Micro-Environmental Changes in Wounds areSignificantly Influenced by Intermittent PneumaticImpulse Compression (IIC)

Wound pH remains in the focus of scientific considerations for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic wounds as emphasized in recent studies [1-7]. Supported by abundant evidence, it may be taken for granted that a rapid acute wound healing occurs with low, acidic pH values at starting points below a pH value of 3. This difference in the wound environmental pH value in acute and chronic wounds has been shown to be relative to differences in the character of exudate which affects pH value [2,3,5,6].