Clinical therapies
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) enhances the body’s natural healing by delivering pure oxygen in a pressurized environment—allowing cells, tissues, and organs to receive the oxygen they need to repair, regenerate, and thrive. Oxygen is life’s most essential nutrient. By improving cellular oxygenation, circulation, and detoxification, this therapy helps restore the body’s internal balance, reduce inflammation, and accelerate recovery at the root level. It’s not just about treating symptoms, but awakening the body’s innate ability to heal itself.
Why it’s done:
The goal of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is to get more oxygen to tissues damaged by disease, injury or other factors. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased 2 to 3 times higher than normal air pressure. The lungs can gather much more oxygen than would be possible breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure.
The effects on the body include:
– Removing trapped air bubbles.
– Enhancing the growth of new blood vessels and tissues.
– Supporting immune system activity.
Risks
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is generally a safe procedure. Most complications are mild and do not last. Serious complications are rare. The risk of complications increases with longer and repeated therapies.
Increased air pressure or the pure oxygen can result in the following:
– Ear pain.
– Middle ear injuries, including eardrum rupture and leaking fluid from the middle ear.
– Sinus pressure that can cause pain, runny nose or nose bleeds.
– Short-term changes in sight.
– Cataract formation with long courses of treatment.
– Short-term decline in lung function.
– Low blood sugar in people who have diabetes treated with insulin.
Our therapeutic treatment staff guide you through the whole procedure, from start to finish.
How you prepare?
Your healthcare team will provide instructions on how to prepare for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. You’ll be given a hospital-approved gown or scrubs to wear in place of regular clothing during the procedure.
For fire prevention, items such as lighters or battery-powered devices that generate heat are not allowed in the hyperbaric chamber. You also will be asked not to wear or use any hair or skin care products such as lip balm, lotion, makeup or hair spray.
In general, you should not take anything into a chamber unless a member of your healthcare team says it’s OK.