WHAT IS HYPERBARIC TREATMENT (HBOT)
RESTORE AND REGENERATIVE BODY TISSUE
WHAT IS HYPERBARIC TREATMENT ( HBOT )
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) uses high pressure oxygen to treat a variety of health conditions and diseases. Each cell in the body needs oxygen to preserve, repair, and enhance function. Breathing 100% oxygen at pressures greater than sea level increases the amount of oxygen carried by the blood.
This enables oxygen to be dissolved into the hard-to-reach plasma, lymph, and cerebrospinal fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord, providing a greater opportunity for healing. It stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in locations with reduced circulation. HBOT reduces swelling, decreases inflammation, strengthens the immune system, stimulates the release of stem cells and improves the ability of the body to fight disease and infection.
HOW DOES HYPERBARIC TREATMENT WORK (HBOT)
The term hyperbaric is defined as a gas at a pressure greater than normal atmospheric pressure (~15 PSI). Compared to breathing air at normal atmospheric pressure, hyperbaric oxygen will drive up to 1,200% more oxygen into the bloodstream (primarily plasma).
Super-saturating the entire body with oxygen drives the regeneration of damaged tissue, strengthens the immune system, and provides the body with greater opportunity for healing by: Reversing hypoxia Acting as a signal inducer of DNA, turning on and off over 5,000 genes
Stimulating the development of new blood vessels where circulation has been compromised (Angiogenesis) Promoting collagen, bone, and cartilage repair and regeneration Greatly reducing swelling and inflammation Mobilizing and stimulating an increase of stem cells within damaged tissues and in bone marrow Enhancing energy production at the mitochondrial cellular level.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HYPERBARIC TREATMENT (HBOT)
HBOT is a non-invasive treatment that can help in a variety of medical conditions either as a primary or complementary therapy. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has very few risks or side effects and may be helpful if you suffer from an inflammatory condition or a condition that may be improved when blood flow and delivery of oxygen to vital organs and tissues is optimized. Some of the benefits that can result from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy are:
- Healing wounds, no matter where they are
- Decreasing wound healing time through increased efficiency
- Reducing the risk of amputation
- Enhancing the brain’s ability to regain neurologic function (Neuroplasticity)
- Decreasing disability
- Reducing Pain
- Improving quality of life
WHAT ARE THE INDICATIONS FOR HYPERBARIC TREATMENT (HBOT)
- Air or Gas Embolism
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Clostridial Myositis and Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
- Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome and Other Acute Traumatic Ischemias
- Decompression Sickness
- Arterial Insufficiencies / Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Severe Anemia
- Intracranial Abscess
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
- Delayed Radiation Injury (Soft Tissue and Bony Necrosis)
- Compromised Grafts and Flaps
- Acute Thermal Burn Injury
- Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
WHAT ARE THE “OFF-LABEL” INDICATIONS FOR HYPERBACRIC TREATMENT (HBOT)
- Anoxic Brain Injury
- ArthritisCancer (Treatment Synergy)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS/RSD)
- Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
- Crohn’s Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Lyme disease
- Migraine/Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Pancreatitis
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Sports Injuries
- Stroke
- Surgery Preparation & Accelerated Recovery
- Complications of Scleroderma
- Ulcerative Colitis