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Dear Doctors: I got COVID-19, which wasn’t too bad. But now I’ve got long COVID. I’m exhausted all the time, my heart races and I’ve got brain fog. It’s derailing my life. I saw on the news that the method for treating scuba divers with the bends works for long COVID....
RALEIGH, N.C. — Post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of care for it are two issues plaguing the veteran population. Now, there’s an option: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The option became available after the state legislature designated funding for this purpose....
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been around since the 1940′s, when it was first used to treat scuba divers who had decompression sickness. More recently, it’s become a successful treatment to help burn victims and heal wounds. During hyperbaric...
Image Credits @itskimglassOlympic Athlete Kim Glass went into Under Pressure Hyperbarics (a prestigious hyperbaric center in Beverly Hills, CA) to receive treatment for face injuries from a random attack that occurred in Los Angeles. Under Pressure is a Certified...
A question we receive frequently at Extivita is "What is the difference between your chambers, and a soft chamber that zips up?" Not only is it important to under the difference between the two, it's also just as important to understand the mandates that the state of...
Image credits of Dr. Aruna Tummala: Trinergy Integrative psychiatrist Dr. Aruna Tummala, medical director of Trinergy Center for Integrative Psychiatry (12800 W. National Ave., New Berlin), takes a holistic approach to emotional-physical health, blending Western...
Image from CLARE ECHO article It’s over a century since hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment (HBOT) first gained prominence. Treatment for illness caused by deep-sea diving was the first port of call for HBOT and later aiding the healing of wounds during wartime. The...
Photo By Joshua Cox | Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Evan Peck, a member of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) Hyperbaric Medicine team, points out the depth gauge of the recompression chamber on NAS Pensacola, June 14, 2022. The recompression chamber is used...
Takes 3 rather than 9 days; safe and effective for very sick patients, say researchers High pressure (hyperbaric) oxygen resolves severe breathing difficulties in COVID-19 patients much more quickly than standard therapy, taking an average of 3 rather than 9 days,...