Medical terms change over time as our understanding of health conditions improves. The way we describe pressure injuries has gone from “bedsores” to “pressure ulcers” and now to “pressure injuries.” ...

Patients confined to bed in one position for long periods are almost certain to get blisters over the lower spine. Patients who develop ulcers, as sometimes happens among aged victims of broken ...

What is a pressure ulcer or bedsore? A pressure ulcer, or bedsore, is an area of skin - and sometimes also the tissue underneath - that has become damaged because of pressure. An ulcer may develop ...