Wound Healing

When we are talking about wound care and the enhancement of healing in select problem wounds, we have to look at the ways wounds can be healed. Wounds are naturally healed but in some cases wounds are so severely damaged, such as leg ulcers which need more intense care. One treatment to work side-by-side with wound care is Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers which release 100% oxygen under pressure towards the infected area to heal faster and more refined. The rate at which normal wounds heal definitely has proven to be oxygen dependent and by forcing 100% oxygen towards these wounds will benefit the patient's wound area. Wounds great for HBOT include radiation injuries, burns, infections, certain diseases, crush injuries and diabetes. HBOT increases collagen deposition, angiogenesis, fibroblast replication, and resistance of infection.