PRESSURE ULCERS develop when persisting pressure on bony prominences obstructs healthy capillary flow, leading to tissue necrosis.1 Pressure ulcers tend to affect the elderly, the immobile, and neurologically impaired individuals.2-4 An estimated 2.5 million pressure ulcers are treated each year in acute care hospitals in the United States.4 Pressure ulcers can induce pain,5 impair