The human body is highly energetic and depends on a constant flow of oxygen to help generate enough cellular energy ( called ATP) for all its metabolic needs. In essence, ATP is the body’s currency for energy and the more the body has, then the more it can ‘spend’ and oxygen has a direct relationship to the amount of cellular ATP produced.

The extra oxygen facilitates the body’s ability to produce both new TISSUE and new BLOOD VESSELS. This is not only essential for damaged areas & injuries inside the body, but more importantly, to help combat the degenerative effects that occur during the aging process.

Stem cell therapy has been the focus of major research and funding for regenerative medicine. HBOT is a powerful way to stimulate the bone marrow to produce more stem cells. These cells then can circulate in the blood stream and end up in many different places where they are needed.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has also been reported to speed up healing and provide quicker repair from injuries. Furthermore (and sometimes more importantly), the soft tissue repaired through this procedure has been documented to be much stronger & more tensile. This can have a profound impact, particularly in athletes or those that are more susceptible to re-injuring the same tissue.

Another key therapeutic value of hyperbaric therapy is in helping the body to create new blood vessels; this can provide long term circulatory benefits that are critical for recovery from diseases, particularly in those that effect the small blood vessels (and commonly observed in): 

• • • chronic and non-healing wounds
    • brain injuries
    • heart attacks
    • diabetes
    • The aging process (aging and older blood vessels quite commonly have atherosclerotic plaque build up and restrict blood flow. The body naturally tries to create new blood vessels and natural bypasses — HBOT helps to facilitate this process)

Typically following acute (or very recent) tissue injuries, the blood vessels get ‘leaky’ so that white blood cells and can pass through to help fight any infections and clean up the debris and mess (apoptosis) that can be persistent in chronic (or long term) tissue injuries. The only problem with this model is that the fluid in the blood also makes its way into the tissue and causes swelling and can impede the oxygen levels needed. With the addition of HBOT, the oxygen levels are so high, that the body constricts the blood vessels going to the damaged regions, now allowing for less fluid to enter this area; thereby reducing the swelling, while kick-starting the repair of the tissue.

One of the key beneficial effects noted from HBOT has been the profound reduction in inflammation and their associated markers (including TNF-alfa, Interleukin-1, and many more) inside the body. The levels of these inflammatory markers have been linked to the progressions, severity, and control of many very serious inflammatory-related conditions and this has spearheaded the growth in the pharmaceutical industry to help develop agents that can lower these markers. In addition, HBOT has been shown to increase Interleukin-10 (a very strong anti-inflammatory protein) which is clinically important particularly in the brain (neuroinflammation). HBOT’s overall role in reducing inflammation can have a dramatic benefit on both:

1. 1. Acute (or very recent) inflammatory disorders, like acute pancreatitis, can be very serious so its impact on health can be potentially life-saving.
   2. Chronic (or long-term) inflammation, which has been implicated in a wide variety of health concerns from heart & cardiovascular disease (inflammation in the arteries), to Alzheimer’s disease, and right down to even the progression of cancers.

HBOT  can reduce Pain (particularly inflammatory-related pain disorders)

Numerous studies have clearly demonstrated a dramatic relief in pain, following hyperbaric procedures. This has been supported by patients, world-wide, reporting strong and similar pain-relief following HBOT.

Improve and enhance Immune Functioning

The immune system is composed of white blood cells (WBCs). These cells have a variety of essential roles inside the body, one of which is to fight infections. They do this through an oxygen-dependent system called phagocytosis This is a process whereby WBCs engulf and then kill the invading organisms. The killing effect is achieved through converting oxygen into dangerous compounds called oxy-radicals. HBOT has been shown to enhance phagocytosis, helping the body to kill and ward-off infections.

Protect the body

Each cell in your body is well equipped to be able to protect its vital core (DNA) by having an internal antioxidant system. These antioxidants are called ‘endogenous’ antioxidants because they are produced by the body to handle the constant stress that it is under, just from day-to-day living.