Advanced Wound Care
LiveStrong Therapy is one of the leading advanced wound care programs in the Chicagoland area that services patients in our clinic and your home. Our hybrid practice enables us to provide you or your loved one with a custom program that highlights convenience by bringing our state-of-the-art equipment to you to ensure optimal safety and consistency of services until full wound closure. Before discharge, our clinicians will review all preventative best practice measures the patient or their caregivers can perform to sustain all goal outcomes for improved patient independence and/or quality of life.
Due to the unforeseen secondary complications that can occur from a chronic wound that is slow healing with traditional wound care interventions, our experienced health care team prides itself on utilizing cutting-edge technology as described below to reduce healing times by more than 50% with specified energy modalities.
Low-frequency ULTRAMIST System
ULTRAMIST is a non-contact debridement method that promotes wound healing using low-frequency ultrasound and saline mist. Studies show it can help wounds close 50% faster than traditional methods. It’s ideal for individuals with low pain tolerance and is a great alternative to sharp debridement. It’s effective for diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers, deep tissue injuries, and surgical wounds.
High-Frequency Ultrasound
A non-invasive and non-radioactive ultrasound modality can be used to treat deeper wounds such as tunnel or sinus wounds.
(DermaPACE) Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression
The electro-hydraulic method is a unique sound wave technology that uses high energy, non-thermal acoustic pressure waves generated through electric discharge in a fluid. This method delivers modulated shockwaves directly to the wound bed and surrounding tissue to promote wound healing and closure. Patients treated with PACE are twice as likely to achieve 90-100% wound closure as those who received sham treatment within 12 weeks. DermaPACE is the first FDA-cleared energy treatment for diabetic foot ulcers in the United States.
Selective Debridement
During the wound healing process, it is often necessary to eliminate non-viable tissues, such as necrotic and slough tissues, which can obstruct the healing process.
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
The “Wound Vac” reduces edema and bacterial overload, all while improving tissue perfusion and granulation.
Amniotic Membrane Allograft Application
A dehydrated extracellular matrix, an amniotic membrane allograft, can be used as a scaffold to support the body’s native tissue. It adheres to wounds of all sizes and shapes, is immune privileged, and has angiogenic properties. This intervention complies with the FDA and AATB and significantly reduces wound healing times.