Mary Shannon with Harold Reed |
Under the
direction of Dr. Thomas
Serena, of Penn North Center, Centers for
Advanced Wound Clinics, Grove City Medical
Center’s Center for Wound Healing provides
specialized wound care. Mary Shannon, CRNP,
CWOCN works with Dr. Serena and several
physical therapists who have received special
certification in wound care to treat patients
suffering from deep, slow healing wounds as a
result of compromised blood circulation.
Treatments range from topical medications and
dressings to infrared heat or electrical
stimulation. Recently, the practitioners have
been prescribing a new treatment for patients
called MIST, which uses ultrasound technology
to spray a saline solution onto the surface of
a wound. MIST is particularly helpful in
removing dead tissue from wounds on the lower
part of the leg. “It penetrates much deeper and
is far less painful than previous methods,”
Mary Shannon explained.
For more information on the Center for Wound
Healing, contact
724-450-7085. |
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