Venous leg ulcers
Many
elderly or frail people and their relatives and
carers will be all too familiar with the problems of venous leg
ulcers. Some individual
patients in the West even say that they have largely given up on
familiar treatments, claiming that they do more harm than good. Whilst
this is probably an exaggeration born out of frustration and pain it
does reflect the real distress which many sufferers have endured,
sometimes over very long periods.
In
parts of Eastern Europe venous leg ulcers and other conditions have
long been treated
effectively using light therapy (phototherapy) whilst medicine in the
West focussed on commercial drug-based therapies. Light therapy does
offer very real benefits however and the latest non-laser light
therapy devices from Switzerland offer real hope to many sufferers.
Unlike laser therapy, these non-laser devices treat large areas quickly and conveniently. They do not require special training or eye protection so they may be bought freely by anyone to treat themselves at home. Light therapy can be used whenever the wound is clean and exposed and because treatment only takes a few minutes it can be applied conveniently between change of dressings.
Light therapy can stimulate even stubborn, chronic wounds to start healing. The effect can be remarkable and since all it does is boost the body's own natural healing processes it can be used regularly alongside normal routines.
Unlike laser therapy, these non-laser devices treat large areas quickly and conveniently. They do not require special training or eye protection so they may be bought freely by anyone to treat themselves at home. Light therapy can be used whenever the wound is clean and exposed and because treatment only takes a few minutes it can be applied conveniently between change of dressings.
Light therapy can stimulate even stubborn, chronic wounds to start healing. The effect can be remarkable and since all it does is boost the body's own natural healing processes it can be used regularly alongside normal routines.
For further details visit the Chronic Wounds page.