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    Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic, non-healing wounds, especially ulcers on the feet and legs due to nerve damage in the skin from long-term high blood sugar. Spinal cord injuries are the second leading cause as wounds fail to heal properly because nerve damage impairs the immune system, as seen with Christopher Reeves who died from a non-healing skin ulcer and resulting blood infection. A functioning nervous system is critical for normal wound healing in the body.

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    Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic, non-healing wounds, especially ulcers on the feet and legs due to nerve damage in the skin from long-term high blood sugar. Spinal cord injuries are the second leading cause as wounds fail to heal properly because nerve damage impairs the immune system, as seen with Christopher Reeves who died from a non-healing skin ulcer and resulting blood infection. A functioning nervous system is critical for normal wound healing in the body.

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    OMTT Handouts NonCW - Part9

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    Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic, non-healing wounds, especially ulcers on the feet and legs due to nerve damage in the skin from long-term high blood sugar. Spinal cord injuries are the second leading cause as wounds fail to heal properly because nerve damage impairs the immune system, as seen with Christopher Reeves who died from a non-healing skin ulcer and resulting blood infection. A functioning nervous system is critical for normal wound healing in the body.

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    Why some wounds just don’t heal...

    4 million people suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds in this country.

    The number one cause is diabetes. The diabetic ulcer of the foot and leg are the most
    common chronic, non-healing wounds in the diabetic patient. Scientists agree that the
    diabetic ulcer is “neuropathic” in origin. That means that the underlying problem of
    non-healing is the nerve damage to the skin of the leg due to the chronic diabetes.

    The number two cause of non-healing wounds is spinal cord damage.


    The wounds of paraplegics and quadriplegics do not heal properly
    due to nerve damage resulting in damage to the immune system.
    Christopher Reeves (Superman) was being treated for a non-healing skin ulcer
    that caused a systemic blood infection. The blood infection lead to
    heart failure which resulted in his death.

    A properly functioning nervous system is absolutely critical


    for the normal healing and repair of the body.

    The healing process can be interfered with.

    Dr. Steve Hoffman


    590 Rancho Santa Fe Road
    Encinitas, CA 92024
    760-943-7040

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