What is oxygen therapy for diabetic wounds and how does it work?

For patients with diabetes, wound healing can be a major challenge due to reduced blood flow and oxygen delivery to tissues. That’s where oxygen therapy (HBOT) comes in.

In a hyperbaric chamber, the body absorbs oxygen at levels that aren’t possible through normal breathing. This extra oxygen:

• Stimulates tissue regeneration and new blood vessel formation
• Enhances white blood cell activity to fight infection
• Improves blood circulation in areas affected by diabetes
• Helps close chronic wounds that haven’t responded to conventional treatment

At Medici Orthopaedics & Spine, we often see patients with diabetic ulcers or slow-healing surgical wounds experience significant improvements after a course of HBOT.