Off-Label HBOT: Migraine

Now here's an odd case where hyperbaric oxygen therapy appears highly promising but stubbornly impractical. There's little question HBOT may provide quick relief from severe headache pain, or even stop a migraine in its tracks. The problem is getting into a chamber fast enough to get ahead of the attack. Still, for patients who experience warning signs hours beforehand, hyperbaric oxygen might offer a reasonable and nonpharmaceutical alternative.

Jump to our new migraine page to learn more and to use our HyperbaricLink Evidence Index to guide your personal research.

Evidence: Living In A World Of Pain

A word of advice to the aspiring HBOT researcher: Don't swing for the left field bleachers when all the team needs is a solid base hit. Oh, and don't complain about the lack of reimbursement if you haven't published a tight little study in a nice little journal. Which leads us to today's musical question: Why are we finding all the most promising evidence on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic pain coming out of a military training hospital in Istanbul? Don't answer. We'll take it. More here soon, and new HyperbaricLink condition pages, on chronic regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, myofacial syndrome, migraine, and cluster headache.