A chronic wound is a wound that has not started to heal in 4 weeks or is not completely healed in 8 weeks. At any given time, almost six million Americans suffer from problem wounds. The staff at Mount Nittany Center for Wound Care specializes in treatments for a variety of wounds.

Specifically

• Diabetic wounds
• Ischemic wounds
• Pressure wounds
• Venous wounds

Other

• Acute trauma
• Burns
• Drug/disease induced wounds
• Postoperative wounds
• Radiation injury

It can be very frustrating and time-consuming to heal these wounds. Mount Nittany Center for Wound Care utilizes the most up-to-date approaches that have proven to be highly effective in the wound-healing process, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What to Expect:

Wound management is designed to complement physician services. While the primary care physician will continue to treat the causes, the staff at the Center will support the physician with a focus on wound healing.

Patients will undergo a thorough diagnostic exam to identify the type of wound and any underlying problems causing the delay in its healing process. When identified, a tailored treatment plan will be initiated based on the most effective ways to heal the wound. Treatment options that may by considered include

• Debridement
• Diabetic education
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Infectious disease management
• Laboratory evaluation
• Nuclear medicine
• Pain management
• Physical therapy
• Radiology
• Vascular evaluation