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Treatment of ulcers in India

Diabetes has long since become an important topic in health care in India - and thus also the treatment of the diabetic foot. The requirements there are the same as everywhere in the world: Wounds have to be relieved in order to heal, Dr. Lakshmi Schankhdhar from India explained. Health care does not have the financial means to prescribe scientifically recognized aids such as the total contact cast or ready-made orthoses. Additionally, walking barefoot is still common in many regions in India and it is also important for religious ceremonies. This also makes the acceptance of foot treatments more difficult.

He discovered his method to relieve wounds rather by coincidence, Shankhdhar said. It is mainly based on a foam roller that is positioned directly behind the ulcer with the bandage. The roller is supposed to prevent loading of the ulcer. This self-made roller mainly reduces the force-time-integral, Shankhdhar claims, who was very successful with wound healing, according to his own words. The roller is applied fast and changes the gait pattern only slightly. Due to the kind of manufacturing it is low in price and thus also affordable for the poorer classes of population.