A lot of healthcare providers have origin stories that lie in some sort of tragedy or physical challenge that they faced. With hyperbaric oxygen therapy, I do not. My reason for exploring hyperbaric oxygen therapy was completely selfish. I am the father of two young boys, and they are getting bigger, stronger and faster. Myself, I’m not getting any younger. The second selfish reason is that my father has Parkinson’s Disease. I’m always looking for things that improve his quality of life and keep him as healthy as he can be.
Lastly, our dog Rolly (named after Former Phillies Great, Jimmy Rollins) has a neurodegenerative disease. So, I was looking for something to help us with healing, recovery, performance and longevity. I stumbled on HBOT, which started a year long journey of studying the research, podcasts with the experts, books and textbooks. This exploration let me to becoming Functional Medicine Hyperbaric Clinician Certified through the International Board of Undersea Medicine.
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As a physical therapist my excitement with hyperbaric oxygen therapy is twofold. One it can help our patients in their recovery from things that we have a long track record of helping. Two is HBOT’s ability to help so many conditions that as physical therapists our hands were tied with nothing to offer.
Brian Cassel | PT, ATC, CSCS, FMHC
Rolly in our home Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber.
Rolly in our home Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber.
Rolly as a young pup.
Brian Cassel.
Rolly & I Hiking.
My son, Bailey, and I picking cabbage.
About Brian
Brian earned his undergraduate degree in Human Sciences and Services at the University of Rhode Island and his Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Temple University. He is also a Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Polestar Pilates Instructor, Certified Sportsmetrics Instructor, and is Level I TPI Certified.
Brian is Functional Medicine Hyperbaric Clinician, as well as, Hyperbaric Safety Director Certified. He is a member of The International Hyperbaric Association, The International Board of Undersea Medicine and affiliated with HBOT USA.
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The most you will feel is the equalization of your ears when pressurizing and depressurizing. Once at pressure you really don’t notice any difference. For most, it is a relaxing time to disconnect from the world. Some meditate and connect with themselves. Others take a nap.
No. Once you begin HBOT most of the mechanisms begin to work. The cascade of healing begins. Some mechanisms take less stimulus and time to be realized while others take more time and sessions to be realized. But a lot of the mechanisms will continue to build for up to 4-6 weeks after your protocol ends.
It’s like standing on top of a snow-covered mountain and you push down the mountain multiple snowballs of different sizes. Some will getting rolling sooner and faster with only a few pushes. Others will roll slower and take longer to get up to speed requiring more pushes. But once either gets going they will build momentum and continue to roll without requiring any stimulus.
It depends on what you are optimizing for at this point in life. On what you are dealing with and what your goals are. If your reason for using it has a beginning and end. Your protocol probably has a beginning and end. If the reason you are using it is ongoing then your protocol will be ongoing, but typically at a lower frequency.
If you are getting over a specific injury, once you are done your protocol and the body has healed the tissue, you’re done.
If you are dealing with, say a neurodegenerative or auto immune issue, these are degenerative and/or chronic in nature. Often with these types of issues you will require an initial protocol to maximize your bodies achievement and then some level of maintenance. But again this depends on your goals.
If you are doing it for performance/recovery. HBOT will be worked into you training schedule specifically to help boost performance and/or assist in recovery as training load increases.
It depends on what you’re dealing with, how long it has been a problem and what you want to achieve i.e., your goals. Then, it’s which of the hyperbaric mechanism(s) do you need to achieve your goals in what time frame. We offer what are called 60-minute and 90-minute sessions to help individuals achieve their specific goals.
It depends. When you dive into the hyperbaric research most protocols coming for the research are based on 40 sessions. 5 times a week for 8 weeks. Why 5? This is often because research facilities are open 5 days a week. Newer research shows certain benefits that they looked at can be obtained at 3 times per week.
Ultimately, depends on what you’re dealing with, how long it has been a problem and what you want to achieve, your goals. Then it’s which of the hyperbaric mechanism do you need to achieve your goals in what time frame.
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Hyperbarics & Athletics
Performance is the result of proper training and recovery. As athletes, we often focus on the catabolic portion of the equation; the training, the frequency, the duration, how hard or fast, etc. Often neglected, is the anabolic portion of the equation- your recovery and giving your body the time it needs to repair and build up after the catabolic stimulus. Through its mechanisms of action, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can help to speed up the recovery phase, and balance the equation of achieving optimal performance.