About the Clinic:
Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine is a medical specialty that studies the effects of pressure changes on human health, diagnoses and treats diving-related illnesses, and utilizes high-pressure oxygen for therapeutic purposes.
This field is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of:
Decompression sickness (the bends),
Air/gas embolism,
Carbon monoxide poisoning,
Diabetic foot infections,
Chronic wound treatment,
Bone infections (osteomyelitis),
Sudden hearing loss,
Radiation injuries (radiation necrosis),
Burns,
through Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).
The clinic also performs health evaluations and medical examinations for professional divers and underwater workers.