Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy permits patients to breath 100% oxygen at 2-3 times atmospheric pressure. Oxygen is absorbed through the lungs and travels to all parts of the body dissolved in blood. Oxygen levels are increased in all body tissues and systems during and after each treatment. The elevated tissue oxygen levels and pressures can facilitate healing and may be therapeutic in a variety of medical conditions.

Safety is our highest priority: Orange County Wound and Hyperbaric has two monoplace hyperbaric oxygen chambers manufactured by Sechrist Industries in Anaheim, California. Sechrist supplies more monoplace hyperbaric chambers than all other manufacturers combined with over 1300 installed in the USA alone. The acrylic and metal hyperbaric chamber pressure vessels are manufactured to A.S.M.E., P.V.H.O and N.F.P.A. Codes and Standards. Our oxygen system and chambers are inspected and certified annually by qualified personnel. Hyperbaric technicians and therapists are certified by the National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology. Dr. Werner is board certified in Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Commonly-Treated Conditions

In the United States, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is commonly used for the treatment of the following conditions. Most insurance plans and Medicare will cover treatment for these medical problems:

  • Selected Problem Wounds
    1. Diabetic foot wounds
  • Radiation injury
    1. Acute or delayed
    2. Radiation prostatitis, cystitis, and proctitis
    3. Jaw or mandible
    4. Breast
  • Air or Gas Embolism
  • Decompression Sickness
    1. The bends
    2. Recreational and commercial divers
  • Refractory Osteomyelitis
    1. Bone infections
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Gas Gangrene and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
  • Exceptional Blood Loss Anemia
  • Intracranial Abscess
  • Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
  • Thermal Burns

Other Conditions

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may also benefit patients with many other conditions. In other countries, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used more extensively and for a broader range of diagnoses than those listed above. A growing number of physicians are achieving success with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the medical problems listed below:

  • Stroke
    1. Cerbrovascular accident
  • Head Injury
    1. Traumatic brain injury
  • Autism
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Psoriasis
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Migraine and cluster headaches
  • Lyme Disease
  • Enhanced healing after cosmetic surgery

Our office will consider patients with these conditions as candidates for hyperbaric oxygen therapy on an individual basis after a full medical evaluation and discussion of the risks and benefits of this therapy with each patient.

OCWH provides Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy to patients from throughout Southern California, including Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside.

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