GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has long been used to treat decompression sickness, but more recently has been explored as a primary or adjunctive therapy for a number of injuries and medical conditions, many of which commonly affect the aging adult population.
Its potential benefit in conditions such as acute traumatic ischemia, necrotizing soft tissue injuries, nonhealing ulcers, and osteoradionecrosis are of particular interest. Yet, despite evidence for its benefit in decompression sickness and air embolism, there are few randomized controlled clinical trials documenting the effects of HBO therapy for the range of other conditions for which it has been reported to have benefit.
Source: Singh, S., & Gambert, S. R. (2014). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A brief history and review of its benefits and indications for the older adult patient. Annals of Long-Term Care, 22(7-8), 37-42. https://jhu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-a-brief-history-and-review-of-its-benef-3
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RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A brief history and review of its benefits and indications for the older adult patient https://jhu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-a-brief-history-and-review-of-its-benef-3
Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Behavioral and Physiological Measures in Elderly Demented Patients https://academic.oup.com/geronj/article-abstract/31/1/23/561977
Reflections on the neurotherapeutic effects of hyperbaric oxygen https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/14737175.2014.884928
Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients – Randomized, Prospective Trial https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0053716
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment induces antioxidant gene expression https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20536847/
