How does it work? - Hyperbaric

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How does it work?

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is defined as breathing 100% O2 at increased atmospheric pressure. HBOT is the only non-hormonal medical treatment approved by the FDA for repairing and regenerating human tissue biologically.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves the breathing of pure oxygen in an increased atmospheric pressurized chamber. It is a well-established treatment and a non invasive way of safely delivering high concentration of oxygen into the body.

21% of the normal air that we breathe consists of oxygen. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased to two times higher than normal. Under these conditions, your lungs can gather more oxygen than would normally be possible, allowing you to breathe in pure oxygen.

Your blood carries the extra oxygen throughout the body. This helps in fighting bacteria and stimulates the release of growth factors and stem cells, which promotes healing. Other medical conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include serious infections, bubbles of air in your blood vessels, decompression sickness and wounds that will not heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used in some illnesses and injuries which have been shown to respond well to high levels of oxygen administration.