20242 min read

The Importance of Addressing Dark Incisions for Optimal Healing

When you first notice your new incision is going dark, that's the time to spring into action to prevent further breakdown.

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Apr 22, 20243 min read

What wound dressing should you put on your wound?

Knowing what to put on your wound can raise a lot of questions. Especially when everyone has a different opinion. Here is a useful resource

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Jan 9, 20242 min read

Cleaning your wound!

How you clean your wound can make a difference.

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Dec 13, 20222 min read

Wound Drainage Tells a Story

Understanding the story your wound drainage is trying to tell you will help your healing progress.

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Jun 6, 20222 min read

Get Moving After Surgery

One of the best ways to prevent surgical complications like swelling, infections, skin breakdown, respiratory issues like pneumonia and...

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Nov 4, 20212 min read

5 Ways you can improve healing...TODAY!

Normal healing can take weeks or months for a full recovery and return to "normal" be up to a year after your surgery if there were...

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Sep 29, 20212 min read

Inflammation vs. Infection

Inflammation is a normal part of the healing process and slight redness around an incision less than an inch can be considered normal,...

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Aug 25, 20212 min read

Getting surgery out of town?

No one expects to have a wound issue or they expect that their surgeon will be ready, willing, and able to help if needed. That becomes...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Did you know that Physical Therapists can do wound care?

PT's may not be the first thought to heal your wound PT's are absolutely qualified to perform many wound care tasks plus improve mobility!

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Apr 12, 20212 min read

Holistic adjunctive modality to enhance wound healing

If you are already working a specialist, following all the recommendations for nutrition and activity, and are still having delayed...

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Mar 8, 20212 min read

Honey, Hydrogel, Enzyme or Sharp? Do you need a debridement?

If you have an open wound you may need debridement to help the body heal it faster. Debridement is the removal of any non-viable or dead...

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Mar 2, 20212 min read

Dark Incisions should not be ignored!

When incisions go dark it is always a cause for concern. It can be a sign of ischemia or lack of blood flow. If ischemia is not addressed...

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Dec 9, 20202 min read

Focused Shockwave Benefits Targeting Inflammation

Focused Shockwave energy targets inflammation to treat musculoskeletal injuries such as tendinopathy, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, neuropathy, scar adhesions, and fibrosis.

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Nov 18, 20252 min read

Stimulate wound healing after surgery with a tens unit

How to use a tens unit to stimulate healing in slow-healing wounds after surgery.

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Oct 30, 20252 min read

8 Things You Can Do If Your Incision or Surgery Site Turns Black

Getting rid of this yellow stuff!

The Importance of Addressing Dark Incisions for Optimal Healing

What wound dressing should you put on your wound?

Cleaning your wound!

Wound Drainage Tells a Story

Get Moving After Surgery

5 Ways you can improve healing...TODAY!

Inflammation vs. Infection

Getting surgery out of town?

Did you know that Physical Therapists can do wound care?

Holistic adjunctive modality to enhance wound healing

Honey, Hydrogel, Enzyme or Sharp? Do you need a debridement?

Dark Incisions should not be ignored!

Focused Shockwave Benefits Targeting Inflammation

Stimulate wound healing after surgery with a tens unit

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