Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is one of our latest additions to the AcuVision Clinic and part of our OxyVision Therapy Programs.
HBOT involves breathing oxygen in a pressurized chamber in which the atmospheric pressure is raised up to three times higher than normal. Under these conditions, your lungs can gather up to three times more oxygen than would be possible breathing oxygen at normal air pressure.
Your body’s tissues need an adequate supply of oxygen to function. When tissue is injured, it may require more oxygen to heal. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the amount of oxygen dissolved in your blood. An increase in blood oxygen may improve oxygen delivery for vital tissue function to help fight infection or minimize injury.
Your body’s tissues need an adequate supply of oxygen to function. When tissue is injured, it may require more oxygen to heal. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the amount of oxygen dissolved in your blood. An increase in blood oxygen may improve oxygen delivery for vital tissue function to help fight infection or minimize injury.
There are now over 120 reported conditions for which hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to be effective and beneficial according to numerous published medical studies.
What Conditions is it used for?
Injury and Sports Rehab
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps athletes at all skill levels with injury and sports rehab.
Many sports injuries involve strains and sprains, causing swelling and edema – compressing blood vessels and restricting the vital flow of oxygen-carrying plasma and red blood cells to the injury site.
HBOT may promote faster healing in common sports injuries and help with:
Many sports injuries involve strains and sprains, causing swelling and edema – compressing blood vessels and restricting the vital flow of oxygen-carrying plasma and red blood cells to the injury site.
HBOT may promote faster healing in common sports injuries and help with:
- Accelerated wound healing and regeneration at all stages
- Stimulation of new blood vessel growth in injured tissue
- Athletic Recovery
- Reduced inflammation & pain
- Optimized cellular function
- Fractures
- Mobilization of stem cells to area of injury
- Amplified performance and recovery from training
- Decrease scarring
- Sprains & Strains
- Tendinitis
- Pulled Muscles
- Concussion and post-concussion syndrome
Neurological Damage
Among neurological conditions, HBOT has been evaluated among patients of stroke, cerebral palsy, injuries of the brain and spinal cord and multiple other neurological conditions.
HBOT is well described for many neurological conditions and help with:
HBOT is well described for many neurological conditions and help with:
- Improve brain functioning & performance
- Stimulates angiogenesis
- Improves cerebral oxygenation
- Enhanced mitochondrial function
- Enhances memory and mental performance
- Reduces cerebral edema
- Decreases intracranial pressure
- Reduces blood-brain barrier breakdown
- Minimizes oxidative stress
- Recovers and repairs damaged brain tissue
OxiVision for vision
Among eye conditions, HBOT has shows clear scientific evidence for several conditions.
HBOT is well described for many eye conditions and can help with:
HBOT is well described for many eye conditions and can help with:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has also been proven to help treat the following conditions:
- Macular Degeneration (MD or AMD)
- Myopia, or "nearsightedness"
- Central retinal artery occlusion
- Ocular and periocular gas gangrene
- Cerebro-rhino-orbital mucormycosis
- Radiation optic neuropathy
- Radiation induced macular ischemia.
Other Conditions
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has also been proven to help treat the following conditions:
- Autoimmune Conditions Inflammatory Arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS and more
- Neuropathy Conditions Cerebral Palsy, Bell's Palsy, Diabetes, Disc Herniation, Peripheral Neuropathy and more
- Neurological Conditions Post Stroke Recovery, Dementia/Alzheimer’s, Concussion/TBI, Autism, Parkinson’s and more
- Recover & Healing Regeneration, Anti-aging, Stem cells, Post surgical Recovery and more
- Immune System Conditions Lyme Disease, C. Diff, Microbiome Balance, Inflammatory imbalances and more
Is it safe?
HBOT is safe for everyone. In fact, HBOT yields wonderful results on both children and elderly patients. Research with children suffering from brain-injuries and genetic disorders shows positive results and great promise.
