Glossary
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.
Decompression sickness ("the bends") occurs when dissolved nitrogen forms bubbles in tissue after too-rapid ascent from diving. Recompression in a hyperbaric chamber is its definitive treatment — the origin of hyperbaric medicine.
More terms
Stem cell mobilization
HBOT's ability to release stem cells from bone marrow into circulation.
Marx protocol
The staged HBOT-and-surgery approach for osteoradionecrosis of the jaw.
Barotrauma
Injury from pressure changes, most commonly to the ears.
HIF-1α
A cellular oxygen-sensing protein involved in healing signals.