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
Wound Care Center Treats Diabetic Ulcers with Hyperbaric Oxygen
A wound care facility that treats patients with diabetic ulcers with Hyperbaric Oxygen, was recently recognized for their service. The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center offers highly specialized care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers,...
Chronic Wounds and HBOT
KAMR/KCIT (Amarillo, TX) - NWTH Hyperbaric Certified Nurse, Shauna Webster, RN, sits down with Today in Amarillo's Jason Britsch to talk about chronic wound care awareness. What wounds are considered chronic wounds? They are wounds that...
Increasing Veteran’s Access to Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments
 The new MISSION Act, passed by Congress last year, could pave the way for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to be covered by the VA. In general, the act is making better healthcare more easily accessible to veterans. There are a couple of specific...
Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is defined as the use of oxygen at higher than atmospheric pressure for the treatment of underlying disease processes and the diseases they produce. Modern HBOT in which 100% O2 is breathed in a pressurized chamber dates back to the 1930s, when it was first used for treatment of decompression illness in divers. There are currently 13 FDA-approved uses for HBOT, including decompression illness, gas gangrene, air embolism, osteomyelitis, radiation necrosis, and the most recent addition—diabetic ulcers. HBOT can dramatically and permanently improve symptoms of chronic TBI months or even many years after the original head injury. This assertion is generally met with skepticism within the medical establishment because we have been taught for generations that any post-concussion symptoms persisting more than 6 months or so after a head injury are due to permanent brain damage that cannot be repaired.
Healing under pressure: Inside a military hyperbaric chamber
At 16, she had a stroke. At 17, her town burned in the Camp Fire. Now, as her community rebuilds, she's healing thanks to hyperbaric therapy. SACRAMENTO, Calif — February 2, 2017, started off as an ordinary day for the Pipkin Family. Patrick and...
The medicalization of sleeplessness: Results of U.S. office visit outcomes, 2008-2015
Previous analysis of U.S. physician office visits (1993-2007) indicated that the medicalization of sleeplessness was on the rise and had potentially negative implications for population health. Our study asks if the medicalization of sleeplessness at the level of patient-physician interaction has persisted over time. Using the most recent years available (2008-2015) of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey we calculated nationally representative estimates for four sleeplessness-related outcomes of physician office visits: sleeplessness complaint, insomnia diagnosis, and prescription of benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics (NBSH).
Hyperbaric oxygen produces a nitric oxide synthase-regulated anti-allodynic effect in rats with paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain
Abstract Research has demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) treatment produced relief of both acute and chronic pain in patients and animal models. However, the mechanism of HBO2Â antinociceptive effect is still elusive. Based on our earlier...
Neurofeedback as a Treatment Intervention in ADHD: Current Evidence and Practice
Abstract Purpose of review:Â Current traditional treatments for ADHD present serious limitations in terms of long-term maintenance of symptom remission and side effects. Here, we provide an overview of the rationale and scientific evidence of the...
Neurofeedback as a Treatment Intervention in ADHD: Current Evidence and Practice
Abstract Purpose of review:Â Current traditional treatments for ADHD present serious limitations in terms of long-term maintenance of symptom remission and side effects. Here, we provide an overview of the rationale and scientific evidence of the...