Cleaning your wound!
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betterwounds
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
What to put on your wound?
Knowing what to put on your wound can raise a lot of questions. Especially when everyone you ask has a different opinion. Some basic...
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betterwounds
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Dark Incisions should not be ignored!
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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betterwounds
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Getting rid of this yellow stuff!
Yellow tissue in wounds is usually called slough or maybe fibrin. It is necrotic tissue. If the wound is a very large or deep opening,...
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betterwounds
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
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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betterwounds
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
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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Better Wellness
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Targeted Cryotherapy to revitalize your body and cut through the pain, inflammation & swelling
Target Cryotherapy to revitalize your body and cut through the pain, inflammation & swelling now in Troy & Saratoga Springs
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betterwounds
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Scar Care and when to start
One of the most common questions is "How do I get the best-looking scar?" First thing first, You must wait until your wound is completely...
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