During World War II, the German Luftwaffe was known to pierce the ear drums of fighter pilots in order to prevent air pressure issues, and even inserted grommets in the membrane to prevent the hole from healing up.

* VAC Therapy, Negative pressure wound therapy as an aid to wound healing

An increasingly common aid to both pre-operative wound maintenance and post-operative graft healing is the use of negative pressure wound therapy ( NPWT ).

A pressure ulcer that is becoming shallower with healing is described in terms of its original deepest depth ( e. g., healing Stage II pressure ulcer ).

Vitamin C supplements have also been shown to help the healing of bed sores or pressure sores in a double-blind study.

Biofilm is one of the most common reasons for delayed healing in pressure ulcers.

Infection prevents healing of pressure ulcers.

Symptoms of infection in a pressure ulcer include slow or stalling healing, pale granulation tissue.

An air cast has pre-inflated cells that put light pressure on the bone, which promotes healing by increasing blood flow to the area.

Subacromial decompression consists of removal of a small portion of the bone ( acromion ) that overlies the rotator cuff, hoping to relieve pressure on the rotator cuff in certain conditions and promote healing and recovery.

However, a more detailed review by the Cochrane Library found no evidence that electromagnetic therapy, a subset of electrotherapy, was effective in healing pressure ulcers or venous stasis ulcers.

This design minimizes the pressure that would be caused by other jewelry designs that contribute to rejection in healing surface piercings.

Varma adi or Marma adi (" hitting vital spots ") is a part of the art of healing and harming Varma Kalai, ) Marma Vidhya, It is a component of adi murai " law of hitting " which is a martial art that teaches methods to attack pressure points of the human body.

It is often believed that eye pads used in " pressure patching " may improve comfort and promote healing by preventing repeated eyelid blinking that may cause further physical disruption to the cornea.

Although corset piercings are usually intended to be laced, during the healing period, especially the initial healing period, surface piercings intended to be part of permanent corset piercings are not usually laced as it puts pressure, torsion, and tension on the piercing that can increase the chances of migration and rejection.

Another study found it also effective for healing limb ulcers caused by peripheral vascular disease.

People with diabetes-related nerve damage, for instance, sustain poorly healing foot ulcers as a result of decreased sensation.

The lack of the acid in the stomach will aid in the healing of duodenal ulcers, and reduces the pain from indigestion and heartburn, which can be exacerbated by stomach acid.

Treatment of H. pylori usually leads to clearing of infection, relief of symptoms and eventual healing of ulcers.

Ranitidine and famotidine are available over the counter at pharmacies, both as brand-name drugs and as generics, and work by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces allowing healing of ulcers.

In recent years, advances have been made in accelerating healing of chronic wounds and ulcers.

As it inhibits Helicobacter pylori, is used as an aid for healing stomach and duodenal ulcers, and in moderate amounts may soothe an upset stomach.

Substance P has been known to stimulate cell growth in culture, and it was shown that substance P could promote wound healing of non-healing ulcers in humans.

In herbal medicine, Mare's tail has a number of uses, chiefly to do with healing wounds, e. g. stopping internal and external bleeding, curing stomach ulcers, and soothing inflammation of the skin.

Locals of Moomy city on Socotra island use the Dracaena resin as a sort of cure-all, using it for such things as general wound healing, a coagulant ( though this is ill-advised with commercial products, as the Daemonorops species acts as an anti-coagulant and it is usually unknown what species the dragon's blood came from ), curing diarrhea, lowering fevers, dysentery diseases, taken internally for ulcers in the mouth, throat, intestines and stomach, as well as an antiviral for respiratory viruses, stomach viruses and for such skin disorders as eczema.

Short-term treatment in healing and symptomatic relief of duodenal ulcers and erosive or ulcerative gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD ); maintaining healing and reducing relapse rates of heartburn symptoms in patients with GERD ; treatment of daytime and nighttime heartburn and other symptoms associated with GERD ; long-term treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and in combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin to eradicate Helicobacter pylori.

Cerebrum directed conflicts ( affecting the rest of mesoderm-derived tissues and all ectoderm-derived ones ) show either cell decrease ( necroses, ulcers ) or function impairment or interruption in the active phase, and the replenishment of the damaged tissues in the healing phase ( which can also be diagnosed as a tumor ).

The biological effects of salivary EGF include healing of oral and gastroesophageal ulcers, inhibition of gastric acid secretion, stimulation of DNA synthesis as well as mucosal protection from intraluminal injurious factors such as gastric acid, bile acids, pepsin, and trypsin and to physical, chemical and bacterial agents.

Currently, PPIs are, depending on the specific drug, FDA indicated for erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD ), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, eradication of H. pylori, duodenal and gastric ulcers, and NSAID-induced ulcer healing and prevention, but not functional dyspepsia.

Apollo Cunomaglus may have been a god of healing.

Cunomaglus himself may originally have been an independent healing god.

However, there is no evidence to support this practice and it may in fact delay healing.

Methods may incorporate or base themselves on traditional medicine, folk knowledge, spiritual beliefs, or newly conceived approaches to healing.

After this, the senior priest ( or bishop ) pours pure olive oil and a small amount of wine into the shrine lamp, and says the " Prayer of the Oil ", which calls upon God to "... sanctify this Oil, that it may be effectual for those who shall be anointed therewith, unto healing, and unto relief from every passion, every malady of the flesh and of the spirit, and every ill ..." Then follow seven series of epistles, gospels, long prayers, Ektenias ( litanies ) and anointings.

Therefore, God may or may not grant physical healing to the sick.

The healing conferred by anointing is thus a spiritual event that may not result in physical recovery.

To support improved resistance or usability, comfort or healing, some type of stump socks may be worn instead of or as part of wearing a prosthesis.

It may also be deliberately induced by pharmaceutical agents in order to preserve higher brain functions following brain trauma, or to save the patient from extreme pain during healing of injuries or diseases.

When they have a proven record of healing, they may submit their names for publication in the directory of practitioners and teachers in the Christian Science Journal.

Cryonics ( from Greek κρύος kryos-meaning icy cold ) is the low-temperature preservation of humans and animals who can no longer be sustained by contemporary medicine, with the hope that healing and resuscitation may be possible in the future.

Alternatively, elapsed time may represent the gradual process of healing of old hatreds.

Another early use of dance may have been as a precursor to ecstatic trance states in healing rituals.

" Those who actively lay hands on others and pray with them to be healed are usually aware that healing may not always follow immediately.

Proponents of faith healing say it may come later, but that it may not come at all.

The apostle Paul believes healing is one of the special gifts of the Holy Spirit, and that the possibility exists that certain persons may possess this gift to an extraordinarily high degree.

Sometimes the help sought may be for the sake of healing disease, sometimes it may be for the sake of healing the psyche, sometimes the goal is to promote harmony between human groups or between humans & nature.

The authors suggest that morphine administration in the acute post-injury period may reduce resistance to infection and may impair the healing of the wound.

From the earliest finds, opium has appeared to have ritual significance, and anthropologists have speculated that ancient priests may have used the drug as a proof of healing power.