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
Isopression
The steady middle phase of a session at full treatment pressure.
Wagner grade
A classification system for the severity of diabetic foot ulcers.
Barotrauma
Injury from pressure changes, most commonly to the ears.
Angiogenesis
The growth of new blood vessels — a key long-term effect of HBOT.