Iatrogenic burns from the use of hot packs in paraplegic insensate patients

Abstract Conservative therapy for lower back pain can involve physiotherapy employing a variety of modalities including the use of heat. The gel packs designed for heat therapy called “hot packs” usually consist of a silicate gel called Bentonite and are placed directly into contact with the area to...

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Published inInjury extra Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 64 - 65
Main Authors Khan, M.A, Jamnadas-Khoda, B, Gorman, M, West, E, Jay, S, Zafeiris, K, Ghosh, S.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2011
Subjects
Hot pack
Iatrogenic
Insensate
Orthopedics
Insensate
Hot pack
Iatrogenic
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Summary:Abstract Conservative therapy for lower back pain can involve physiotherapy employing a variety of modalities including the use of heat. The gel packs designed for heat therapy called “hot packs” usually consist of a silicate gel called Bentonite and are placed directly into contact with the area to be treated for a fixed duration of time. Iatrogenic injury from these ‘therapeutic’ tools are of particular concern in insensate patients. We present a patient who sustained iatrogenic deep dermal burns to the lower back to increase awareness and improve the practice of this therapeutic modality.
ISSN:1572-3461
1572-3461
DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2011.02.018