FOOT ULCER PREVENTION TIPS
posted: Jan. 27, 2020.
The 2019 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot Prevention has made some new guidelines and updated recommendations for foot ulcer prevention.
The IWGDF offers us a guideline that focuses on 6 areas of focus to help prevent ulcerations and how to deal with them.
These include:
1) Identifying the at risk foot
2) Regularly examining and inspecting the at-risk foot
3) Educating the family, patient and healthcare providers
4) Ensuring routine wearing of appropriate footwear
5) Treating risk factors for ulceration
6) Integrated foot care.
These can be taught to a patient and their family members in order for them to be assessing their foot on a regular basis as well to provide the best outcomes possible.
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.
Rothenberg, G. M., & Peterson, B. J. (n.d.). New Developments: Updated Recommendations for Foot Ulcer Prevention. Retrieved January 27, 2020, from https://podiatrym.com/Highlights2.cfm?id=2454
