Medical Sheepskin Pelt Pads for Bedsores and Pressure Sores, Large Size (38” x 24” x 1”)

I can’t get over the quality of the piece I received! The fur/wool feels like butter, yet will give ample protection from the heavy crease in my husband’s wheelchair back. There was zero smell and the wool was the correct length for our needs. I would buy a giant piece as a blanket, it feels that good. The fact that it’s medical grade quality makes it even better.

I sit on the sofa on my side with my legs up. I prop up my torso on a couple of throw pillows so that I can sit up high enough to reach my computer, which I have on a mobile table in front of me.If you can imagine the position I'm in, you can see that most of my weight is resting on my outer thigh. I used to simply rest my thigh against the material of the sofa. Then, one day, I happened to notice a darkening of my skin at the exact place on my thigh that I always sat on.I'm diabetic. I know that diabetics are prone to skin-breakdown due to pressure on the skin. A person confined to a bed develops skin ulcers because pressure between the skin and the surface of the bed blocks the flow of blood to these areas. As a result of the constriction caused by pressure, blood and oxygen can't nourish the skin tissue. The skin begins to break down. At first, the skin turns dark and rough. Eventually, the skin tissue breaks open, resulting in an open sore.My doctor told me, "Don't sit in the same position all the time. Switch sides, if you're insistent on lying on your side." I asked for a prescription cream or a salve to treat my darkened skin. She said the darkening will go away on its own if you stop sitting in the same position all the time." So no fancy creams.After researching ways to help my skin to heal faster, I came across the "sheepskin" approach. The sheepskin had to come a particular kind of sheep - something about the texture the the hair and how its hair shaft is stiff enough to keep the weight of the body elevated and not resting directly on a hard surface.This particular piece of sheepskin that I keep under my thigh is incredibly soft, but it manages to keep blood flowing to my thigh. As a result, slowly but surely, the roughness of my skin on the darkened skin has become smooth. Best of all, the dark skin has faded.I still switch sides (seldom, though). But I know that the sheepskin stopped the progression of skin breakdown (and the eventual ulcerated open sore).I would recommend this type of sheepskin over less expensive knock-offs comprising of lamb's wool from the wrong breed of sheep.

My husband sits all day, I got this to prevent heat from the chair in his back. He love this!!

This product is amazing, it has really helped with my husbands sores!! However I didn’t have care instructions and I think I messed it up!

Was especially useful for my husband while undergoing chemo and sleeping a lot. Gave him comfort and avoided skin irritation. I recommend these for anyone forced to spend a lot of time laying or sitting.