What is HBO?
Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) is a safe and effective medical procedure in which the patient breathes 100% oxygen at greater than normal atmospheric pressure. The treatment is given in a specially designed hyperbaric oxygen chamber. This increased pressure provides more oxygen to the body. Greater amounts of oxygen are dissolved into the bloodstream, than is possible under normal atmospheric conditions, which in turn has a significant effect on damaged tissue, and promotes healing.
The amount of Oxygen dissolved in the blood alone can be sufficient to support life in the absence of red blood cells
Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment is now provided in Cyprus in the modern clinic of “OXYGEN CENTRE”.
In the medical centre we provide, among others, help to people with Multiple Sclerosis, children with brain injury and spinal cord injury.
AUTISM AND CEREBRAL PALSY FOR CHILDREN
Under the supervision of a Specialist Pediatrician, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is used in the treatment of Autism and Cerebral Palsy. This is done using a low pressure of 1.5ATA (24 ft) for 70 minutes. Both child and parent can be together in the chamber for the duration of the treatment. A full mask or a hood may be used for the oxygen supply. Relaxing music can be played inside the chamber for the duration of the treatment. Fluids (water or milk) may be taken into the chamber. Safe toys are also allowed.
It also covers all diseases that HBO is officially recognized. The clinic also provides qualified medical staff for all your needs.
HBO is a recognized medical treatment, FDA approved and covered by many
insurance companies.
Acute
- Decompression sickness
- Air embolism
- Carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning (HCN, H2S)
- Soft tissue infection (anaerobic, mixed)
- Gas gangrene, soft tissue necrosis
- Crush injury with acute peripheral ischemia
- Acute central retinal artery insufficiency
- Cerebral edema
- Acute blood loss anemia
- Thermal burns
Chronic
- Non-healing wounds, ulcers induced by diabetes
- Osteomyelitis (chronic and refractory)
- Radiation necrosis, osteoradionecrosis
- Actinomycosis – refractory
- Avascular necrosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sickle cell crisis
- Acute CVA, (Stroke)
- Spinal cord injury
- Migraine headaches
- Sport injury (fast healing)
Hyperbaric therapy offers the following benefits (Dermatology & Plastic Surgery)
- Improves skin and body tone
- Accelerates healing time for cosmetic surgery and injuries
- Accelerates improvement of underlying skin conditions
- Skin flaps and grafts (compromised)
- Helps detoxify – Increases the body’s ability to neutralize and eliminate toxins
- Brown recluse spider bite
- Pyoderma gangrenosum