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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Decubitis
ulcers, or bedsores, |
Unlike
other sores, ulcers don't |
Once
the tissue has been dam- |
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36) |
are
ulcers caused by impaired |
crust
over; they remain open |
aged,
massage is strictly locally |
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circulation
to the skin. Lack |
wounds
that are highly vulnerable |
contraindicated
until the sores |
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of
blood supply leads to ir- |
to
infection. |
have
completely healed over |
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replaceable
tissue death. |
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