Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Acute Ischemias
How Hyperbarics Helps
Enhanced Tissue Oxygenation
Reduced Tissue Damage
Promotion of Healing
Decreased Edema
Lowered Infection Risk
What the Research Says
Numerous studies have documented the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for healing acute ischemias. Both Medicare and many private insurance companies pay for the cost of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to heal acute ischemias.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) provides an effective strategy for managing acute ischemia, a condition where reduced blood flow leads to insufficient oxygen supply in tissues. By significantly enhancing tissue oxygenation, reducing inflammation, and supporting the healing process, HBOT can greatly improve outcomes for patients suffering from acute ischemia. As evidence of its benefits grows, HBOT is becoming an essential component of treatment protocols.
Here’s how HBOT helps in treating acute ischemia:
1. Enhanced Tissue Oxygenation: HBOT increases the oxygen concentration in the blood, improving oxygen delivery to ischemic tissues. This boost in oxygen levels supports cellular repair and survival, even in severely compromised areas.
2. Reduced Tissue Damage: By improving blood flow and oxygenation, HBOT helps mitigate the damage caused by ischemia. This can limit tissue necrosis and preserve affected organs or limbs.
3. Promotion of Healing: HBOT stimulates the production of collagen and supports angiogenesis—the formation of new blood vessels. These processes are vital for the repair of damaged tissues and the restoration of normal function.
4. Decreased Edema: Ischemic conditions often lead to significant swelling. HBOT reduces edema by constricting blood vessels and decreasing capillary permeability, which alleviates pain and prevents further tissue damage.
5. Lowered Infection Risk: The therapy creates an oxygen-rich environment that inhibits anaerobic bacteria, reducing the risk of infection. It also enhances the immune system's ability to combat pathogens, supporting overall recovery.
At Bay Area Hyperbarics, we collaborate with referring physicians to integrate HBOT into patient care plans for acute ischemia. Our comprehensive approach ensures higher satisfaction and improved recovery rates. Contact us today to discuss patient referrals or download our referral form. We are ready to assist your patients in their journey to recovery.
Research Studies
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on nitric oxide synthase activity and expression in ischemia-reperfusion injury
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on nitric oxide synthase activity and expression in ischemia-reperfusion injury
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in managing systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury following hand replantation and long-term outcomes: A report of two cases
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in managing systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury following hand replantation and long-term outcomes: A report of two cases
Patient Experiences
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Lisa, 44
After seven years of suffering, hyperbaric oxygen therapy healed her osteomyelitis.
Lisa St John, the clinic director for Bay Area Hyperbarics, had chronic refractory osteomyelitis that lasted seven years with no relief. The infection induced severe fatigue and cognitive impairment that prevented her from working, and required her to sleep up to 18 hours per day. Finally, a physician recommended hyperbaric oxygen therapy with antibiotics, which after 60 treatments, healed her. Shortly after being healed, she sold her home to begin her first hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinic, which she has owned for almost 25 years!
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Jennifer, 68
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy eliminated the need for surgery to heal her bone infection.
Jennifer had osteomyelitis of the lower jaw (mandible), which proved difficult to heal. Her teeth were becoming loose, and her doctor thought she would need surgery. However, he prescribed hyperbaric oxygen therapy before the surgery, and after 60 treatments, her chronic refractory osteomyelitis healed completely, regrowing bone in her mandible. Jennifer was able to keep her teeth, and was able to return to her active lifestyle, hiking regularly with her husband.
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Research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treats medical conditions with 100% oxygen in a pressurized hyperbaric chamber. The patient lies or sits in the chamber. The oxygen then saturates the plasma in the blood, allowing oxygen to easily flow throughout the body and reach even areas that are injured or diseased, which typically receive less oxygen. The mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy include stimulating and mobilizing stem cells, down-regulating inflammatory genes, up-regulating reproductive cells and stimulating DNA. HBOT also regrows tiny blood vessels, and stimulates the growth of new healthy cells in the brain, bones, skin, organs, and tissues. People seek hyperbaric oxygen therapy to heal physical damage in their bodies and to promoting health and anti-aging.
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Does HBOT kill cancer cells?
Current research indicates that hyperbaric oxygen does not kill cancer cells. However, there has been a small amount of research indicating that hyperbaric oxygen might reduce the size of certain tumors. Also, there has been a study on mice using hyperbaric oxygen, along with a ketogenic diet, to reduce tumors. Hyperbaric oxygen causes many different healing modalities to kick into gear. Could its effect on strengthening the immune system inhibit the growth of cancer cells? Nobody knows. There are numerous studies conclusively showing that hyperbaric oxygen does not encourage cancer cells or tumors to grow. Some patients claim the hyperbaric oxygen makes them feel a lot more comfortable and functional after chemotherapy and also during healing. Note that some chemotherapy drugs are not to be used with hyperbaric oxygen, as the chemotherapy drugs can be enhanced and thus become toxic. A good hyperbaric oxygen facility (such as Bay Area Hyperbarics) will always call the chemotherapy manufacturer to ensure that hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be helpful and not damaging to the patient.
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IWhat is the CPT code for HBOT?
The CPT code for HBOT is G0277.
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Does Medicare cover HBOT?
Medicare covers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for approved conditions, and many insurance companies also cover approved conditions. If your condition is not approved by your insurance, we can discuss our special rates. Give us a call at (408) 356–7438. We are happy to discuss your options with you.
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Can HBOT help Neuropathy?
Hyperbaric treatments help heal neuropathy by regrowing small blood vessels and nerves that have died from disease, injuries from radiation and aging. Patients often experience numbness and or pain when they start treatment. Hyperbaric treatments most often bring back sensation and make, for example, walking easier and more enjoyable.
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Why would a physician consider HBOT?
A physician would consider using hyperbaric chamber therapy under a variety of situations. Physicians most typically refer patients to hyperbarics when the patient is not healing with traditional medical interventions and hyperbaric chamber therapy is approved by Medicare for this condition. Some patients experience significant unresolved pain and unremitting disease states that the mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber are known to affect, such as the down regulation of inflamatory genes. For an example, some patients have experienced severe, unremitting hives with itching, which did not improve with any specialists interventions. Some physicians will consider hyperbaric chamber therapy if the patient has no other good avenues for improving their failing health, and they know the hyperbaric chamber therapy is safe and will not harm the patient.
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What is Hypebaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HB0T) is a medical treatment where you inhale 100% oxygen in a chamber with increased atmospheric pressure. HBOT injects 400x the oxygen into your tissues and bones and mobilizes stem cells. It regrows healthy tissues in the brain, blood vessels, skin and bones. It also reduces pain and swelling, and speeds recovery. It is simple, effective and painless.
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