Question 1

What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or HBOT, is a specialized oxygen treatment that enhances your body's natural healing process just by breathing 100% oxygen in a total body chamber where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled.

Question 2

What are the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) offers a wide range of benefits for individuals seeking to improve their health and wellness. HBOT treatments have been shown to enhance the body's natural healing processes, reduce inflammation, promote tissue repair, and stimulate the growth of new blood vessels. Additionally, HBOT can improve oxygen delivery to cells, enhance immune function, and support the body's ability to fight infections. Our clinic is dedicated to providing safe and effective HBOT treatments that are tailored to each individual's specific needs, offering a holistic approach to health and well-being.

Question 3

How does hyperbarics work?

Accepted Answer

1. HBOT helps wound healing by bringing oxygen-rich plasma to tissue starved for oxygen. When injuries damage the body's blood vessels, the body releases fluid that leaks into the tissues and causes swelling. The swelling deprives the damaged cells of oxygen, and tissue starts to die. HBOT reduces the swelling while flooding the tissues with oxygen. The higher pressure in the chamber increases the amount of oxygen in the blood. HBOT aims to break the cycle of swelling, oxygen starvation, and tissue death. 
2. HBOT prevents "reperfusion injury". This is the severe tissue damage that happens when the blood supply returns to the tissues after they have been deprived of oxygen. For example, when blood flow is interrupted by a crush injury,  a series of events inside the damaged cells leads to the release of harmful oxygen radicals. These molecules can do damage to tissues that can't be reversed. They cause the blood vessels to clamp up and stop blood flow. HBOT encourages the body's oxygen radical scavengers to seek out the problem molecules and let healing continue.
3. HBOT helps block the action of harmful bacteria and strengthens the body's immune system. HBOT can disable the toxins of certain bacteria. It also increases oxygen concentration in the tissues. This helps them resist infection. In addition, the therapy improves the ability of white blood cells to find and destroy invaders.
4. HBOT encourages the formation of new collagen and new skin cells. It does so by encouraging new blood vessel to grow. It also stimulates cells to produce certain substances, like vascular endothelial growth factor. These attract and stimulate endothelial cells needed for healing.
5. HBOT encourages the release of our bodies stem cells. After patients reach about 20 hours of hyperbaric therapy, we begin a process of releasing stem cells from our bone marrow for musculoskeletal issues and in our nervous system for healing brain and nerve tissue. We can achieve a level of stem cell mobilization roughly eightfold as a result of HBOT.

Question 4

What conditions can be treated by hyperbaric medicine?

Accepted Answer

- Addiction Recovery (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/addictionrecovery)
- Air & Gas Embolism
- Anemia
- Anti-aging
- Autism (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/conditionshbotbenefits/autism)
- Cancer (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/conditionshbotbenefits/cancer)
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Cerebral Palsy
- Covid-19 (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/covid19)
- Diabetes
- Decompression Sickness
- Gas Gangrene
- Hearing Loss (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/resources/hearingloss)
- Inflammation
- Lyme Disease
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Neurological Conditions
- Plastic Surgery Recovery (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/conditionshbotbenefits/plasticsurgery)
- Radiation Therapy
- Refractory Osteomyelitis
- Skin Grafts & Flaps
- Sports Injuries
- Stroke (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/conditionshbotbenefits/stroke)
- Thermal Burns
- Traumatic Brain Injury (https://www.revivalhyperbarics.com/conditionshbotbenefits/tbi)

Question 5

Is HBOT covered by insurance?

Accepted Answer

Currently, there are 14 approved Medicare Conditions. Commercial Insurance follows Medicare Guideline, and additional conditions can vary per plan. We offer discounted out-of-pocket packages for patients not wishing to bill their insurance.
 
Medicare considers the following conditions for HBOT to be covered for payment:
 • Air or Gas Embolism
 • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
 • Chronic Osteomyelitis
 • Compartment Syndrome/Crush Injury/Other Traumatic Ischemias
 • Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
 • Decompression Sickness (Bends)
 • Diabetic and Selected Wounds
 • Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
 • Gas Gangrene
 • Intracranial Abscess
 • Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
 • Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Tissue Damage
 • Thermal Burns

Patient is required to get preauthorization for hyperbaric treatment from their doctors to bill insurance. Please reach out directly if you need any assistance.

Question 6

Where can I learn more about HBOT and my specific condition?

Accepted Answer

At Revival Hyperbarics, we want to be a resource for our patients so they can make the best informed decisions. We are actively updating our own library of conditions and HBOT use as well as our own case studies. Navigate to the list of conditions and click on the condition you'd like to learn more about below.

Conditions HBOT can Benefit:

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