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 keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
A cost-analysis case study of radiation cystitis treatment including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: To undertake an economic analysis of the direct costs of treating radiation cystitis from a purchaser perspective, comparing conservative, non-operative and surgical interventions with hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT). A male in his 60s...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radiation cystitis in patients with prostate cancer: a long-term follow-up study.
Abstract: To assess the safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) for treating radiation cystitis a long-term follow-up study was done in patients with prostate cancer, the second most common malignancy in Japan. A total of 38 patients at an...
The role of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Diabetic foot ulcers are still extremely difficult to heal. Therefore, therapeutic options to improve healing rates are continuously being explored. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used in addition to standard treatment of the diabetic...
Reduction of apoptosis in ischemic retinas of two mouse models using hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Abstract: To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) chamber treatment in mouse models of retinal ischemia. Unilateral central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) or optic nerve crush (ONC) was induced in 50 mice each, of which 30 were...
Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T cell pattern in psoriatic patients: modulation of cytokines and gene targets induced by etanercept treatment and correlation with clinical response
Abstract Background: Psoriasis is sustained by pro-inflammatory CD4+ T helper cells mainly belonging to the Th1, Th17 and Th22 lineage. Objective: To identify whether treatment with the anti-tumour-necrosis-factor antagonist etanercept is able to...
Controversial issues in hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine Workshop.
Abstract: Every few years, the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) publishes its recommendations concerning the clinical indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The last recommendations were issued during the 7th European...
Painful diabetic neuropathy: an update.
Abstract: Diabetes, a silent killer, is a leading cause of neuropathy. Around 50% of diabetic patients develop peripheral neuropathy in 25 years. Painful diabetic neuropathy manifests as burning, excruciating, stabbing or intractable type of pain...
Effects of thermal therapy combining sauna therapy and underwater exercise in patients with fibromyalgia
Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder that is characterized by widespread pain with localized tenderness. We aimed to investigate whether thermal therapy combining sauna therapy and underwater exercise improved pain, symptoms,...
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy: an underrecognized entity.
Abstract: Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), or calciphylaxis, is an uncommon and underrecognized disease that often occurs in the setting of chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease. It is characterized by small-vessel calcification,...