Main description:

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editors Drs. Xiaohua Zhou and Cassandra Renfro bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Wound and Skin Care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as non-operative and operative management of diabetic foot ulceration; advanced burn management; emerging technology in the wound management field; establishment of a comprehensive wound care team; wound care and nutrition; and more.

Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including general skin issues in the adult rehab setting; comprehensive management of pressure injury; seating assessment for the wheelchair population; therapeutic techniques when treating the lymphedema patient; general skin issues in the pediatric population; and more.

Provides in-depth clinical reviews on wound and skin care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Contents:

General Skin Issues in the Adult Rehabilitation Population
Considerations for Skin and Wound Care in Pediatric Patients
Comprehensive Management of Pressure Injury: A Review
Seating and Wheeled Mobility Clinicians Contribute to the Wound Care Team
Establishing a Comprehensive Wound Care Team and Program
Nutrition and Wound Care
The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Wounds
A Stepwise Approach to Nonoperative and Operative Management of the Diabetic Foot Ulceration
Shoe and Bracing Considerations for the Insensate Foot: Shoe considerations for diabetic foot
Post Amputation Skin and Wound Care
An Introduction to Burns
Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema
Emerging Technologies in the Wound Management Field