Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic wounds

Impaired blood flow is one of the hallmarks of diabetes, leading to many severe complications, including but not limited to ulcers and open wounds. When high blood sugar is also involved in the wound process, as is the case with many diabetics, then hyperbaric oxygen should be immediately looked at and deployed <view study>

Chronic wounds require a minimum of 20 hours of HBOT

A very common question is “How many hyperbaric sessions are needed?” In terms of chronic wounds, the answer normally will be “more than 20 hours”, and this study supports this answer <view study>

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for spider bites and non-healing wounds

Brown spider bites can present with major ramifications and hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used as one of the therapeutic interventions for this condition. The problem with its use is that HBOT is normally only deployed 2 to 6 days following the bite, due to the extensive time involved in diagnosing many of these bites. This study follows 3 patients that were treated with HBOT on average of 2 to 3 months following a spider bite. The wounds of all 3 patients healed, causing the researchers to view HBOT as a valuable tool for non-healing wounds from spider bites, and can be successfully used even after many months have elapsed <view study>

Combining Hyperbaric oxygen therapy with PRP for diabetic wounds

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and PRP are both gaining popularity in sports medicine and rehabilitation therapies and many clinics are combining both procedures to effectively enhance their therapeutic results. This recent study documented their combined benefits for diabetic wounds. In this study, the combination of both procedures produced a significant reduction in active ulcers. Moreover, they also they also produced a large reduction in the wound area <view study>

A case report demonstrating the powerful effects of Hyperbaric oxygen

A 74 year old female was treated for breast cancer with radiation therapy. 13 years later, she noticed a small ulcer, and in another 12 years, she was diagnosed with late onset radiation-induced skin ulcer (a total of 25 years) and prescribed hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). After 1 year and 100 HBOT sessions, she made a full recovery! <view study>

Hyperbaric oxygen effectively used in a multi-disciplinary approach for electric burn victim

Hyperbaric oxygen chambers are typically used in hospitals and wound care centers at higher pressures for treatment of burn victims. In this report, a hospital in Argentina used a multi-disciplinary approach in treating a 17 year old with an electric hand injury. The hospital used a lower pressure protocol at 1.45 ATA in combination with PRP and skin graft. This multi-therapeutic approach showed quick and effective recovery for the young girl <view study>

2.0 ATA treatment protocol for radiation-induced cystitis

Hyperbaric protocols can vary in dosages, based on both pressure and time. Higher-pressure protocols are typically used in hospitals and wound care centers for radiation induced damage. These pressure protocols range from 2.0 to 2.4 ATA. This study shows that 2.0 ATA (120 minutes) was equally as effective as 2.4 ATA (90 minutes) for treating radiation-induced cystitis <view study>

1.6 ATA Hyperbaric Oxygen used to successfully treat Osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Osteonecrosis is one of the 14 medically-approved conditions for using hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hospitals and medical centers will typically treat this condition with daily sessions at 2.4 to 2.5 ATA. These higher pressures (above 2.0 ATA) can give rise to a greater incidence of complications, including oxygen toxicity. Bearing this in mind, the standard protocol remains 2.4 ATA due to it’s effectiveness. In this case report, a 36-year-old female was not able to pressurize to these higher depths and instead could only get to 1.6 ATA. She continued daily sessions at 1.6 ATA and after 20 sessions, her symptoms were relieved significantly. After 50 sessions, her symptoms were relieved almost completely. Both CT and MRI imaging confirmed this successful intervention. This publication should give rise to more research on pressure protocols view study