Getting Back to Basic Wound Care

Author: Bill Richlen PT, WCC, DWC

My 25 years in the wound care field has been an incredible journey. Over the years I have been witness to better understanding of wound healing, better research and improved products and technology that has changed the way wounds are managed. At the same time, I regularly hear my students and colleagues share some of the practices being implemented today, along with many myths still being perpetuated, and it makes me wonder “what happened to the basics?”. I once learned from a colleague and now include it my teaching that there are 2 fundamentals to heal all wounds: 1) healthy patient; and 2) healthy wound. As long as those fundamentals are achieved, a wound is likely going to heal despite what you do it … read more