Skin and Bone Infections

What causes skin and bone infections?

Skin infections occur when bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses enter the body through breaks in the skin, including cuts, ulcers, and other open wounds. While anyone can develop a skin infection, those with diabetes, poor circulation, and weak immune systems may be more susceptible to recurrent or non-healing skin infections.

A bone infection (osteomyelitis) develops when bacteria or fungi infect nearby tissues or circulate in your bloodstream before settling into your bones. The bone infection causes swelling in the soft tissues (marrow) inside your bones.

Clover Oxygen Hyperbarics and Wound Center offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat skin or bone infections in adults and adolescents aged 12 and up. The team uses oxygen therapy to stimulate your body’s natural healing processes to fight off an infection.

When should I schedule a consultation for skin and bone infections?

Schedule an appointment at Clover Oxygen Hyperbarics and Wound Center if you or your child has a skin or bone infection that is difficult to treat with oral medications.  

You should also book a consultation if you or your child has diabetic ulcers or other slow-healing wounds that aren’t treatable with other strategies.

Without treatment, swollen bone marrow can cut off the blood flow inside the bone and cause bone tissue death. Chronic infections of the skin can also cause damage to surrounding nerves and lead to permanent soft tissue death.

The team evaluates your overall health and the severity of your infection to determine if you’re a candidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

How does hyperbaric oxygen therapy treat skin and bone infections?

The hyperbaric oxygen therapy services available at Clover Oxygen Hyperbarics and Wound Center offer many benefits for people with skin or bone infections.

During treatment, you sit in a tube-like chamber with 100% oxygen at much higher levels than normal. Treatment floods your body with oxygen to boost your immune system function and fight off the infection more efficiently.

Oxygen therapy can also stop the spread of infection to other areas of the body and reduce swelling in the bone to prevent further complications.

Additionally, the supplemental oxygen stimulates the growth of new skin tissue, bone marrow, and blood vessels to optimize wound healing.

Call Clover Oxygen Hyperbarics and Wound Center today to schedule a diagnostic evaluation for skin and bone infections. You can also book a consultation online.