Physiologic mechanisms of HBOT include:
·
Hyperoxygenation
·
Decrease
gas bubble size
·
Vasoconstriction
·
Angiogenesis
·
Fibroblast
proliferation / Collagen Synthesis
·
Leukocyte
oxidative killing
·
Reduces
intravascular leukocyte adherence
·
Reduces
lipid peroxidation
·
Toxin
inhibition
·
Antibiotic
synergy
·
Own
stem cell multiplication
· Decreased oxidative injury to cells
·
Reduced inflammation.
· Immune-stimulating effects .
HBOT aids healing in the following ways:
Increasing oxygen to the body stimulates growth of new blood
vessels in bone or soft tissue, thus allowing more oxygen-rich blood to reach
the affected area after treatment.
Swelling and inflammation are decreased, allowing blood (and
therefore oxygen) to flow more freely to the area.
High oxygen levels increase the ability of the white blood cells
to kill bacteria in infected tissues. Anaerobic bacteria are killed directly by
the high level of oxygen reaching infected tissues, even if normal circulation has been affected.
HBOT is an adjunctive therapy for your horse
that is typically helpful in treating any condition or disease in which the
circulation to any diseased or injured tissue has been compromised.
Equine patients have many conditions similar
to those on the list for humans, especially wounds with
poorly vascular, traumatized tissue or flaps, soft tissue infections, such as
tendon sheath infections, and bone infections or osteomyelitis. Hyperbaric
oxygen therapy has been used to treat various other conditions in horses, including
birth asphyxia; peripheral nerve injury, such as brachial plexus injury;
intestinal ischemia, such as colon torsion and small intestinal strangulation;
and spinal trauma.
It
can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions and ailments including
ligament disease, tendonitis, fractures, laminitis, wounds and infertility to
name a few.
Much of the basic research showing
these effects has been conducted in animal models of human disease, and
veterinary professionals are now able to use this information for equine
patients.
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