Pressure sores (also known as bedsores, pressure ulcers, or decubitus ulcers) are skin and underlying tissue lesions caused by sustained pressure on the skin. This pressure can cause a reduced blood supply to the area, resulting in injured or damaged tissue - this is a pressure sore.

Are you wondering how to avoid getting pressure sores? Read further to learn about the causes and prevention of pressure sores. Further, we will tell you how Down Under Wool's Australian Medical Sheepskin Overlays can help you prevent bedsores.

Stages of Pressure Sore Development

Causes of Pressure Sores:

We normally keep moving around when we are awake or asleep. On the other hand, when we cannot move and remain in the same position for longer, pressure sores may develop. If someone is ill, weak, or bedridden, they are susceptible to pressure ulcers.

In addition to this, there are other factors that can lead to the development of pressure sores, including

● Immobility - staying in the same place for longer
● Obesity - can lead to increased pressure and immobility.
● Underweight - as the thin skin can lead to reduced padding around bones.
● Poor diet and dehydration
● Limited control of bowels or bladder
● Wearing ill-fitted shoes
● Wearing a surgical device
● Diabetes or any other disease that can reduce the ability to feel pain.

Prevention of Pressure Sores:

Pressure sores may form gradually or can develop quickly in weak and ill people. Bedsores can appear as fast as in 20 minutes and take up to 6 months to heal. Further more, pressure sores can re-occur. Therefore, it is better to ensure that they do not develop in the first place.

Following are some care tips to prevent pressure sores.

● It's necessary to change your position regularly- at least every 2-3 hours, either by yourself or with the help from a caregiver.
● Check your body, especially those parts that are vulnerable to pressure, for early symptoms of pressure ulcers.
● Maintain a proper hygiene routine.
● Stop smoking and reduce alcohol consumption.
● Have pressure reducing padding on beds and wheelchairs.
● Adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and a proper sleeping routine.

Down Under Wool's Medical Sheepskin Overlays for the Prevention of Pressure Sores:

Pressure Sore Prevention is preferable since pressure sores are life threatening, painful and debilitating. Pressure Sores may also take up to 6 months to heal; even if treated. Complete healing may not occur, and sores may reappear if prevention measures are not used. If you cannot move frequently or are confined to a bed or chair, you should have comfortable bedding or use extra padding on the bed or chair to avoid bedsores.

Down Under Wool provides one of the most comfortable Medical Sheepskin Overlays to increase comfort in a bed or chair. Use these products by lying or sitting directly on the wool for best benefits. HiTemp UR Australian Medical Sheepskin overlays are made of Merino wool imbedded in the tanned leather backing. The backing feels like an ultra soft chamois. Place the Wool Overlay on the bed or chair and get the protection needed.

M102

Further, Down-Under-Wool offers are available in 3 formats (M102- Natural Shape , M102C- Rectangular, SC104-Large Rectangular). With proper care, these overlays will last a lifetime. Shear Comfort Overlays are guaranteed for 50 washes in Woolskin.

M102C           SC104

Shear Comfort Australian Medical Sheepskin Superior Overlay: SC104

= BEST

The Superior Overlay is made 3 or 4 Australian Medical Sheepskins: AS4480.1. It offers the BEST protection for the whole body; being large enough to protect the skin from the head to the toes. The very dense Merino wool pile reduces pressure skin moisture and shear..the 3 major causes of Pressure Sores.

Machine washable and guaranteed for 50 washes in Woolskin.

Summary

To summarize, pressure sores are damaged skin and tissues that can result from lasting pressure. They can develop if a person remains in the same posture for an extended period of time without moving. However, it is advisable to take precautions to avoid these sores and treat them as soon as they appear. Australian Medical Sheepskin Overlays by Down-Under-Wool are excellent for comforting bedding that can prevent pressure sores.