What is HBOT used to treat?What is HBOT used to treat?
Historically, hyperbaric medicine grew out of the problems encountered by divers
ascending from deep waters. Today, HBOT is approved by the FDA for use in
decompression illness, air embolism, blood loss, bone infections, burns, crush injuries,
soft-tissue infections, smoke inhalation/carbon monoxide poisoning, intra-cranial abscess,
non-healing wounds, gangrene, radiation tissue damage, and skin grafts.
Other conditions are considered "off-label" use of HBOT.
There is strong scientific evidence for a number of these conditions that HBOT is effective,
more than there is for almost half of all the "approved" indications.
Nevertheless, because these conditions are off-label, by law no claims of efficacy can be made,
even though it works.
Conditions that may benefit from HBOT include, but are not limited to the following:
Please see links below for additional information
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ADHD
Arthritis
Head Injury
Bone Fracture
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Hypoxic Ishemic Encephalopathy
Spinal Cord Injury
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Recovery in Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery Near Drowning |
For more detailed information on HBOT please see the following links
Traditional uses of HBOT
Investigational and Neurological uses of HBOT
