- Bed sores or pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers are lesions caused by many factors such as unrelieved pressure, friction, humidity, shearing forces, temperature, age, continence, and medication-to any part of the body. This condition is very common to bed ridden patients.
- The use of low pressure mattress is very helpful for such individuals the pressure mattress allows sufficient flow of blood to all the tissues by reducing the pressure on blood vessels consequently further occurance of sores is prevented and bed sores heal faster.