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“It’s like night and day:” Hyperbaric therapy allowed Hector to embrace life rather than brace himself for pain and discomfort

After radiation treatment for prostate cancer, Hector Torres experienced painful bleeding in the bladder due to tissue damage. It kept him from enjoying travel, favorite hobbies and day-to-day activities - until he receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Regional One Health. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps patients grow new blood vessels, which promotes healing for radiation damage, [...]

2024-05-28T07:28:24-05:00June 4th, 2024|
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Dr. Tony Alleman, a leader in hyperbaric medicine, joins NASA group to study risk of decompression sickness among astronauts

Dr. Tony Alleman, Regional One Health medical director for wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, has been invited to join a NASA work group studying issues related to decompression sickness in athletes. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the only known cure for decompression sickness, and Dr. Alleman is one of the nation's leading experts in the [...]

2024-05-29T09:28:53-05:00May 29th, 2024|
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“It’s a wonderful solution:” Hyperbaric oxygen therapy gave Bruce Burton his energy back after side effects from radiation

When side effects from radiation for prostate cancer left Bruce Burton anemic and worn out, he found an answer in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at Regional One Health's Wound Care Center. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy exposes the body to 100 percent oxygen under pressure, sparking the formation of new blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to damaged [...]

2022-12-06T08:21:22-06:00December 13th, 2022|
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