Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Therapy to promote healing
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is commonly used to treat decompression sickness and eliminate air bubbles in blood vessels, but it can also be used to treat non-healing wounds that result from diabetes or radiation injury from cancer treatment. This therapy has also been used to treat:
- Gangrene
- Pressure sores (bedsores)
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
Tennova Healthcare offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Physicians Regional Medical Center. In this pain-free, passive procedure, a patient lies in a special pressurized chamber of pure oxygen and breathes normally. Your doctor can determine whether this therapy is right for you.
