Hycare for Wounds
Chennai, 600007
Diabetes is the modern day curse that is afflicting not only older people but young ones too. In fact juvenile diabetes is assuming alarming proportion that is causing sleepless nights to the medical fraternity. The Clinic emphasises that most of the complications are preventable with adequate education, routine foot care and attention to footwear and early detection followed by specific advice and treatment. The services offered by the clinic provide the best opportunity to prevent complications resulting in amputations. The Foot Clinic includes modern units with state of the art facilities, a Foot Laboratory carrying out Doppler Studies, Biothesiometry Test (BT Test), Monofilament Test, Foot Scan, Electro Myographic (EMG) and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) studies. The referred patients will be under the monitored care of Diabetologist and Foot Care Educators. This project aims at reducing the amputation rate of diabetic patients who are at a high risk due to diabetic foot complications.