
What is HBOT?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) involves a patient breathing air or varying amounts of oxygen within a pressurized chamber, where the pressure is above 1 atmosphere.
The healing power of oxygen is not something new. The use of hyperbaric therapy dates back nearly 350 years. The very first hyperbaric chamber was created in 1662 with the clinical use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy starting in the mid 1800s. During the 1960s, studies began to show a wide variety of beneficial uses for HBOT therapy. Today, there are over 150 internationally approved conditions for which hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to be effective and beneficial.
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About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Traditionally HBOT has been used for diabetic foot wounds, air and gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation, gas gangrene, thermal burns, decompression sickness and acute mountain sickness.
Today, we help manage everything from diabetes, low energy, Lyme disease, cerebral palsy, head injuries, chronic fatigue, brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, ALS, anemia, wound and scar healing, post stroke care, post surgical care and healing, improved performance, autism, dementia and bells palsy just to name a few.
HBOT & Athletics
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Deliver oxygen to tissues up to 25 times normal levels
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Stimulate the production of body
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Boost immune system functions
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Decrease swelling and inflammation
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Help the body to clear toxins and increase the body’s ability to fight infection
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Promote regeneration of injured tissues
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Reduce fatigue from chronic inadequate oxygen supply to the cells and tissues of the body
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Reduce jet lag related fatigue symptoms
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Decrease ligament and tissue healing time
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Successfully heal traumatic and ischemic brain injuries
Who would ever believe that something as natural and simple as the air we breathe (at an increased pressure level) could give our athletes the extra edge that is unavailable in pill or powder.
The Power Of Oxygen
On average, an individual consumes about six pounds of oxygen every day, far outweighing any other nutrient demands. Although oxygen performs many roles in the body, its primary role is in the production of energy. Only 50% of our energy actually comes from fats and carbohydrates in our diet. Our cells must convert this energy in order for our bodies to make this stored energy usable. This happens when our cells convert this stored energy into molecules of ATP using; you guessed it…OXYGEN.
By Using HBOT chambers, we are able to dramatically increase the partial pressure of oxygen, which then dissolves the oxygen into the plasma and other waterborne fluids of the body. This is extremely significant because water and gases dissolved within it are able to cross the cells semi-permeable membrane via osmosis and diffusion. Since the human body is approximately 70% percent water and every cell literally bathes in water, we use the HBOT chamber to deliver oxygen to every tissue in the body – Our bodies then do the rest!
Dr. Rossignol, medical doctor and hyperbaric specialist, equated an hour therapy in a hyperbaric chamber to taking 1400 mg of Motrin, without the toxic response. “You get increased oxygenation, decreased swelling, and decreased inflammation, all from one management.” Dr. Rossignol commented. “If a drug did this, a pharmaceutical company would make quite a bit of money.” (D.A. Rossignol and T. Small/Medical Veritas3, 2006.)
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10 Primary Benefits of HBOT
Anti-microbial/microbiome balancing (reduction in anaerobic pathogens and increase in aerobic probiotics)
Anti-inflammatory (reduction of inflammatory cytokines, increase in anti-inflammatory cytokines)
Mitochondrial healing (increase in size, shape and number of mitochondria)
Vasoconstriction (decrease edema and swelling from damaged tissues)
Stem cell release (up to 8-fold increase in mesenchymal and CNS stem cells)
Increased oxygen perfusion- (Immediate increase in free floating oxygen available for tissue use)
Neovascularization- Angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth)
Increased white blood cell function (improved neutrophil and macrophage activity)
Nerve healing factors (increases in VegF, BDNF, HIF1)
Wound healing Increased capacity for healing (PDGF, VegF, collagen production circulatory healing)

