Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Dedicated to treating the root cause of illness and using the most advanced integrative methods in a safe environment, the Stram Center for Integrative Medicine, under the medical supervision of Dr. Ron Stram, will utilize the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)  to complement and enhance the healing process in both chronic and acute conditions of our patients. 

You will meet with one of our providers for an evaluation for the use of HBOT in your case. The fee for this one hour consultation is $350. We will include a free session in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. This hbot session will need to be scheduled as it may not be available the same day as your consultation. The HBOT Medical evaluation  consultation  fee  will be refunded substantially, if you already have a referral for HBOT from your doctor and complete your recommended HBOT treatment (some restrictions would apply to this discount). Click here to download and print a referral form to bring to your physician. Then call us to schedule. It's that easy.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy offered in Delmar NY and Burlington VT

Vermont Hyperbaric Chambers

WHAT IS HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY?

This safe and non-invasive therapy is the most trusted way to deliver a large concentration of oxygen to all organs of the body, even to areas with poor blood flow. HBOT is the medical use of oxygen in a pressurized environment (“hyperbaric” means under pressure) at a level higher than 1 atmosphere absolute (1ATA). Increased pressure allows for a large concentration of oxygen to dissolve and saturate the blood plasma independently of  hemoglobin in red blood cells.  This results in a broad variety of beneficial physiological, biochemical and cellular effects, not achievable with any other therapy.

Safe and painless, the typical treatment lasts 60-90 minutes, during which time the patient relaxes in the pressurized chamber and breathes normally. The patient may listen to music, watch a movie or just rest. For the full benefits, it is recommended to have upwards of twenty successive treatments, 4-5 days per week, increasing pressure as tolerated  up to 2.4  atmospheres of pressure equivalent to approximately 33 feet below sea level. This level of oxygenation cannot be achieved with soft chambers; HBOT at the Stram Center is administered in a state of the art, medical grade  FDA approved steel hyperbaric chamber, in our NY office.  At our Burlington, Vermont office, we offer  high tech medical grade chambers. One is  a two seater that you can step right into, sit back and relax and the other is a mono-chamber you can lie down, relax and watch videos. HBOT is  performed under the medical supervision of Dr. Stram at our Delmar office and our Naturopathic doctors at our Burlington office. Trained staff  will monitor the patient closely during therapy; patients are in constant view and two way communication with the attendant. 

The Stram Center also offers soft chamber hyperbaric oxygen therapy for lower pressures in our NY office..

The patient experiences a feeling similar to flying in a plane or diving. Air pressure must be equalized in the ears during the 15 minute compression and decompression phases by either swallowing or yawning. 

HOW DOES HBOT WORK?

When you breathe oxygen at normal atmospheric pressure, this gas is transported on hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Under pressure, however, oxygen molecules decrease in size and are able to dissolve and saturate  the plasma, cerebrospinal fluid in the brain and spinal cord, lymph and other body fluids. Higher concentrations of oxygen  is therefore easily delivered to all tissues, including those with poor blood supply. The tremendous healing benefits of oxygen are therefore accessed by all areas of the body.

More oxygen= more energy which translates to the repair of damaged tissues, enhanced regeneration of tissues throughout the body, and optimal levels of cellular function on all levels.  Damage from hypoxia or low levels of oxygenation to cells,  most dramatically demonstrated in Stroke, heart disease, cancer and diabetes can be significantly effected by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Increased oxygenation also plays a role in fighting harmful bacterial and viral infections by enhancing the cellular functions of the immune system and causing a toxic environment for anaerobic bacterial infection.

BENEFITS

It has long been known that healing many areas of the body cannot take place without appropriate oxygen levels in the tissue. Most illnesses and injuries occur and often linger at the cellular or tissue level. 

At the cellular level, higher concentrations of oxygen from HBOT have the following effects:

  • Promotes healing,
  • Supports the growth of new tissue and blood vessels,
  • Decreases swelling and inflammation,
  • Stimulates collagen production,
  • Increases the body’s ability to fight infections,
  • Helps metabolize toxins.

HBOT has been demonstrated in many clinical studies to have dramatic benefits for stroke, traumatic head and spinal cord injuries, diabetic ulcers, slow healing wounds, burns, skin infections, anemia and autism. In addition, a broad range of other conditions have seen benefits from HBOT including:

  • Pre & Post Surgery
  • Sports Injuries
  • Aid Fracture Healing
  • Skin infections
  • Radiation tissue damage
  • Arthritic diseases
  • Fibromyalgia/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
  • Lyme Disease
  • Cancer treatment: enhances  therapy and reduces side effects of conventional treatments: read more
  • Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency
  • Brain Injuries
  • Diabetes
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder 
  • Alzheimer's
  • Stroke
  • Parkinson's
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Prostatitis
  • Skin Repair and Anti-Aging benefits
  • Long Hauler's syndrome of Covid 19 infection

If you have a referral from your doctor for HBOT, your HBOT consultation fee at the Stram Center will be significantly refunded,  if you undergo treatment. Click Here to download a referral form to bring to your physician, then call us to schedule; its that easy.

 VIEW HERE,  how HBOT was an effective part of treatment for young Sara.


CONTRAINDICATIONS:

The most significant contraindication to receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an untreated pneumothorax. 

SIDE EFFECTS:

The most common side effect is barotrauma to the ears and sinuses caused by the change in pressure. To minimize this, patients will learn techniques during compression and decompression to clear the ears. Occasionally, some patients may experience changes in their vision during the treatment which are usually minor and temporary.

INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT:

For some specific conditions, including the following FDA accepted HBOT indications, HBOT is accepted for insurance reimbursement. These include: crush injury/traumatic ischemia; decompression sickness, enhancement in healing in selected problem wounds, exceptional anemia, radiation tissue damage, thermal burn, gangrene, necrotizing soft tissue infections, refractory osteomyelitis, air or gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, arterial insufficiency

The following conditions are considered off-label which may or may not be covered by insurance or Medicare: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Lyme Disease, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Near Drowning, Recovery from Plastic Surgery, Sports injuries, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury.

FEES:
single session: $165;  5 pack: $775; 10 pack: $1,400; 20 pack: $2,600; 40 pack: $5,000; 50 pack: $6,000; 100 pack: $10,000. Please note:  refunds of unused package sessions will be prorated. These are separate fees  from the cost of your required initial  consultation. 

CONTACT US! Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is available at both our Delmar NY and Burlington VT offices

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment for a consultation please contact us! 518.689.2244 option 2:NY office;  or 802.891.3459: Burlington Vt


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