National Harbor, Md.—After only one day of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, opioid withdrawal symptoms were reduced by twice as much, on average, compared with a sham control group, according to a small prospective study.
At three months, the treatment group maintained on average a 4.3-mg methadone dose reduction versus an average decrease of 0.25 mg in the control group.
Pain intensity and interference also were positively and significantly related to withdrawal symptoms.
The clinical study of 31