by HBOT News | Aug 13, 2014 | Cancer
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaw is a significant complication of radiotherapy for oral cavity cancer. In addition to antibiotic medication, treatment options such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, surgical approaches, and combined therapy with pentoxifylline...
by HBOT News | Aug 12, 2014 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity for millions of young people and military personnel around the world every year. Regardless of severity, neurological dysfunction is a sequela of TBI. Although many preclinical and...
by HBOT News | Aug 12, 2014 | Peripheral Neuropathy
Abstract: Despite established exposure limits and safety standards, and the availability of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, each year 50,000 people in the United States visit emergency departments for CO poisoning. Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur from brief exposures...
by HBOT News | Aug 12, 2014 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) treatment accelerates the healing process of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) by increasing tissue oxygenation in hypoxic tissues. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is produced as a result of serum albumin flowing through ischemic tissues....
by HBOT News | Aug 8, 2014 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Fibromyalgia
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment for a variety of conditions, particularly nonhealing wounds. The treatment requires the inhalation of pure oxygen in a sealed chamber that is pressurized to 1.5 to 3 times that of normal atmospheric pressure....
