Northwest Health Wound and Hyperbaric Centers Want You to Love Your Feet
8/24/2021
Wound center staff offers tips to keep feet healthy
Northwest Health Wound and Hyperbaric Centers are asking patients to love their feet by being mindful of certain conditions and complications associated with non-healing wounds. When it comes to foot care, the wound center staff knows that healthy feet are vital to the happiness and activity level of a patient.
Approximately one out of every four Americans with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime. Because foot ulcers can take weeks or months to heal without treatment, hospitalization is sometimes required. Northwest Health Wound and Hyperbaric Centers can help mitigate that risk if an ulcer is reported when signs or symptoms first appear.
“Diabetic patients should be referred to the wound healing center at the first sign of a non-healing foot wound,” said program director Lianna Johnston. “We want our patients and the community at large to love their feet…we do!”
Northwest Health Wound and Hyperbaric Centers are offering the following tips to keep feet healthy:
- Patients with diabetes are at greater risk of complications, such as diabetic neuropathy and peripheral vascular diseases, which can ultimately lead to a foot ulcer. Check the bottoms of feet daily by placing a mirror on the floor and hovering feet over the mirror.
- Diabetic foot ulcers are often painless, so special care must be given to taking care of the feet. Avoid walking barefoot.
- Wear comfortable shoes and socks. Tight, narrow shoes and shoes with an open toe should be avoided.
Northwest Health Wound and Hyperbaric Centers treat all wounds, with an approach that is aggressive and comprehensive, yet caring and comforting. The centers coordinate traditional and advanced therapies such as hyperbaric medicine that aid and accelerate the healing process. For patients that means faster healing times, longer-lasting results, decreased amputation rates and increased mobility – all leading to a better quality of life.
The types of wounds treated include:
- Pressure injuries/ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Non-healing, post-surgical wounds
- Traumatic wounds
- Arterial/ischemic ulcers
- Compromised skin graft or flap
- Crush injuries
- A wound of any type that is not healing or is of concern
Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville Wound and Hyperbaric Center is located at 2900 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 140 and the Northwest Medical Center – Springdale center is located at 706A Quandt Ave. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the Bentonville center at (479) 553-3100 or the Springdale center at (479) 757-2030. No referral is required.
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