What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas Good for?

Since the past 40 years, hyperbaric oxygen therapy Dallas has been recommended and has been used in a wide variety of medical conditions, often without adequate scientific validation of efficacy or safety. Consequently, a high degree of medical skepticism has advanced with its use. The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society approves the use of hyperbaric oxygen for a few conditions for which there is thought to be reasonable scientific evidence or well-validated clinical experience. In these conditions early referral is essential.

Approved Uses

The FDA has approved Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas to help treat:

• skin grafts
• DCI
• an air or gas embolism
• anemia due to severe blood loss
• carbon monoxide poisoning
• some brain and sinus infections
• burns resulting from heat or fire
• necrotizing soft tissue infections
• osteomyelitis, a bone marrow infection
• low blood flow or arterial insufficiency in the arteries
• gas gangrene
• acute traumatic ischemia, which may involve a crush injury, for example
• a radiation injury, for example, as a result of cancer treatment

Evidence has shown that these uses are safe and effective. Medicare or Insurance companies usually cover the cost of FDA-approved Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas treatment.

Some healthcare providers may use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas to treat other conditions, including a type of hearing loss.

Also, wounds and infections that have not responded to other treatment may respond to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas. For example, it may help reduce the need for amputation in people with diabetic foot ulcers.

Unapproved uses

A growing number of providers have started offering Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas as an alternative therapy. Some call it a “miracle cure” and claim that it can help with a wide range of conditions.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas chambers are appearing in various facilities, from hospital outpatient departments to spas. There are even chambers for home use.

The FDA points out that they have not approved Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a treatment for the following:

• asthma
• Bell’s palsy
• sports-related injuries
• depression
• heart disease
• migraine
• HIV
• multiple sclerosis
• hepatitis
• cerebral palsy
• spinal cord injuries
• strokes
• Parkinson’s disease
• Alzheimer’s disease
• AIDS
• brain injuries

A person should only receive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for approved purposes. Otherwise, a person could waste time and money and face a risk of side effects.

The FDA has warned that using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dallas for unapproved purposes may worsen the existing ailment.