Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and PRP are both gaining popularity in sports medicine and rehabilitation therapies and many clinics are combining both procedures to effectively enhance their therapeutic results. This recent study documented their combined benefits for diabetic wounds. In this study, the combination of both procedures produced a significant reduction in active ulcers. Moreover, they also they also produced a large reduction in the wound area <view study> Read Less

Brown spider bites can present with major ramifications and hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used as one of the therapeutic interventions for this condition. The problem with its use is that HBOT is normally only deployed 2 to 6 days following the bite, due to the extensive time involved in diagnosing many of these bites. This study follows 3 patients that were treated with HBOT on average of 2 to 3 months following a spider bite. The wounds of all 3 patients healed, causing the researchers to view HBOT as a valuable tool for non-healing wounds from spider bites, and can be successfully used even after many months have elapsed <view study> Read Less

A very common question is "How many hyperbaric sessions are needed?" In terms of chronic wounds, the answer normally will be "more than 20 hours", and this study supports this answer <view study> Read Less

Impaired blood flow is one of the hallmarks of diabetes, leading to many severe complications, including but not limited to ulcers and open wounds. When high blood sugar is also involved in the wound process, as is the case with many diabetics, then hyperbaric oxygen should be immediately looked at and deployed <view study> Read Less