What difference does extra pressure create? Hemoglobin (in red blood cells) holds 97% of its maximum amount of oxygen from normal air or holds 100% when breathing pure oxygen. One gram of hemoglobin can only combine with 1.34 ml of…
What do you feel inside a hyperbaric chamber? The hyperbaric oxygen treatment is a safe and effective therapeutic modality, when delivered by trained and certified individuals. Chamber atmosphere pressurization occurs slowly allowing you to adjust ear pressure changes. Yawning, swallowing…
Decompression Sickness, Decompression Illness, and Arterial Gas Embolism from Blast Injury: Not exactly the same things, but damned close when it comes to treatment. Each of these conditions is brought about by barotrauma, injury caused by changes in ambient pressure…
THE EFFECT OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY IN HEALTHY AGING – PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED STUDY Amir Hadanny The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center, Israel. Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. The…
THE RATIONAL FOR USE OF HBOT AS AN INTERVENTION FOR AGE RELATED FUNCTIONAL DECLINE Shai Efrati The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center, Israel. Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.…
Cosmetic Surgery and Hyperbaric Oxygen Having plastic surgery or any other cosmetic procedure can be a time of great anticipation and stress. Patients recovering from cosmetic surgery need to exercise extra care to ensure that tissues receive enough oxygen during…
(CNN) July 21, 2017 Eden Carlson's story might be one in a million. The toddler, who suffered brain damage after falling into a swimming pool at 23 months old, has begun to rebuild her brain function after treatment with hyperbaric…
CPT Philip Waalkes, MC, USA COL Daniel T. Fitzpatrick, MC, USA MAJ Seth Stankus, MC, USA Richard Topolski, PhD Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy has been successfully used to treat a variety of medical disorders, including brain injury. This study evaluated…
Every year, more than 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) - the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults. Those who survive often face months or even years of therapy, and sometimes the…