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Doctors, Patients, And Care Teams Agree That Prioritizing Diabetic Foot And Lower Extremity Health Can Prevent Amputations But what are the leading causes of lower extremity wounds and amputations? Are chronic foot wounds and lower extremity amputations treatable and preventable? Are treatment solutions accessible?  At CūtisCare, our team is frequently asked those questions by patients…

Do You Have Patients Presenting With The After-Effects Of Radiation Therapy For Pelvic Cancers, Such As Hematuria And Radiation Cystitis? Pelvic, colorectal, and prostate cancers make up a significant number of cancer diagnoses every year. While radiation therapy is the most common treatment option for pelvic cancers, there can be early and late side effects…

Cardiovascular health can be the key to improved health and wellness, but what about its role in chronic wound healing? At CūtisCare, our team of physicians, allied healthcare professionals, administrators, and business professionals is laser-focused on the treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds. Our stated mission is to empower healthcare organizations of all scopes and sizes…

Do you have patients who are suffering from chronic refractory osteomyelitis? If so, you’re not alone. There are over 50,000 hospital admissions of patients with chronic refractory osteomyelitis every year. But what are your treatment options? We’ll discuss those options in this post. But first, let’s consider the disease and some common etiologies. What exactly…

As we approach the end of 2023, the team at CutisCare would like to wish you a happy, healthy, and healing holiday season. We are grateful for your trust and partnership this past year, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in 2024. How HBOT Works The essential healing mechanism behind HBOT is…

HBOT As An Efficacious Treatment for Comorbidities Associated with Diabetes In 2022, approximately 37 million people were living with diabetes in the U.S., with an estimated 7 to 8 million undiagnosed cases, directly affecting communities across the nation. Diabetes can be effectively treated, but it can also cause severe health complications. Those complications can be…

October is breast cancer awareness month. Approximately one in eight women will develop some type of breast cancer in their lifetime, accounting for one out of every four cancer diagnoses in women in the U.S. each year.  Throughout the course of their treatment, many breast cancer patients will undergo a mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction, in…

September is Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month.  More than 8.2 million Americans will experience a non‑healing wound in their lifetime, and many of those wounds will result from arterial insufficiency and PAD, however hope can be found with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Here’s what the Save A Leg Save A Life Foundation has to say…

Are there safe and effective treatments for the late effects of radiation therapy?  Unfortunately, there are many early and late effects of radiation therapy. These effects can sometimes appear immediately, many months, or even years, later.  The good news is that CMS-approved therapies and comprehensive treatment plans are available for patients everywhere. And Hyperbaric Oxygen…

According to the latest statistics from the National Institutes of Health, it’s estimated that over 150,000 people will undergo lower extremity amputations in 2023.  And the vast majority of those amputations, including those of the feet and toes, will have an etiology that includes chronic diabetic foot ulcers. At CūtisCare, we’ve seen the life-changing power…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy continues to lead the way for non-invasive chronic wound therapy treatments in 2023.  The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) market is expected to continue to grow substantially over the next decade, and for good reason. The market for HBOT equipment is growing right along with the demand for treatments, As reported by Globe…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Life-Saving Medicine May marks the third anniversary of Hyperbaric Awareness Month, and the movement is gaining traction. We celebrated some incredible successes in 2022 and 2023 will be even better. This Hyperbaric Awareness Month we invite physicians and patients alike to help spread the word about this life saving and changing…