Enhanced healing of diabetic foot ulcers using local heat and electrical stimulation for 30 min three times per week.

Background: Electrical stimulation (ES) with heating is effective in healing chronic wounds. However, it this effect due to ES alone or both heating and ES? The aim of the present study was to deduce the individual roles of heat and ES in the healing of chronic wounds.

Methods: The study was performed on 20 patients (mean age 48.

The combined effect of a three-channel electrode delivery system with local heat on the healing of chronic wounds.

Background: Historically, electrical stimulation (ES) has been used as a treatment for wound care. However, some studies show wounds healing with ES, whereas others do not. Part of the difficulty can be resolved by using heat to help dilate blood vessels, but an inherent problem with ES is uneven currents across the wound due to the use of only two electrodes.

A new electrode design to improve outcomes in the treatment of chronic non-healing wounds in diabetes.

Background: Chronic wounds are life-threatening in people with diabetes. Some studies show that electrical stimulation (ES) can help wounds heal, while others do not. But, ES is usually applied using a two-electrode system, where current distribution is greatest in the center line between the electrodes.