HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
Why PVHO Mandates are Enforced in 11 States for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
In Today's Wound Clinic article dated May 2022, written by W.T. Workman, we learn more about why compliance is so important with the ASME PVHO (Pressure Vessel for Human Occupancy) mandates, and what that means for the state of North Carolina, and...
Inside Kendall Jenner’s VERY expensive wellness room: Self-confessed ‘hypochondriac’ installs $23K hyperbaric chamber
Kendall Jenner had hinted all season long that she was practically obsessed with health and wellness, with fans getting to see her wellness room in The Kardashians season finale. The 26-year-old supermodel was seen earlier in the season getting NAD...
At age 82, Joseph Maroon credits oxygen therapy for his triathlon success
Dr. Joseph Maroon, longtime team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been competing in triathlons for 37 years, crediting the races for lifting him out of a depression after the death of his father. He’s tried various training methods...
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy could help ease migraines
Sarah Todd, who runs Oxify centres in Leeds and Retford, explained the life-changing results her patients say they have experienced from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. The therapy itself involves breathing in near-pure oxygen in a carefully-controlled...
Hyperbaric Chamber Hood Saves Doctors Life During Pandemic
During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, Dr. Morton Altwerger fell ill with Covid-19. He struggled with severe symptoms, his breathing became difficult, and ended up at Phelps Hospital emergency room. Knowing the mortality risks of being...
HBOT News Network Podcast: Elena Schertz & Extivita RTP
Elena Schertz, NP of Extivita-RTP in North Carolina, discusses how her clinic is actively healing the injured and sick with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), including veterans, sports athletes and COVID long-haulers. She explains the proven...
David Rachels doing well, beginning to walk
Courtesy Image of David Rachels receiving HBOTSANDPOINT – David Rachels, 19, has made incredible strides in his recovery since being struck by a vehicle in mid-March. Rachels was riding his scooter to work when a driver ran a red light at the...
Alzheimer’s disease: hyperbaric oxygen proposed as treatment in new study
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, has long been associated with a build-up of plaques (clumps of protein) in the brain. Scientists in Israel have shown that a type of oxygen therapy can stop new plaques forming and even remove...
Could hyperbaric oxygen be an effective therapy option for pathological scars? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background:Â Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy involves breathing pure oxygen or a high oxygen concentration above atmospheric (ATM) pressure in an enclosed chamber. Studies on pathological scars have demonstrated that HBO can inhibit the...