Laurie M. Rappl, PT, DPT, CWS

Learning From My DME Experience: Turning A Negative Into A Positive

02/10/2012

It is easy to focus on the negative; we all do it from time-to-time. However, the goal of this article is to take a negative personal experience and turn it into positive information for Today’s Wound Clinic’s busy readers. Durable medical...

It is easy to focus on the...

02/10/2012

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DME: From the Patient’s Perspective

10/06/2011

Laurie M. Rappl , PT, DPT, CWS;

From the patient’s perspective, durable medical equipment (DME) can be both a blessing and a curse. The companies that supply the DME to the patient, often called DME providers, can also be a blessing or a curse to the patient, depending on...

From the patient’s...

10/06/2011

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Use of a Support Surface Standard to Test the Effects of a Turning and Positioning Device vs Low-air-loss Therapy on Temperature and Humidity

Abstract Body: Turning and repositioning devices (TRDs) help to reduce strain on caregivers but clinicians question their effects on humidity and temperature (microclimate) at the skin su...

Laurie M. Rappl , PT, DPT, CWS;

Evan Call , MS, CSM-NRM;

11/23/2020