Look what the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber can DO!
We are proud to offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a life saving measure for our patients. I am sure you like many are wondering, how does it work? When would I use it? What are the benefits?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
HBOT aids healing in the following ways:
- Stimulates growth of new blood vessels in bone and soft tissue
- Decreases swelling and inflamation
- Increases levels of white blood cells to kill bacteria in infected tissues
- Anaerobic bacteria are killed directly by the high level of oxygen reaching the infected tissues
HBOT can be used to treat the following:
- EIPH or Bleeders
- Breeding – helps uterus return to normal size, dummy foals improve with increased blood flow to brain
- Anemia or blood loss
- Bone Infection
- Wounds and Trauma
- Laminitis
- Post-surgical patients- decreases recovery time
- Increases oxygen intake levels
- Surgical site incision infections
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