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The Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico

404 Brunn School Rd., Suite E

Santa Fe, NM 87505

 

 

(505) 955-8560

 

Kenneth P. Stoller, MD, FACHM - Medical Director

HBOT FAQS

 

What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?

Where did Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) come from?

What Conditions are Being Treated?

How does HBOT work?

How is HBOT administered?

Is HBOT safe?

What is NOT HBOT?

Do I need to be sick to use HBOT?

Is HBOT alternative medicine?

Won't my doctor just recommend HBOT if I need it?

How does Hyperbaric Oxygen help Brain Injury or Stroke?

Is HBOT good for AIDS?

Which Sports Injuries Respond to HBOT?

Can HBOT help someone with Cancer?

Does HBOT increase the Free-Radicals in one's body and cause damage?

Does HBOT help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Will my Insurance pay for HBOT?

What is the best HBOT protocol for children with Traumatic Brain Injury or Cerebral Palsy?

Why are some physicians using 1.75 ATA for treating pediatric brain injury?

 

 

 

WHERE DID HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBOT) COME FROM?

 

Compressed air therapy dates back to the 1600's, but the modern scientific use of the hyperbaric chamber in clinical medicine dates back to 1955 with the work of Churchill-Davidson, who was the first to use HBOT to increase the benefits of radiation therapy in cancer patients. Prior to this some considered HBOT a "cure-all" for every human ailment including baldness and small breasts - at least until it failed to perform for all these inappropriate claims. For most of the last century it was used to save the lives of SCUBA divers stricken with "the bends," or decompression sickness - a life threatening condition that occurs when a diver returns from a deep dive too quickly.

 

During the last fifty years its use began to include other medical conditions, such as bone infections, brain injury, Crohn's disease (colitis), multiple sclerosis, near-drowning, radiation damage, smoke inhalation, stroke, and wound healing, and under the supervision of accredited physicians and highly-trained technicians, HBOT is virtually side-effect free.