What is Hyperbaric Oxygen?

HBOT is oxygen delivered under pressure at higher concentrations for medical and prescriptive purposes. "Hyperbaric" is any pressure greater than the pressure at sea level (1.0 ATA). The greater the pressure, the greater the dose of oxygen delivered. In addition to pressurization, the percentage of oxygen is increased from room air (21% oxygen) to 100% oxygen. The limiting factor of oxygenation at normal pressures (1.0 ATA) is our ownblood and tissue physiology. At 1.0 ATA(atmospheres absolute), the red bloodcells are able to carry only a limited amount of oxygen. At higher pressures, oxygen is more readily dissolved in all bodily fluids, including blood, plasma, lymphatic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, and interstitial fluid. This increase in oxygenation helps to reverse states of tissue oxygen depletion, known clinically as hypoxia, which is often a leading cause of cellular damage during disease states.

HBOT Benefits

The science of medicinal uses of concentrated oxygen has been developing rapidly over the past several years. Research has shown that at 1.5 ATA, many of the regulatory hormones, neurotransmitters, and enzyme systems operate in a balanced, optimized state. HBOT also produces several long term health benefits, including enhanced growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis), optimization of the immune system's ability to remove toxins and destroy bacteria, increase the activity of fibroblasts (the cells responsible for tissue repair) and enhanced metabolic activity in previously inactive brain cells.

"Oxygen... The breath of life."

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