Clinical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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Wound Healing
Hear how Hattie Lovett's chronic leg wound was healed using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the Crozer-Keystone Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine. Christopher Barrett, D.P.M., program director of the Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine at Crozer, and David McCloskey, M.D., from the Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine at DCMH, explain how HBOT is used as a non-invasive treatment for chronic wounds.
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Helps the Body Heal - Yale Medicine Explains
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment that involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber. This therapy increases the amount of oxygen in the blood, which can help promote healing, reduce inflammation, and improve overall health. - Yale Medicine
Cancer - IBUM Instructor Jason Sonners
“We get a lot of questions about hyperbaric oxygen therapy and cancer. Things like: -Is it safe for cancer patients to use HBOT? -Can HBOT help cancer patients recover from chemo and radiation? -Does HBOT kill cancer cells? Although HBOT is already used for some things in traditional oncology, this can be a very controversial subject when we start talking about using HBOT as part of the active strategy to fight cancer. But I want to start the discussion about how HBOT can do more than just help patients recover from chemo & radiation.
In This Video We’ll Discuss: ✅ The Role of HBOT in Cancer Care: Discover how HBOT is being considered in oncology, not as a cure, but as a complementary therapy to reduce the side effects of traditional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. ✅ Synergy Between Chemotherapy and HBOT: Learn about the research showing how HBOT might enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy, potentially reducing the needed dosage. ✅ HBOT and Cancer Cell Metabolism: Explore the cutting-edge concept of treating cancer as a metabolic disease and how HBOT might contribute to this approach. Cancer is a very complicated disease, and this video only scratches the surface when it comes to the complexities of using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in cancer treatment.
While HBOT is not a direct treatment for cancer, it’s role in reducing the adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation, as well as its potential in metabolic oncology, makes it a topic of growing interest. Understanding the nuanced application of HBOT in cancer care is crucial for patients and medical professionals seeking comprehensive treatment strategies. I can’t emphasize this enough: Treatment decisions should be made with a team of professionals, who are working together. Each case has unique challenges and special considerations, and there’s never a one-size-fits-all approach.”
Assessing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Neurodegeneration
In the past several years, the literature showing the possible utility of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in neurologic disease has been growing. Shai Efrati, MD, a pioneer of the treatment, and colleagues published findings just last year showing its potential in patients with post-stroke cognitive issues.1 Now, they’ve taken early stage steps and begun to assess the therapy as a possible treatment for dementia. They conducted a randomized, controlled clinical trial of 63 healthy older adults comparing the oxygen therapy to placebo treatment to for 3 months. The data suggest that the hyperbaric oxygen treatment induced cognitive enhancements in those aging adults via mechanisms involving regional changes in cerebral blood flow, as evaluated by perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To find out more about the study, NeurologyLive inquired with Efrati, who is the director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center, and an associate professor in the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. He detailed the thought process behind the work and offered his takeaways for some of the results.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can improve symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. However there are times when HBOT might be contraindicated, especially in the late stages of COPD. In this video I explore benefits of HBOT for COPD and potential concerns and contraindications.