Asthma and HBOT
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy offers several helpful effects that make it a promising treatment for asthma and allergies. For one, hyperbaric oxygen reduces swelling and inflammation, which can relieve mild oxygen…
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on a Parkinson’s Disease Patient: A Case Study
Hoggard ML, Johnson KE and Shirachi DY. Chico Hyperbaric Center, Chico, CA 95926 and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, T. J. Long School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, Stockton,…
One-Two Punch: Glutathione and HBOT
By Julian Whitaker, MD Parkinson’s disease is caused by the degeneration of neurons in the area of the brain that manufactures dopamine, a neurotransmitter that affects movement. As dopamine production drops,…
Anti-Aging Properties of Hyperbaric Oxygenation
By R.A. Neubauer, M.D. Medical Director, Ocean Hyperbaric Neurologic Center Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida BACKGROUND On the phylogenetic scale, all mammals live to be 7 times their age of skeletal maturity. Man’s…
Mild Hyperbaric Therapy As An Immune Modulator
By Gunnar Heuser, M.D., Ph.D., Olga Aguilera, M.D., Sylvia Heurser, M.A., Shayna Kasbee, B.A., and Tanya Peach, B.S. Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment (mHBO) in a portable chamber, at 1.3 ATA…
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy effectively treats long-term damage from radiation therapy
More than 11 million people living in the U.S. today have been diagnosed with cancer, and about half of them have received radiation therapy (radiotherapy). While improved radiotherapy techniques have increased…
Hyperbaric Therapy for Radiation-Induced Complications in Children
Summary of Study The study, “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Radiation-Induced Sequelae in Children: The University of Pennsylvania Experience”, aimed to assess the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy…
Hyperbaric Therapy for Lyme Disease Vasculitis
Summary of Study The study, titled “Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Lyme Vasculitis” by W.P. Fife, Ph.D., and R.A. Neubauer, M.D., aims to explore the potential benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)…
The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Scleroderma
Background: Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition in which collagen deposits in abnormally high concentration in the subcutaneous tissue and other areas of the body. In some cases, this restricts blood…