Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Question: Would Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBOT) therapy help reduce inflammation? I seem to have more pain and more need for my cane lately.
Dr. Bruno’s Response: There is no evidence that hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps polio survivors with PPS. Decreasing inflammation is not an FDA approved use of hyperbaric oxygen, which is used to increase oxygen to deprived tissues.
If you have atrophy, instability, pain and more need for your cane, you need an evaluation by a rehabilitation doctor to diagnose the causes and, if you have PPS, manage your symptoms.