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
High-Dose Intravenous Ascorbic Acid: Ready for Prime Time in Traumatic Brain Injury?
Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading public health problems in the USA and worldwide. It is the number one cause of death and disability in children and adults between ages 1-44. Despite efforts to prevent TBIs, the incidence...
Senate VA Committee Passes Legislation on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Back in October 2019, at Senator Cramer’s invitation, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and the Senator toured Healing with Hyperbarics of North Dakota, a Fargo-based HBOT clinic. Cramer states, “The primary point of the federal government is the defense...
Asymptomatic Patients Received Repetitive HBOT Protocols to Evaluate Sustained Cardiac Effect
One of the largest hyperbaric treatment centers in the world, The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, announced exciting results from a recent study; leading the medical industry to believe that a HBOT...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers with arterial insufficiency
Abstract: BackgroundDiabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are frequently associated with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and may ultimately lead to amputations of the lower extremity. Adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) might foster...
Oxygen Under Pressure Resolving TBI’s & Suicide – Hailed as Most Important Scientific Breakthrough for 2019
Research Triangle Park, NC (January 21, 2020) - Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently introduced the TBI and PTSD Treatment Act [House Bill 4370; Senate Bill 2504], in late 2019 to direct the Veterans...
When to worry about sudden hearing loss and what to do about it
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), also known as sudden deafness, is hearing loss that is not caused by trauma - like a firecracker exploding next to your ear. It is an unexplained and rapid hearing loss that can happen overnight. SSNHL...
The effect of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy on myocardial function
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygenation therapy is successfully implemented for the treatment of several disorders. Data on the effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on echocardiographic parameters in asymptomatic patients is limited. The current study sought...
Investigational HBOT indications: Inflammatory bowel disease
One of the earliest documented cases of HBOT to treat complications of Crohn’s disease (CD) was in 1989. It was a woman with "severe perineal CD that defied medical therapy for eight years". In this particular case the woman was treated with...
Vitamin B-6 intake is inversely related to, and the requirement is affected by, inflammation status
Abstract Low circulating pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) concentrations have been linked to inflammatory markers and the occurrence of inflammatory diseases. However, the implications of these findings are unclear. The measurement of PLP and...