Effects of physical activity as an adjunct treatment on healing outcomes and recurrence of venous leg ulcers: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Healing time is protracted and ulcer recurrence is common in patients with venous leg ulcers. Although compression is the mainstay treatment, many patients do not heal timely. Physical activity may be a clinically effective adjunct treatment to compression to improve healing outcomes. This scoping review provides a broad overview of the effect of physical activity as an adjunct treatment to compression on wound healing and recurrence. We followed the six-step framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley. We searched electronic databases and trial registration websites for relevant studies and ongoing trials. Two authors independently screened and selected articles. Findings were presented in a descriptive statistical narrative summary. We consulted and presented our findings to the wound con

SUBMITTER: Qiu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature