Greenwich Hospital’s Sandra Wainwright, MD, a self-described military brat and medical director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing, was commended by the U.S. Navy on Monday for treating a sailor with debilitating long-haul symptoms of COVID-19....
COVID-19 News
Ask the Doctors: HBOT a potential treatment for long COVID-19
Dear Doctors: I got COVID-19, which wasn’t too bad. But now I’ve got long COVID. I’m exhausted all the time, my heart races and I’ve got brain fog. It’s derailing my life. I saw on the news that the method for treating scuba divers with the bends works for long COVID....
‘OxyGeneration chamber in Galway being used to treat long Covid’
Image from CLARE ECHO article It’s over a century since hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment (HBOT) first gained prominence. Treatment for illness caused by deep-sea diving was the first port of call for HBOT and later aiding the healing of wounds during wartime. The...
High pressure oxygen resolves severe COVID-19 breathing difficulties faster than standard therapy
Takes 3 rather than 9 days; safe and effective for very sick patients, say researchers High pressure (hyperbaric) oxygen resolves severe breathing difficulties in COVID-19 patients much more quickly than standard therapy, taking an average of 3 rather than 9 days,...
Hyperbaric Chamber Hood Saves Doctors Life During Pandemic
During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, Dr. Morton Altwerger fell ill with Covid-19. He struggled with severe symptoms, his breathing became difficult, and ended up at Phelps Hospital emergency room. Knowing the mortality risks of being ventilated, he opted for...
HBOT News Network Podcast: Elena Schertz & Extivita RTP
Elena Schertz, NP of Extivita-RTP in North Carolina, discusses how her clinic is actively healing the injured and sick with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), including veterans, sports athletes and COVID long-haulers. She explains the proven benefits of HBOT – what it...
Rx-O2 Hyperbaric Clinic: Oxygen therapy helping people experiencing Post COVID Syndrome
RX-O2 Hyperbaric Clinic is a paid advertiser of Sonoran Living. Two years into the coronavirus disease pandemic and we are still learning more about the visus, but also learning about symptoms after recovery. COVID has resulted in a growing population of individuals...
Hyperbaric Oxygen is finding new use in helping long Covid patients
Hyperbaric Oxygen isn’t a new therapy. It’s been used to treat a number of illnesses over the years, and studies have now shown that Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy can have successful results for those suffering with the effects of long Covid. Stephen Dickson, Pharmacist...
West Midlands firefighters given treatment for long Covid with ‘astonishing’ results
Photo: West Midlands Fire Service. Staff members have been given access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the Midlands Diving Chamber in Rugby, visiting the facility for 90-minute sessions once a day for three weeks. During the therapy, patients are seated in a...