Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
Educator in Wound Care and Lymphedema, Wound Care Coordinator at Encompass Health of Ocala
Janet Wolfson is a physical therapist and certified lymphedema therapist with over 30 years of field experience. She is certified in wound care and is currently an instructor in wound care and lymphedema treatment with ILWTI, and is Wound Care Coordinator at Encompass Health of Ocala.
Wolfson’s educational programs include focused training on wound management skills including debridement, dressing selection, differential diagnosis of lower extremity edema, and pressure ulcer prevention. Her career as a physical therapist lead her to specialize in wound care and manual lymphatic drainage, which was driven by her passion for these underserved populations.
Wolfson is an active national speaker and author on wound-related topics. She is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Wound Management, current member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, current member of the Editorial Advisory Board for WoundSource and past board member of the Lighthouse Lymphedema Network.
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
As the 116th Congress ruffles its feathers and dusts out the corners, it's another chance for the Lymphedema Treatment Act (LTA) to become law. The Senate bill was given bill number S 518, whereas the House bill is pending. In the...
By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
My current job as wound coordinator has pulled me into the world of incontinence and the many disciplines that care for people challenged by this disorder. I was previously acquainted with the therapy side as I worked with therapists...
By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
Last spring, I encountered that specific type of patient we sometimes meet, the one who has been through the chronic wound care revolving door so many times that he or she sets out on his or her own path and refuses any byways diverting...
By Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
by Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
So, if you are following my series on the lymphatic system, then recall that last month the topic was causes of lymphedema. Today I will dive into how...
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
Acute care wound or edema professionals are bombarded with multiple kinds of edema that can be treated in many ways—and with many choices of compression garments...
by Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
by Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
Delayed wound healing: how did it start, what are we doing to prevent delay, and what could we be doing differently when delay is noted?
by Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
As I read through wound care articles on pressure injuries and treatments, I keep going back to one thought: why are they still occurring? They are preventable! Staff are educated, have certifications and equipment, and have been oriented...
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
The Inpatient Rehab Facility where I currently work as the Wound Coordinator is a discharge site for a major medical center with an excellent Head and Neck Cancer program, as well as a Trauma Center. This has resulted in a handful (or...
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
It is hard to read a newspaper (my preferred news source) or an online news site without discovering false information. I recently read an NPR article about how to vet news yourself and how to recognize this.1 The...
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
At the beginning of September, I attended the National Lymphedema Network International Conference in Dallas, TX. As with most conferences it was chock-full of new research, meet-ups with former colleagues, vendors with wonderful new and...
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
If you read my last blog on therapeutic interventions to stimulate wound healing, then you...
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
Long ago, in a Physical Therapy Department far away, I met my first lymphedema patient, but did not know that was the cause of her recurring wounds. Into the next decade, I treated more patients with chronic swelling in their legs and we...
by Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
