Monday, July 13, 2015

Ultrasound cuts healing rate of chronic wounds by 30 percent

0 comments
http://ift.tt/1HpKb8X

Researchers discovered that applying the vibrations of an ultrasound served to stimulate a certain pathway that substitutes for the regular fibroblast migration route and recruits the cells to the wound bed

Further to the mental anguish, a lot of time in a hospital bed can bring about some agonizing physical discomfort. This is most commonly brought about by skin ulcers and bedsores, which threaten to evolve into dangerous and potentially deadly infections if left untreated. But a British research team has happened upon a technique that promises to cut the healing time of these and other chronic wounds by around a third, using simple low-intensity ultrasounds.

.. Continue Reading Ultrasound cuts healing rate of chronic wounds by 30 percent

Section: Medical

Tags: Related Articles:

via http://www.gizmag.com/

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.