INTERNAL MEDICINE
Internists skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes could benefit from the effects of HBOT. Because internal medicine patients are often seriously ill or require complex treatments, HBOT can be a powerful addition to almost any therapeutic regimen by increasing oxygen content in the body to supra-physiologic levels, enhancing cell mitochondrial function and modulating over 8,000 genes on our DNA; up-regulating those responsible for growth and repair, and down-regulating those responsible for inflammation and apoptosis.
How can patients benefit from your care?
- IL1, IL6, and TNF alpha down-regulation
- Decreases inflammation
- Exponential increases circulation of stem cells from bone marrow
- Promotes angiogenesis
- Enhancing mitochondrial function
- Accelerating wound healing at all stages
- Bactericidal to anaerobic and aerobic bacteria including clostridium species and staphylococcus (including MRSA)
See the section below for detailed information on research and studies related to your specialty.
RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is as effective as dexamethasone in the treatment of TNBS-E-induced experimental colitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17934837/
CD34+/CD45-dim stem cell mobilization by hyperbaric oxygen – changes with oxygen dosage https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037447/
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy protects against mitochondrial dysfunction and delays onset of motor neurone disease in Wobbler mice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12849745/
Hyperbaric hyperoxia suppresses growth of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14566544/
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy activates hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), which contributes to improved wound healing in diabetic mice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25532619/
Hypoxia and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251354/
Hyperbaric Oxygen Attenuates Apoptosis and Decreases Inflammation in an ischemic Wound Model https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X1533983X
The Mechanism of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds and Diabetic Foot Ulcers http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/2016/02/2016-02-26-wound-johnston.pdf
The conundrum of using hyperoxia in COVID-19 treatment strategies: may intermittent therapeutic hyperoxia play a helpful role in the expression of the surface receptors ACE2 and Furin in lung tissue via triggering of HIF-1α? https://icm-experimental.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40635-020-00323-1
Therapeutic Synergy with Hyperbaric Medicine: Clinical experiences in enhancing HBOT effects. https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=hbot-conference
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Antimicrobial mechanisms and clinical application for infections https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218354829
Improving antibiotic treatment of bacterial biofilm by hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Not just hot air https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590207519300085
Antibiotic and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of post-operative discitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19175198/
Comparison of simultaneous systemic steroid and hyperbaric oxygen treatment versus only steroid in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
