Countless people in the United States do not know what Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is, or that it even exists as an effective healing option for a multitude of chronic conditions. CutisCare CEO, Jim Patrick, and head of marketing Kelly Casares launched a national...
Photo Credit: Special arrangement Karnataka, India's government medical center, Victoria Hospital, made headlines when it got the very first hyperbaric oxygen therapy unit in mid-April. Their single patient chamber was imported from the US, and allows...
“Even from my first session my headache was not as intense and it is now a distant memory.”When you learn the answers to these questions, it very well may prove that HBOT is the therapy you've been searching for to give you or your loved ones the relief they seek. ...
HBOT has been around for well over 100 years, and it has a proven track record for healing and supporting treatment for conditions like cancer, back pain, head trauma, broken bones, healing post-surgery, and even MS. This story highlights a charity that is offering...
The following is cited by the FDA Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is well known for treating scuba and deep-sea divers affected by the rapid change in pressure around them. But did you know that HBOT is also used to treat a variety of other health problems, including...
Middle ear barotrauma (MEB) is the most common complication during hyperbaric oxygen therapy
(HBOT). Though Valsalva and Toynbee maneuvers have been proposed to prevent MEB, still some
patients discontinue HBOT due to severe otalgia, hemorrhage or perforation of tympanic
membrane associated with HBOT. Currently, there is no optimal prophylactic management for MEB
associated with HBOT. The aim of this protocol is to investigate the efficacy of
self-acupressure therapy on MEB associated with HBOT.
The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of short-term HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen
treatments) on a range of cognitive abilities. The current study examined whether there is a
HBOT-related short-term cognitive improvement and, if so, what specific cognitive abilities
are improved by the intervention.
Participants were randomized to perform cognitive tasks in one of two chambers with two
different clinical environments: (a) HBOT condition: (2 ATA (atmosphere absolute) 100% oxygen
for 90 minutes). (b) Control condition: in which the chamber was not pressurized (Normobaric
condition- 1 ATA for 90 minutes).
Previous studies shoes that hyperoxia alters microcirculation.The investigators hypothesize
that hyperbaric may restore microcirculation integrity. This hypothesis is supported by a
recent study in rabbits, but no data exists for humans.
The study will expose fifteen healthy volunteers to a succession of different fraction of
inspired oxygen and barometric pressure and assess microcirculatory and macrocirculatory
changes via sidestream dark field videomicroscopy, near-infrared spectroscopy, Laser Doppler,
transthoracic echocardiography and bio-impedancemetry at every step.
The investigators want to evaluate the short duration HBOT can improve glycohemoglobin
(HbA1c) levels, leukocyte count, and serum creatinine levels in patients with DFU (diabetic
foot ulcer) Wagner 3-4.
Due its high incidence, mTBI and its consequences of PPCS are a major public health issue.
There is no consensus regarding the treatment of PPCS in pediatrics. Relying on its results
in adults, HBOT offers a promising new direction of treatment, which targets the basic
pathological processes responsible for post-concussion symptoms.
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in pediatric TBI has never been evaluated.
The aim of the current study is to evaluate in a prospective cross-over, randomized study,
the effect of HBOT on children with PPCS due to mild TBI.
