Rafael Perez talks with Ryanne Whalen, LPN, HBO Technician, while he is undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy at HMC's Wound Care Center.
BEST FOOT FORWARD HOW INTENSIVE WOUND-CARE TREATMENT CAN PREVENT AMPUTATION. APRIL IS FOOT HEALTH MONTH, making it the perfect time to remind everyone to be sure they’re taking good care of their feet. For people with diabetes, however, foot health should be top of mind daily. Diabetes can damage nerves in any part of the body, but most often impacts nerves in the feet and legs. Sometimes this damage causes symptoms, but other times it doesn’t, leaving affected people vulnerable to
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cuts, blisters or sores that go unnoticed and become serious. “One of four people with diabetes develops a foot ulcer, and 40 percent of those with healed diabetic foot ulcers will develop a new one within a year,” says Ann Johnson, Program Director of Holyoke Medical Center’s Wound Care Center. “Daily self-foot exams and getting treatment early are key to healing challenging wounds. The longer a wound is open, the
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