Physical Therapy and Wound Care

Wound healing is most successful when addressed by a multidisciplinary team. Physical therapists play a vital role in wound prevention, but also can perform more advanced wound care treatments such as debridement or use of modalities to promote healing. Movement is a key component of wound healing, and physical therapists are experts in facilitating movement. For more details, check out this interview with Right Step Therapy’s Willow Henry (PT, DPT) located in this blog post from Academic Minute.