What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment in which you breathe 100% oxygen
in a pressurized chamber at pressures greater than sea-level atmospheric pressure. This
process significantly increases oxygen delivery to tissues, promoting healing and fighting
infection.
Why HBOT is Important for Your Health
- Enhances wound healing by stimulating new blood vessel growth and tissue repair
- Boosts immune response and helps fight certain infections
- Reduces inflammation and swelling in damaged tissues
- Delivers oxygen to areas with limited blood flow, aiding recovery from injury
- Mobilizes stem cells and promotes cellular regeneration
FDA‑Approved Indications for HBOT
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning (including cyanide poisoning)
- Decompression sickness
- Clostridial myositis and myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
- Crush injury, compartment syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias
- Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
- Diabetic foot ulcers, retinopathy, and nephropathy
- Exceptional blood loss (severe anemia)
- Intracranial abscess
- Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections (necrotizing fasciitis)
- Refractory osteomyelitis
- Delayed radiation injury (soft tissue and bony necrosis)
- Compromised skin grafts and flaps
- Thermal burns
Off‑Label & Emerging Uses
- Traumatic brain injury and post‑concussion syndrome
- Stroke recovery and neuroplasticity enhancement
- Long COVID symptoms and chronic fatigue
- Autism and other developmental disorders
- Fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndromes
- Multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune conditions
- Post‑radiation tissue damage beyond approved indications
- Age‑related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease
- Migraine and vascular headaches
- Sports injuries and musculoskeletal recovery
- Lyme disease and persistent infections
- Wound healing in non‑healing or chronic wounds outside standard criteria
*HBOT should be performed under medical supervision. Consult your healthcare provider to
determine if HBOT is appropriate for your condition.
