Conditions We Treat

Hyperbaric Centers of Chicago (HCC) provides on-label and off-label hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can be extremely effective for many illnesses, including treatments and conditions for which traditional treatment hasn't worked.

Traumatic Brain Injury

HBOT can help with healing serious traumatic brain injuries including concussions.

Long Covid

HBOT is being studied as a treatment for complications associated with Long Covid.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Lyme disease

Stroke

HBOT can help restore neurons (brain/nerve cells) and help them to re-establish function.

Lyme Disease

The bacterium that causes Lyme need small amounts of oxygen to survive, but dies in the presence of abundant oxygen.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for air or gas embolism

Air and Gas Embolism

Treatment for air or gas embolism is medically approved when HBOT is delivered in a hospital setting.

Cancer

Cancers thrive in blood-rich environments but may be suppressed by high oxygen levels.

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy patients who take part in HBOT show an increase in functioning ability.

Diabetic & Other
Non-Healing Wounds

Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities is a covered condition for HBOT.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

HBOT decreases inflammation and edema while increasing blood flow to starved limbs and damaged nerves.

Sports Injury

HBOT has become an increasingly popular form of treatment for athlete injuries.

On-Label Conditions

Staff with monoplace hyperbaric oxygen chamber

The following indications are medically approved and insurance will normally cover them when HBOT is delivered in a hospital setting.

Air or Gas Embolism
Diabetic and Other Non-Healing Wounds
Compromised Skin Grafts or Flaps
Compartment Syndrome
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Decompression Sickness (Bends)
Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds
Exceptional Anemia: Resulting in Bleeding
Gas Gangrene
Intracranial Abscess
Osteomyelitis
Radiation Injury
Refractory Osteomyelitis
Thermal Burns

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