Study: Vibration Can Help Heal Chronic Wounds

Good vibrations, indeed. Researchers at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Stony Brook University in New York have found that diabetic ulcers and other chronic wounds might heal more quickly if they are exposed to gentle vibrations.

During the study, which was performed using mice, vibration was linked to the formation of granulation tissue and other pro-healing changes.

The researchers said this could be applied to humans using a platform that delivers whole-body low-intensity vibrations in uniform vertical oscillations.

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