HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
During NC Phase 2.5 COVID-19 Re-Opening
COVID-19 Update - Extivita-RTP REMAINS OPEN 5 DAYS/WEEK and continues to serve all of our patients with dive times offered throughout the day. As North Carolina enters Phase 2.5 of re-opening, we continue to comply with CDC infection control...
A Neurofeedback Protocol for Executive Function to Reduce Depression and Rumination: A Controlled Study
Abstract Objective: Rumination is a maladaptive emotional-regulation strategy that is strongly associated with depression. Impaired executive function can lead to difficulties in disengaging from rumination, thus exacerbating depression. In this...
Shai Efrati, MD: Inducing Stem Cell Proliferation With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
From Neurology Live. The director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center discusses how hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being used to attempt to improve the damage from neurodegeneration.
HBOT Restores Blood Flow to the Fingers and Toes in a COVID-19 Patient
The excessive inflammation that COVID-19 can cause ended up starving this patient's fingers and toes from oxygen, due to inflammation of the small blood vessels. The patient was referred to a clinic that specializes in hyperbaric oxygen therapy to...
Neurofeedback Treatments Rated Effective in ADHD
Neurofeedback treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrate medium to large effect sizes and remission rates between 32% and 47%, according to a study published online in the journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. “Standard neurofeedback protocols in the treatment of ADHD can be concluded to be a well-established treatment, or ‘efficacious and specific’ in line with the American Psychological Association guidelines,” researchers wrote.
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with hair transplantation surgery for the treatment of alopecia
Abstract Background Transplanted hair follicles suffer from various injuries, which are difficult to prevent. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was reported to be an excellent procedure to promote capillary regeneration and reduce...
How HBO the Treatment not the TV Network Could Help Doctors Fight COVID-19
Featured in Fortune Magazine: In a world full of acronyms—NASA, scuba, and, yes, COVID, among others—it may seem imponderable that one of the most well-known has gone largely unmentioned during discussions of the novel coronavirus. I mean, how...
The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children: A Systematic Review
Abstract Findings for the effectiveness of neurofeedback in autism spectrum disorder are found to be inconsistent. Therefore, this review comprehensively and systematically reviewed literature on the effectiveness of neurofeedback for the treatment...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diagnosis Rheumatoid arthritis can be difficult to diagnose in its early stages because the early signs and symptoms mimic those of many other diseases. There is no one blood test or physical finding to confirm the diagnosis. During the physical...