HBO Clinic of Idaho

Hyperbarics Oxygen Therapy in Boise

Increase the oxygen in your body, improve your healing capabilities.

To understand how hyperbaric oxygen works, we must appreciate how oxygen is normally distributed in the body. As you read these words, inhaling air comprised of various gasses, oxygen is transported throughout your body via red blood cells in your circulatory system. If you were to place a pulse oximeter on your finger, it may read somewhere between 92-100%, which is the percentage of oxygen in your red blood cells. What is fascinating about hyperbarics is not only does it increase this oxygen reading to approximately 100%, it’s healing power lies in its ability to increase oxygen in fluids in the body normally low in oxygen.

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Off-label conditions that are commonly treated:

The listed conditions are some of the most commonly treated at Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of Idaho:

The following conditions are off-label which are unlikely to be covered by insurance or Medicare.

Alzheimer’s Disease
Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid)
Acute and Chronic Anemia
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Adjunctive Treatment in Cancer
Candida, Fungal, and Viral Infections
Cerebral Palsy
Crohn’s Disease
Chronic Fatigue
Demyelination
Degenerative Disc Disease
Diabetes (Type 2 most commonly seen)
Fibromyalgia
Fracture Repair (with PEMF)
Lyme Disease & damage from Lyme
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Lupus
Macular Degeneration
Migraine

Mold Toxicity
Multiple Sclerosis – particularly for bladder control
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Pre-conditionings for Surgery
Near Drowning or Hanging
Neovascularization
Neuropathy (most research exists on diabetic neuropathy)
Recovery from Plastic Surgery
Scleroderma
Spinal Cord Injury
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Recovery from Resection Surgeries
Sports Injuries
Stroke
Soft-Tissue Injury
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Traumatic Brain Injury

Unfortunately, many people find it is a struggle to get insurance to cover even these aforementioned FDA-approved conditions. As such, we do see patients for FDA-approved conditions in the event insurance will not cover treatment. Please inquire about low-interest financing and our program for combat veterans with TBI or PTSD.

Conditions for HBOT that are potentially reimbursable by insurance and medicare:

The following conditions for HBOT are potentially reimbursable by insurance and Medicare.

Unfortunately, many people find it is a struggle to get insurance to cover even these FDA-approved conditions:

Air or Gas Embolism
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Compartment Syndrome/Crush Injury/Other Traumatic Ischemias
Decompression Sickness (Bends)
Diabetic and Selected Wounds
Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)

Gas Gangrene
Intracranial Abscess
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Tissue Damage
Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
Skin Grafts and (Compromised) Flaps
Thermal Burns

The Benefits Of HBOT

Hyperbarics is best known for its’ wound healing capabilities; the question we pose to patients is whether their ailments qualify as a wound, Oftentimes, patients realize their health problems can be solved by healing a wound(s).

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What To Expect

As you enter a hyperbaric chamber and the atmospheric pressure is increased, oxygen changes the way it “behaves” in the body such that it dissolves into blood plasma, lymph, and cerebral spinal fluid. Once oxygen enters these fluids, it can then diffuse into tissue and oxygenate inflamed or hypoxic (low oxygen) areas not easily reached by red-blood cells.

Although there are very impressive acute effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy that occur at an epigenetic level, the most sought-after improvements are observed after regular, daily to twice daily treatments, for 1-2 months. Research has shown repeated treatments promote the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis), neurons (neurogenesis), increase glutathione levels, repairs damaged mitochondria, functions as an antibiotic and antiviral, mobilizes stem cells, increases collagen, and lowers systemic inflammation.

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In-Home Rentals of mHBOT

One of the most common questions we receive is whether low pressure hyperbarics has the same potential for healing as higher pressure (HBOT). Granted, there are certain conditions we believe are best suited for higher pressure HBOT, we have success with a range of conditions using lower pressure, often termed mild- hyperbaric oxygen therapy (mHBOT). Interestingly, a number of patients we see have autoimmune conditions. One possibility is that patients with compromised immune systems reduces their ability to handle the higher levels of oxidative stress associated with higher pressure HBOT.

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Free Consultation

We appreciate the decision to pursue hyperbaric oxygen therapy is sometimes a difficult one, especially when faced with mixed messages regarding its’ efficacy on the internet considering the significant time and financial investment at stake. Not sure what to do or whether hyperbarics is right for you? Book a complimentary consultation with us today: we will help you determine whether we can help and if not, who we know that may be able.

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Discover The Healing Power Of Oxygen

One of the most sought after benefits of HBOT is that consistent and repetitive treatments promote growth of new blood vessels. Interestingly, this does not also translate to increased tumor growth. On the contrary hyperbaric oxygen has been found to inhibit the growth of most cancers.

The power of HBOT for wound healing:

Read The Research:

The National Brain Injury Rescue and Rehabilitation Study – a multicenter observational study of hyperbaric oxygen for mild traumatic brain injury with post-concussive symptoms
February 19, 2021

Oxygen-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in the rat hippocampus
February 19, 2021

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy ameliorates pathophysiology of 3xTg-AD mouse model by attenuating neuroinflammation
February 19, 2021

Hyperoxia increases the uptake of 5-fluorouracil in mammary tumors independently of changes in interstitial fluid pressure and tumor stroma
February 19, 2021

Hyperbaric oxygen effects on depression-like behavior and neuroinflammation in traumatic brain injury rats
February 19, 2021

Hyperbaric oxygen alleviates secondary brain injury after trauma through inhibition of TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway
February 19, 2021