I had trouble getting help for my pressure sores when I was already “in” the hospital, and again when I was “in” a nursing home. But then, Texas has the worst nursing homes in the country. The nursing home had a “wound care nurse” who (finally) put a patch over my sore. It was a patch with a special glue. It had to stay on for two or three days once it was applied.
On physical therapy for a pressure sore,...I don't understand what you mean.
I had trouble getting help for my pressure sores when I was already “in” the hospital, and again when I was “in” a nursing home. But then, Texas has the worst nursing homes in the country. The nursing home had a “wound care nurse” who (finally) put a patch over my sore. It was a patch with a special glue. It had to stay on for two or three days once it was applied.
On physical therapy for a pressure sore,...I don't understand what you mean.
I thought somehow moving the legs like with range of motion exercises would help a sore heal better since it increases circulation. So maybe some hospitals would let a physical therapist see the patient every day?
Oh. Okay. Something I do for my occasional sores, now that I’m home,...I have Lugol’s iodine solution by my bed in a tiny glass bottle with a squeeze tube lid. I put a drop of it on my sore (and smooth it with a clean finger) and stay with that hip exposed to air, to let the iodine air-dry, for as long as is comfortable,...like maybe 10 minutes. Though I’ve had bad sores, I’ve never had one get inflamed (to my knowledge). Also, I buy aloe vera leaf at the grocery store. I eat the inside of the fat gelatinous leaf, piece by piece over several days. But the outer peel, I freeze in pieces, wrapped in plastic. Then, I take a piece of frozen aloe vera peel out of the freezer just before bedtime. After I am in bed, I rub the aloe vera gelatinous side of the leaf on my sore, and give it a few minutes to sink in or dry.
I’m in Texas. We have aloe vera in the produce section of the supermarket here.
“The effect of Aloe Vera gel on prevention of pressure ulcers in patients hospitalized in the orthopedic wards: a randomized triple-blind clinical trial” ...So it can be said that the intervention was effective in this area, and could prevent the occurrence of pressure ulcer grade one. Aloe Vera is much more effective and less costly in the prevention and healing the ulcers compared to current treatments. Also, since the revival of traditional medicine is important and the side effects of this drug has been proven to be trivial over the years, it seems Aloe Vera is a good substitute to replace the current methods or to be used as a complementary method for prevention of pressure ulcers and improving community health.
—— NCBI research srticle. “Benefit and harm of iodine in wound care: a systematic review.” ...The antiseptic effect of iodine is not inferior to that of other (antiseptic) agents and does not impair wound healing. Hence, iodine deserves to retain its place among the modern antiseptic agents.
More people acquire wounds in hospitals than get cured of them. Have you been to see a wound specialist? And can that office help you get in home care?
I step in the water, but the water has moved on...
If it is, do they provide some type of physical therapy? Or is it different depending on where you live? I live in New Mexico
I've just spent 12 weeks on a specialist spinal unit. It took that long for my sore to heal. That also included surgery to clean and stitch everything up.
Yeah, if you really want a pressure sore hospital is the best place to go......
.......sorry, that's probably not the answer you are looking for. But my point is - take control, do it yourself. Don't leave it to others - they don't care about you as much as you do.