For decades now, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been an off-label use for traumatic brain injuries (TBI's). More and more, private clinics are opening up to provide this therapy for those suffering from TBI’s (both acute and chronic victims) and documenting success. Now, a recent article has just been published showing two football players that were successfully treated for TBI. Both were documented with their improvements by functional brain imaging concomitantly with neurological examinations. Of important note, one player was suffering from symptoms of TBI for more than 10 years and still showed benefits from HBOT. With more professional athletes being diagnosed with concussions and putting their career at risk, the implications for timely hyperbaric therapy are enormous <view study> Read Less

Recent literature has shown value in applying hyperbaric oxygen therapy for helping the viability of organ transplants, including liver and kidney. Now, a new study has shown that hyperbaric oxygen therapy  was significantly effective in enhancing the survival of transplanted ovarian follicles and therefore, can be effectively used for the enhancement of survival of transplanted ovarian tissues <view study> Read Less

Preliminary studies in mice have confirmed potential benefits for obesity. Here in this study, they focused on diabetic obese mice that had fatty liver disease. This is a population base that is on a significant rise for humans. The mice that were given hyperbaric oxygenation therapy, had a significantly lower body weight than those of the control group. The authors concluded that HBOT has the advantage of improving obesity in patients with metabolic syndrome. The only disadvantage was greater oxidative damage that would occur in the liver. This could easily be rectified with proper dosing of oxygen and proper nutritional therapy for antioxidant protection at the time of delivery. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, has already been researched for helping the diabetic population, in many ways (like wound healing, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, blood sugar control, and much more); Now, we can add metabolic syndrome to the equation <view study> Read Less

This study reviews the effectiveness for applying HBOT for TBI, and makes a strong argument for both the early application, and also for delayed treatments, with the common variable being multiple sessions at low atmospheric pressure. This dosage would reduce intracranial pressure, improve mortality, as well as promote neurobehavioral recovery <view study> Read Less

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a used to treat difficult wounds in many cutting-edge hospitals and wound centers mainly due to it’s ability to promote growth of new tissue and blood vessels. Researchers have now taken this further to see if the healing effects of oxygen can also be shown for the intervertebral discs. This is a debilitating condition for a wide range of the population and are seen in more as people age and also for those who have suffered physical trauma to the area (ie, contact sports or accidents and falls). The following study shows us the mechanism involved in hyperbaric oxygen’s application for treating degenerative discs. Since this treatment modality is non-invasive, it should now get considerable attention for an adjunct treatment modality for disc degeneration <view study> Read Less