Calciphylaxis is a rare condition that typically occurs in kidney disease patients. An excess of calcium forms in the patient's arteries & blood vessels and the result is clotting that promotes to skin lesions that are extremely painful. Calciphylaxis can be a...
Genex professional helped injured employee overcome significant odds to return to daily activities
The Setting the Highest Standard: 2022 Heart of Case Management Awards brings the industry four stories of Genex professionals who went above and beyond to help injured employees. This particular case involved hyperbaric oxygen therapy to save an employee's toe from...
After 22 surgeries and HBOT, Parker Byrd is focused on his dream to play for ECU
Image Credits: Courtesy Mitzi Byrd/Facebook with permission for WHSV On Aug. 16, 2022 WITN in Greenville reported that ECU commit Parker Byrd, who was severely injured in a boating accident on Bath Creek on July 23, had all his stitches and staples removed and he is...
Injured Boy Meets Hero After Completing HBOT Treatments
Kirk Nielson, a 9-year-old Algona boy who loves to ride motorcycles, recently severely injured his toe while riding. He used Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to heal from the injury, and afterward he had the surprise of a lifetime..... Article cited from MessengerNews...
Wound Healing with HBOT
It is estimated that around 5,000,000 Americans suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds as a result of injuries and diseases such as ulcers, diabetes, and circulatory problems. Even though our bodies are made to heal the average wound, many wounds exist that are...
How HBOT can help heal stubborn wounds
When an injury does not heal, it can cause increased risk of infection. Since the skin is the largest organ in our body, its critical that we take care of it and take proper measures to heal nonhealing wounds. Dr. Caroline Halperin, medical director of the The Center...
HBOT – a known therapy to heal foot ulcers
Certain conditions can cause foot ulcers, or other open wounds to not heal. If you have a foot ulcer that is not healing, know that there are several treatment options available to facilitate healing.... Treatments For Foot Ulcers Topical dressings If your wound is...
Is There an Association Between Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Improved Outcome of Deep Chemical Peeling? A Randomized Pilot Clinical Study.
Abstract: Phenol chemical peeling (PCP) treatment is associated with prolonged recovery and sustained adverse events. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is known to accelerate wound healing. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of HBOT on PCP...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves Oral Graft Take In Hypospadias Stag Reoperations.
Abstract: Increased complications following failed hypospadias repairs suggest impaired wound healing is a contributing factor. We used perioperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to promote wound healing determined by graft take in staged tubularized autograft...
Preconditioning and postoperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy to reduce skin flap erosion after osmidrosis surgery.
Abstract: Osmidrosis surgery is still recognized as one of the best ways to treat body odor, especially the liposuction assisted curettage due to the relatively small incision that does not leave any scars, which, nevertheless, may still cause many complications. One...