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Why is it common for nursing home and hospital patients to develop bed sores on their back?

Few medical conditions graphically illustrate neglect, the way that bed sores do. Particularly in patients who develop bed sores on their back, many of these cases represent a medical facilities failure to provide the common sense medical care such as re-positioning patients in bed. Keeping patients in one position for… read more »

Are bed sores on the heels common?

Yes. Call them what you’d like bed sore, pressure sores or decubitus ulcer on heels are the second most common area for bed sores to develop (after the buttock or coccyx area).  Particularly in the bed-bound population, patients are susceptible to developing bed sores on their heels due to the… read more »

What areas of the body are prone to develop bed sores?

Bed sores can develop in any area of the body where pressure is continually applied without relief.  Most frequently, we see bed sores in areas of the body that bear a majority of a person’s body weight when they sit or lay in one position for long periods of time… read more »

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