New underpants that provide an electric shock may be able to prevent pressure sores in patients confined to bed rest. Pressure sores, more commonly known as bed sores, are ulcers that are created when ...

"I worked as a medical social worker for 30 years in clinical settings such as hospitals, and I thought there could be an improved way to help prevent and heal pressure or bed sores," said an inventor ...

Patients may suffer for many months with sores that never fully heal. And if they do heal, the healed wound is usually much weaker leaving it prone to tearing or further injury. By using safe, ...

“Bed sores are a complex problem that are influenced by the age, nutrition, hygiene, medical conditions, moisture and prolonged higher pressure on the contact points of the patient on the surfaces of ...

That’s what causes the beginning of pressure ulcers and other skin issues,” he said. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimate that hospital-acquired pressure ulcers add about $11 ...

PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our mother was bedbound and needed to be moved every two hours," said one of two inventors, from Hollywood, Fla. "We thought there could be a better way to ...

New electric underpants help prevent bedsores. Oct 16, 2012— -- Scientists have designed electric underpants that shock the bottom to help prevent bedsores for people who are immobilized. When a ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Tammy LaForce says she called James Square nursing home every two hours to remind the staff to turn her father so his bed sores wouldn't worsen. Her father, Curt LaForce, had ...

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

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Decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin that occur when prolonged pressure obstructs blood flow. Decubitus ulcer staging helps doctors determine the best treatment plan for these types of wounds.