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Treating Chronic Radiation Tissue Injury

Advancements In Treating Chronic Radiation Tissue Injury (CRTI) & Soft Tissue Radionecrosis (STRN)

Do you have patients suffering from Chronic Radiation Tissue Injury (CRTI) & Soft Tissue Radionecrosis (STRN)? If you answered yes to that question, we’d like to share some hope and good news about effective treatments for these debilitating side effects of radiation therapy. The first step in treating chronic wounds is information. In this post…
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Cardiovascular Health And The Impact On Chronic Wounds

February is American Heart Month.  Cardiovascular disease has numerous detrimental health effects on Americans, including non-healing, chronic wounds. A strong, healthy heart muscle is essential for overall health, but heart disease is a reality that takes a life approximately every 34 seconds in the U.S. The good news? Not all heart disease is deadly, and…
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Comprehensive Wound Management for Advanced Outcomes

Comprehensive Wound Management for Advanced Outcomes

It’s a new year, and there is new hope for patients struggling with the late effects of radiotherapy, including Osteomyelitis.  In this post, we’ll discuss positive wound care outcomes related to osteomyelitis, chronic refractory osteomyelitis, and the late effects of radiation therapy.  So what exactly is osteomyelitis? In simple terms, osteomyelitis is a bone infection…
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Managing Chronic Wounds Throughout The Holidays

Managing Chronic Wounds Throughout The Holidays

The 2022 holiday season is officially here, and the CĹ«tisCare team wanted to share some thoughts on how patients with chronic wounds can enjoy the holidays and still stay current with their treatments and wound-care plans.   As a leading provider of wound care management services to hospitals and physicians, CĹ«tisCare is focusing our efforts again…
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CutisCare Diabetic Ulcers & Hyperbaric Medicine

Treating The Adverse Effects of Diabetes: Diabetic Foot Ulcers & Hyperbaric Medicine

This November, the team at Cutiscare is doing our part to help save limbs and lives-empowering patients and care teams with powerful solutions to fight diabetes-related foot wounds with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). We’re confident that we’re making an impact with our game-changing therapies and wound care partners. Although the number of patients with chronic…
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Wound Healing After Radiation Therapy

Wound Healing After Radiation Therapy—Is HBOT Part of Your Treatment Plan?

Wound Healing After Radiation Therapy-Is HBOT Part of Your Treatment Plan? According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States in 2022. Radiation therapy will be utilized as an effective treatment in over half of those cancer patients. The American Cancer Society estimates…
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HBOT for Peripheral Artery Disease

Advancements In the Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease

In recognition of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) awareness month, the entire CĹ«tisCare team wanted to share our hope, dedication to care, and some timely information surrounding efficacious, non-invasive treatments.  Nearly 20 million Americans suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD).  PAD is also the leading contributing factor in lower extremity amputations. An estimated 200,000 Americans suffer…
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Adding a hyperbaric service line

How to Add a Hyperbaric Service Line To Your Hospital or Practice

Should your facility consider adding hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as a service line? We’ve helped hundreds of organizations answer that question. But what does HBOT mean to your organization? The Mayo Clinic provides an excellent definition: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment for…
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Treating Diabetic Foot Wounds

What Is HBOT’s Role In The Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Wounds?

Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) have a definitive role in the podiatric treatment of chronic diabetic foot wounds?  At CĹ«tisCare we recognize that HBOT can play an essential role in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Education is foundational to the services we provide for physicians, clinicians, and administrators in hospitals and care facilities of…
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A Comprehensive Approach to Healing

A Comprehensive Approach to Healing: The Value Behind Early Intervention

How valuable is early intervention HBOT in a comprehensive wound care treatment plan?  Our team of physicians and clinicians believe that early intervention can be a game-changer in wound care. We’ll discuss the what, the why, and the how of early wound diagnosis and treatment in this post.  But first, let’s look at some of…
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy—The Advanced Therapy Everyone Needs to Know About

May is Hyperbaric Awareness month.  This is year two of the awareness initiative that the team at CĹ«tisCare launched a year ago today, to elevate awareness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as an effective healing option for many different chronic conditions. Still, many patients go without this treatment because they are unaware of treatment indications,…
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Chronic Foot Wound Treatment And Limb Preservation

How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Impacting Chronic Foot Wound Treatment And Limb Preservation

There are many different causes of chronic foot wounds. But by far, the most prominent cause is diabetes.  Approximately 200,000 non-traumatic amputations occur in the United States each year, and of those, more than 130,000 are related to diabetes. Diabetes is often described as an epidemic by public health officials in the U.S. The ripple…
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