What Does It Do?
The pressurized environment of the hyperbaric chamber promotes healing and general wellness by allowing wounds to heal faster, reduces swelling at a much quicker rate by restoring/increasing blood flow to restricted areas. Hyperbaric therapy helps athletes on three levels by forcing more oxygen to reach tissue, organs, cells and bodily fluids, providing up to 300% oxygen saturation. Furthermore, it has been shown that the pressurized environment of the chamber allows the athlete to recover more quickly from injury, swelling, fatigue, dehydration and jetlag.
How Does It Work?
In Layman’s Terms... Oxygen just like any other gas behaves in accordance with the laws of physics. The increased pressure in a hyperbaric chamber decreases the volume of oxygen, but increases the concentration. Therefore, there is more oxygen to dissolve into the plasma than there would be breathing oxygen at normal atmospheric conditions.
What Can I Do During My Hyperbaric Session?
Listen to music
Talk on your cell phone
Play handheld games
Watch movies on portable DVD player
Work on laptop computer
Read books or magazines
Sleep
S.P.E.C.T Scans
These SPECT scans were taken from a person with impaired brain junction before and after 10 hyperbaric treatments at 1.3 ATA. The treatments were administered for one hour per day for five consecutive days for two weeks. The darker blue and purple areas indicate low activity. The lighter red and yellow areas indicate high activity.
Sports Performance
It is common to see athletic performance improve through the therapeutic use of the hyperbaric chamber. The increased oxygen consumption can improve performance. The improvements seen in relation to atmospheric pressure changes are related not only to a higher oxygen uptake, but decreased lactic acid production. Lactic acid production occurs when the oxygen availability decreases. Given the same exercise stress, with increased oxygen, less lactic acid is produced. This makes the hyperbaric chamber an excellent means for speeding recovery.
Immune Function
“Medical science knows that when the immune cell encounters a bacterium, it undergoes what is termed a ‘respiratory burst’.” The amount of oxygen required to fuel this burst and boost the immune function dramatically increases. Even at this most critical time of need for the immune cells, the inflammatory response and edema results in impaired oxygen delivery. With hyperbaric chambers, the immune system is boosted by the decrease in apoptosis (a function of programmed cell death) and an increase in natural killer cell (primary criteria for determining immune strength and health) activity.
Is It Safe?
Yes! The mild hyperbaric chamber is completely safe. Since the chamber uses filtered ambient air, it can be used regularly without the danger of oxygen toxicity in the body. The majority of clients report a pleasant, comfortable experience. In addition mHBT can be a safe adjunct to most other therapies.
mHBT Can Be Used To Treat the Following Conditions:
ADD / ADHD- Asthma / Allergies
Altitude Sickness
Alzheimer’s / Dementia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brain Injury
Burns
Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Circulation Issues
Diabetic Complications
Digestive Disorders
Disc Herniation
Dizziness
Fibromyalgia
Flu
Frequent Flying / “Jet Lag”
Headaches / Migraines
Hypoxia
Immune Deficiency
Infection - (Bacterial, Fungal, Viral)
Inflammation
Lyme Disease
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle / Tendon / Joint Pain
Premature Aging
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sleeping Disorders
Smoking (nicotine detoxification)
Sports Enhancement & Injury Recovery
Stress / Anxiety / Depression- Stroke
Surgical Recovery
Toxic Environmental Exposure
Wound Healing
AND MORE!!!!
How Often Do I Need to Come?
People with chronic conditions should plan on 60 Minutes, 2 - 3 times per week for 4 - 6 weeks. Maintenance treatments would be on an as needed basis.
Others can pamper themselves with a relaxing 60 minutes of Hyperbaric Therapy.
How Much Does It Cost?
$50 per 60 min Session
Is It Covered by My Insurance?
In most cases it would not be covered under insurance.
Hyperbaric Therapy is a Natural Adjunct to Surgery
Hyperbaric Therapy is not experimental nor is it a new treatment for wounds and burns. It has been used in hospitals as a treatment for wounds and thermal burns since 1965. During surgery, skin and/or cartilage may be cut and repositioned. Around these cuts there is compromised blood flow due to the damage to blood vessels and the interruption to oxygen carrying red blood cells. Since blood carries life giving oxygen, which is essential to the healing process, it is critical that these compromised areas receive enough oxygen in order to heal properly. The swelling and edema that accompany surgical wounds can also compress nearby vessels, further compromising blood flow and oxygen delivery to the affected cells at the wound site. Cells which are deprived of oxygen may lie dormant and eventually die.
Oxygen is very important to wound healing. Given the appropriate conditions and with the help of hyperbaric therapy, viable cells from healthy areas migrate into wounds and start to reproduce. Additionally, hyperbaric therapy can enhance the amount of oxygen present in the blood as well as allow oxygen to reach the compromised area by forcing oxygen to dissolve into the plasma. This additional oxygen can make up for some of the loss of blood and oxygen to the compromised areas. Faster oxygen restoration results in better recovery since early on there are more viable cells to salvage. The patient heals significantly faster. Therefore, the decreased healing time is likely to result in less scar tissue around the compromised area.
Disclaimer: Although mild hyperbaric therapy has been reported to be beneficial for a wide range of conditions, this treatment is not meant as a cure for any condition or disease, and no therapeutic outcomes can be guaranteed.