Science: HBOT Internationally Approved Treatments
The following list represents conditions and indications that HBOT is approved for internationally.
Below are the internationally recognized indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), which include over 100 conditions. These indications are supported by various degrees of clinical evidence and are widely used in countries around the world. This list is based on various sources including the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), British Hyperbaric Association, and other international hyperbaric medical organizations:
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Acute ischemic stroke
- ADHD
- Air or gas embolism
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Anemia (severe)
- Anoxic encephalopathy
- Arthritis (rheumatoid and osteoarthritis)
- Asthma
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Avascular necrosis
- Bell’s palsy
- Brain abscess
- Burns (thermal and chemical)
- Cancer treatment support
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Cerebral edema
- Cerebral palsy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic infections
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic pain
- Clostridial myositis and myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
- Compartment syndrome
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Concussion
- Crohn’s disease
- Crush injuries
- Cystitis
- Decompression sickness
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetes mellitus with non-healing wounds
- Diabetic ulcers
- Diverticulitis
- Encephalopathy
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture healing
- Frostbite
- Gas gangrene
- Glaucoma
- Headaches (migraine and cluster)
- Hearing loss (sudden sensorineural)
- Heart attack recovery
- Heart failure
- Hepatitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Hypertension
- Immune system disorders
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Inflammatory conditions
- Intracranial abscess
- Kidney disease
- Leukemia
- Lyme disease
- Lymphedema
- Macular degeneration
- Meningitis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Near drowning
- Near hanging
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Osteomyelitis (refractory)
- Osteoporosis
- Pancreatitis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Pulmonary disease
- Radiation cystitis
- Radiation necrosis (soft tissue and bony)
- Radiation proctitis
- Raynaud’s syndrome
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Retinal artery occlusion
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sepsis
- Sickle cell disease
- Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)
- Skin ulcers
- Spinal cord injuries
- Sports injuries
- Stroke recovery
- Sudden hearing loss
- Surgery recovery
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Tendonitis
- Tinnitus
- Transient ischemic attacks
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Urinary tract infections
- Varicose veins
- Vascular dementia
- Viral myocarditis
- Wound healing (diabetic wounds, radiation wounds, and other chronic non-healing wounds)
For a comprehensive and detailed list, please refer to the UHMS and British Hyperbaric Association resources. (UHMS)
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