Treatable Conditions

Air and gas embolism

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is the definitive treatment for decompression sickness (DCS) and air or gas embolisms, conditions often seen in divers and individuals exposed to rapid changes in pressure.

Arthritis

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is emerging as a potential adjunctive treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), leveraging its anti-inflammatory and tissue regenerative properties.

Anti-Aging

What if instead of trying to look younger, you grew more collagen to repair aging skin?

Avascular Necrosis

Studies of HBOT for AVN show a decrease in pain, increased movement, and the prevention of joint collapse with early intervention.

Bone infection (Osteomyelitis)

The FDA, AMA, and Medicare support the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to help heal chronic refractory osteomyelitis, and numerous private insurance companies also cover the condition. Our physician partners refer patients to HBOT as an adjunct to antibiotics and surgery.

Breast pain /chest pain & damage caused by radiation

HBOT halts ongoing radiation damage to breast tissues and is used as an adjunct to skin grafting for necrosis of the chest wall after mastectomy.

Cancer (treatment synergy)

HBOT has been shown not to worsen cancer, and it typically mitigates the side effects of chemotherapy, such as “chemo brain.”

Carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to remove carboxyhemoglobin faster than any other treatment, including oxygen alone.

Cerebral palsy

HBOT works best for children who develop cerebral palsy due to a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen.

Crohn’s disease

Studies show that between 78% and 88% of Crohn’s patients who receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy experience significant improvement.

Chronic pain

We have seen numerous cases of chronic pain from dozens of underlying conditions resolved.

Compartment syndrome

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy re-oxygenates ischemic tissues, decreases this pressure, and speeds healing of tissues that were damaged.

Compromised and failing grafts and flaps

Numerous studies conducted over the last twenty years show that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) supports the healing of failing or compromised grafts and flaps, even those with underlying complications, such as radiation injuries, tissue or bone infection, and diabetes.

Concussion / TBI / Anoxic Brain Injury

Physicians increasingly refer HBOT for patients with TBI and anoxic brain injury because studies with brain imaging show angiogenesis and neuroplasticity.

Dementia

HBOT helps the brain regenerate, most frequently reducing symptoms of dementia.

Decompression sickness

Hyperbarics is the primary medical treatment for resolving decompression sickness caused by air and gas embolisms in the body. Oxygen under pressure dissolves bubbles in the bloodstream, allowing them to be safely reabsorbed by the body.

Diabetic wounds

Medicare approves Hyperbarics to Treat Diabetic Wounds and Foot Ulcers. Studies show that hyperbaric oxygen therapy decreases the requirement for amputations by over 50% and decreases morbidity.

Erectile dysfunction and insufficiency

Erectile dysfunction (ED) becomes one of the most common and challenging conditions that Urologists contend with in working with male patients today. ED can be a marker for cardiovascular disease, given that it is most frequently caused by microvascular or macrovascular insufficiency. Treatments today typically range from medication to surgery.

Fibromyalgia

Many FMS patients show brain scan lesions. Studies show that HBOT heals these lesions, leading to dramatic increases in brain function.

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Patients with FASD show an improvement in verbal memory, impulse control, and reaction time composites from HBOT.

Failing Grafts and Flaps

Numerous studies conducted over the last twenty years show that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) supports the healing of failing or compromised grafts and flaps, even those with underlying complications, such as radiation injuries, tissue or bone infection, and diabetes.

Gangrene / Gas Gangrene

HBOT oxygenates hypoxic tissues, which can prevent amputation and heal gangrene.

Headaches

Many providers refer patients to HBOT to reduce the incidence and severity of headaches. Migraines at times resolve in just one treatment.

Intracranial Abscess

A number of studies have shown that HBOT as an adjunct to antibiotics, heals intracranial abscesses at a much higher rate.

Interstitial cystitis

HBOT decreases pelvic pain and urgency, improves voiding patterns, and increases functional bladder capacity.

Lyme Disease

HBOT kills the spirochetes believed to cause Lyme disease. It also kills bacteria and heals damage done by bacteria.

Migraine Headaches

HBOT often resolves migraines in one treatment, whereas patients with intervening neurological problems can require additional intervention.

Multiple sclerosis

While hyperbarics does not cure MS, our patients find that regular HBOT helps them manage their symptoms. Give us a call.

Non-healing wounds

Healthcare providers recommend patients to Hyperbarics to heal non-healing wounds more than any other medical condition.

Necrotizing soft tissue infections

Studies show that the introduction of oxygen-under-pressure often reverses and heals necrotizing infections.

Osteomyelitis (bone infections)

HBOT increases the cure rate for refractory osteomyelitis to 86% when used as an adjunct to other treatments such as antibiotics.

Pancreatitis

HBOT improves survival, reduces overall severity, and decreases the extent of necrosis, in severe pancreatitis.

Parkinson’s disease

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy decreases neuroinflammation, promotes neurogenesis, and improves mitochondrial biogenesis.

Radiation damage to the abdomen and pelvis

Research and our own experience shows that hyperbarics most often reverses the effects of radiation damage to the abdomen and pelvis.

Radiation damage to the bladder

Medicare, the AMA, and the FDA support HBOT as a proven treatment for Hemorrhagic Cystitis, and 76% of patients show significant resolution of their HRC after HBOT.

Radiation Damage to mouth, neck, and head

The FDA and Medicare approve the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat osteoradionecrosis, and the evidence shows that HBOT helps heal an overwhelming percentage of patients who have osteoradionecrosis.

Radiation damage to other bones and tissues

Radiation damage to bones and tissues can be healed by hyperbarics, which super-oxygenates tissues to build new blood vessels and tissue.

Retinitis pigmentosa

HBOT can help stabilize patients’ visual acuity, visual field, and ERG responses.

Sudden Deafness

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) increases blood flow and transports more oxygen through the plasma to the inner ear and nerve cells, thus reducing hypoxia. HBOT has been shown to reduce inflammation and promote stem cell growth and mobilization.

Sports Injuries/ Athletic Recovery

Professional athletes and the fitness-minded are turning to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to help improve their sports performance and to achieve a rapid recovery from surgeries and injuries.

Severe anemia

Leading research shows consistent positive results for HBOT as a treatment for severe anemia.

Scleroderma

HBOT delivers oxygen to marginal, ischemic wounds and accelerates wound healing.

Thermal Burns

Tissues surrounding burns often become hypoxic. Hyperbarics oxygenates both burned and surrounding tissue, so viable tissue can heal.

Ulcerative colitis

In 6 studies on the use of HBOT on ulcerative colitis, 100% of patients showed improvement.