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Stay off your feet to prevent pain and ulcers. This is called off-loading, and it’s helpful for all forms of diabetic foot ulcers. Pressure from walking can make an infection worse and an ulcer expand. Your doctor may recommend wearing certain items to protect your feet: diabetic shoes casts food braces compression wraps shoe insertsContinue reading “Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers”

Foot ulcers are a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes, forming as a result of skin tissue breaking down and exposing the layers underneath. They’re most common under your big toes and the balls of your feet, and they can affect your feet down to the bones. Risk Factors for Diabetic Foot Ulcers All peopleContinue reading “Diabetic Foot Pain and Ulcers”

Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It has many different functions, including covering and protecting your body. It helps keep germs out. But sometimes the germs can cause a skin infection. This often happens when there is a break, cut, or wound on your skin. It can also happen when your immune system isContinue reading “What are skin infections?”

Diagnosis of a Decubitus Ulcer Medical personnel may take samples of the pressure ulcer tissue and fluid to look for bacteria or cancer. They may also do blood cultures, bone scans or other tests depending on the seriousness of the ulcer. In addition, they will evaluate the condition of the ulcer according to: The size of theContinue reading “Diagnosis & Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers”

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has developed a series of four stages of a decubitus ulcer to aid in diagnosis and treatment. Stage I:  The skin is discolored but not broken. Light-complexioned people may have red marks. Dark complexioned people may have a discoloration that is blue or purple. In some people, the discolorationContinue reading “Stages of Decubitus Ulcers, Lubbock TX”

Venous insufficiency, Lubbock TX is most often caused by either blood clots or varicose veins. In healthy veins, there is a continuous flow of blood from the limbs back toward the heart. Valves within the veins of the legs help prevent the backflow of blood. In varicose veins, the valves are often missing or impaired,Continue reading “Causes of venous insufficiency, Lubbock TX”

Before suggesting treatment, your doctor needs to identify the underlying cause. Ulcers, Lubbock TX can be treated with proper care and antibiotics, but diagnosing the underlying cause can ensure Ulcers, Lubbock TX heal and don’t recur. Some conditions that contribute to Ulcers, Lubbock TX include: diabetes deep vein thrombosis rheumatoid arthritis arterial disease lupus chronicContinue reading “How are leg Ulcers, Lubbock TX treated?”