title: Electroacupuncture: applications in the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds.
abstract: Maximizing the effectiveness of any wound treatment requires that normal wound-healing dynamics are appreciated. In considering adjuvant wound therapies, the clinical evidence supporting a therapy must be fully understood. The biological changes associated with electroacupuncture can have a positive effect on wound healing, although limited clinical data are available.
authors.affiliation: Edward W. Walton, DHSc, APN-C, NP-C, is Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey School of Health Sciences, Galloway, New Jersey. Dr Walton has disclosed that he has no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted June 4, 2012; accepted in revised form January 3, 2013.
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*