If you have a sore or wound that hasn’t started to heal in a month or healed entirely in two to three months, Advanced Wound Clinic at First Choice PT in Elko, NV can help
Here at the Advanced Wound Clinic at First Choice Physical Therapy in Elko, we use a customized approach with the most advanced techniques and dressings, when needed, which include Antimicrobial ECM (PuraPly), Bioengineered Living Cells (Apligraf),and Placental Allografts (Affinity) which help reduce risk of infection, improve healing, and prevent complications. Effective wound care is paramount to recovery in healing chronic, infected, and challenging wounds. We look forward to providing the best care for your patients in Elko County. We are preferred providers for Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and most Commercial Insurances. We are now accepting referrals.
Welcome to the Center for Wound Healing
Our doctors and staff offer compassionate, specialized care to help heal your wounds. Our wound care specialists also serve as a resource for your wound care management, providing a customized at-home wound care plan and education on how you can prevent new wounds.
Advanced Wound Clinic at First Choice Physical Therapy in Elko offers services to heal wounds such as diabetic ulcers, lower leg ulcers, pressure ulcers (bed sores), bone infections, gangrene, skin tears or lacerations, radiation burns, and post-operation wounds and infections.
What is Wound Care?
Wound care consists of evaluating and treating non-healing wounds using advanced wound healing technologies as well as traditional medical and surgical therapies. The purpose of wound care is to prevent complications and preserve function. Your wound care physician and care team will determine the appropriate therapies for you and recommend a personal course of wound treatment.
Our wound care experts are equipped with advanced training in their field to provide the latest in wound healing treatments, including Apligraf®. Designed with living, bioactive cells to look, function, and respond like human skin, Apligraf is the only product FDA-approved to heal venous leg ulcers after 4 weeks of failed conventional therapy. It is also FDA-approved to heal diabetic foot ulcers after 3 weeks of failed conventional therapy.
When to Get Help for a Chronic Wound
If you have a sore or wound that is not significantly better in a month or healed entirely in two months, ask your doctor about Advanced Wound Clinic at First Choice Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy at Elko Spine and Rehab. We’ll work with your doctor to create a treatment plan designed for you.
If you or your physician has any questions, please call us for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Typical conditions treated include:
- Venous ulcers
- Arterial insufficiency
- Diabetic ulcers
- Non-healing surgical wounds
- Wounds that require incision and drainage
- Cellulitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Trauma wounds
How Non-healing Wounds Are Treated
Advanced Wound Clinic at First Choice Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy at Elko Spine and Rehab offers a variety of treatment options, depending on the type and severity of non-healing wounds. Your treatment may include the following:
- Infectious disease management
- Physical therapy
- Vascular evaluation
- Laboratory evaluation
- Nutritional management
- Pain management
- Diabetic education
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiology
- Debridement (removal of dead or infected tissue)
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Start healing today
Advanced Modality Wound Care Clinic, operated by First Choice Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy at Elko Spine and Rehab, is a premier facility offering exceptional specialized treatment for wound healing, ostomy care, and foot and nail care. Our outstanding team of certified nurses and physicians possess unique qualifications, extensive experience, and an unwavering commitment to delivering comprehensive care to patients with acute and chronic wounds. We’ll work with your doctor to create a treatment plan designed for you. If you or your physician has any questions, please call us for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Your Next Steps…
Request An Appointment
Receive A Custom Treatment Plan
Work Hard and Progress In Your Recovery
Recover & Enjoy Life Pain-Free!