Decubitus ulcer treatment aims to promote wound healing, prevent wounds from getting worse, ease pain, and prevent infections. Decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are injuries to the skin ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach • I am 89 years old and just learned that I have the first stages of bed sores on my buttocks. My dermatologist said that I should stay off of it as much as possible and apply ...

BRIDGEPORT — As a nurse, Linda Seaman has come to see pressure ulcers as a horrifying inevitability. The wounds, more commonly called bed sores, are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue, caused ...

FIVE AT FOUR FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH. PAINFUL WOUNDS REQUIRING PAINFUL TREATMENTS. IT’S REALITY. FOR MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICANS EVERY YEAR WHO DEVELOP BED SORES. BUT IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO TREAT THOSE ...