Modern Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

In this section, the texts and links pointing to some facts and professional or non-professional articles related to hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be regularly updated.

Sit down, please; relax and put your hand on your belly. Gently take a deep breath through your nose to the bottom of the stomach to make your belly rise – you will feel it under your arm -- hold your breath and then breathe out slowly. Yes, this is the way we should breathe. Only now will the cells throughout the body get the necessary amount of oxygen.

http://www.harm.sk/H9_05/vzduch.htm

Sit down, please; relax and put your hand on your belly. Gently take a deep breath through your nose to the bottom of the stomach to make your belly rise – you will feel it under your arm -- hold your breath and then breathe out slowly. Yes, this is the way we should breathe. Only now will the cells throAt the Hyperbaric Healing Institute, patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy will sit comfortably in our multi-place chamber, breathing 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. During the hour-long treatment, patients relax, watch television or movies, or even take a nap while our highly trained technicians carefully monitor them. They can communicate easily to individuals outside the chamber through a closed circuit TV and intercom system.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a method of administering pure oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure to a patient in order to improve or correct conditions. By providing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber we are able to deliver 10-15 times more oxygen then if delivered at sea level or at normal atmospheric levels. Some of the effects this has are to promote the growth of new blood vessels, decrease swelling and inflammation, deactivate toxins, increase the body’s ability to fight infections, clear out toxins and metabolic waste products, and improve the rate of healing. HBOT should be used to compliment conventional therapies and treatments.
ughout the body get the necessary amount of oxygen.

http://www.zdrave-hubnuti.cz/centrum-pece-o-cloveka/na-co-se-nejcasteji-ptate/hyperbaricka-oxygenoterapie/

New York, NY: Stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, autism, learning disabilities – these are just a few of the diseases that are being successfully treated with the groundbreaking new treatment, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). In the first book for the general public about this astounding advance in medicine, The Oxygen Revolution (Hatherleigh Press), pioneer Dr. Paul G. Harch, offers hope for the sufferers of many “hopeless” diseases. Accepted for many years as the primary treatment for decompression sickness after diving, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is also being used to successfully treat a wide range of conditions where tissues have been damaged by oxygen deprivation. But, hyperbaric therapy has often been overlooked as a solution to many seemingly untreatable health problems by doctors and scientists alike. The Oxygen Revolution is the first book to explain the revolutionary significance of this life-saving treatment option. Author Paul G. Harch, M.D. brings to light the controversy about HBOT, the evidence for various uses; and provides key information about pursuing treatment to patients and their families, allowing them to make an informed decision about their treatment.
Oxygen makes all of life possible. Our cells, muscles, tissues and vital organs require oxygen to regenerate and to keep our bodies healthy and stable. Without oxygen our brains suffocate and our bodies die. In The Oxygen Revolution, Dr. Paul G. Harch explains how and why hyperbaric oxygen therapy works as a treatment. Dr. Harch’s groundbreaking research and clinical trials show that this relatively simple and noninvasive treatment has the potential to help millions of Americans who suffer from brain injury or disease.

The Oxygen Revolution establishes the use of HBOT for:

• Brain injury and stroke
• Autism and other learning disabilities
• Cerebral Palsy and birth injuries
• Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and other degenerative neurological diseases
• Emergency situations requiring resuscitation, such as cardiac arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning, or near drowning
• Improving inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and asthma
• Healing wounds, infections, and burns, and slowing the aging process

Doctors and scientific pioneers have been exploring the use of this therapy since the seventeenth century. Modern technology has given us a better understanding of why HBOT works, and allowed doctors to offer patients an effective treatment option and renewed hope. HBOT is approved by the FDA for several conditions and may even be covered by insurance. The Oxygen Revolution is the essential guide to understanding this simple, valuable treatment.

http://www.hbot.com/the-oxygen-revolution-book-press-release

Hyperbaric oxygen is used to treat all conditions which benefit from increased tissue oxygen availability, as well as infections where it can be used for its antibiotic properties, either as the primary therapy, or in conjunction with other drugs.

Insurance and Medicare consider  the following conditions for HBOT to be covered for payment:

• Air or Gas Embolism
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Compartment Syndrome/Crush Injury/Other Traumatic Ischemias
• Decompression Sickness (Bends)
• Diabetic and Selected Wounds
• Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
• Gas Gangrene
• Intracranial Abscess
• Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
• Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Tissue Damage
• Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
• Skin Grafts and (Compromised) Flaps
• Thermal Burns

The following conditions are off-label which may or may not be covered by insurance or Medicare:

• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Lyme Disease
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Near Drowning
• Recovery from Plastic Surgery
• Sports Injuries
• Stroke
• Traumatic Brain Injury

http://www.hbot.com/faq