Bedsores
They are also called as pressure sores or pressure ulcers — are injuries to skin s
and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin.
Bedsores most often develop on skin that covers bony areas of the body, such as the heels,
ankles, hips and tailbone.
People most at risk of bedsores are those with a medical condition that
limits their ability to change positions, requires them to use a wheelchair
or confines them to a bed for a long time.
Bedsores can develop quickly and are often difficult to treat.
Several things can help prevent some bedsores and help with healing.
At stage 1:
The beginning stage of a pressure sore has the following characteristics:
• The skin is not broken.
• The skin appears red on people with lighter skin color,
and the skin doesn’t briefly lighten (blanch) when touched.
• On people with darker skin, the skin may show discoloration,
and it doesn’t blanch when touched.
• The site may be tender, painful, firm, soft, warm or cool
compared with the surrounding skin.
At stage II:
• The outer layer of skin (epidermis) and part of the underlying layer of
skin (dermis) is damaged or lost.
• The wound may be shallow and pinkish or red.
• The wound may look like a fluid-filled blister
or a ruptured blister.
At stage III
The ulcer is a deep wound:
• The loss of skin usually exposes some fat.
• The ulcer looks crater-like.
• The bottom of the wound may have some yellowish dead tissue.
• The damage may extend beyond the primary wound below layers of healthy skin.
A stage IV ulcer shows large-scale loss of tissue:
• The wound may expose muscle, bone or tendons.
• The bottom of the wound likely contains dead tissue
that’s yellowish or dark and crusty.
• The damage often extends beyond the primary wound below layers of healthy skin.
People are at risk of developing pressure sores if they have difficulty moving
and are unable to easily change position while seated or in bed.
Immobility may be due to:
• Generally poor health or weakness
• Paralysis
• Injury or illness that requires bed rest or wheelchair use
• Recovery after surgery
• Sedation
• Coma
Ayurveda home treatments for bedsore:
1) Wash peel and grind 2-3 beetroots into paste with the help of sieve extract
its juice and mix it with honey,
apply to the affected area and tie a bandage in affected
area repeat the procedure for 2 to 3 times a day.
2) Peel the outer layer of alovera take the pulp from inside apply that
to the affected area two –three times a day.
Kashayas recommended for washing the wounds:
Panchatiktaka kashaya
Panchavalkala kashaya
Manjishthadi kashaya
Nimbapatra kashaya
Triphala kashaya
Potent Ayurveda oils:
Ropana thailam, jathyadi thailam and gritam,
Vranabhairava taila are useful against the bed sores.
In non-infective wounds:
Kanaka Talia is very effective.
Ointments Useful in non healing ulcers: Sindoora malahara and Gandhakadya malahara
Bed sore is the health complaint which makes the patient and the family dreadful.
Early detection, good hygiene and local and oral medicines can help in quick healing.
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