HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a noninvasive treatment that involves breathing 100% pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. With HBOT, your lungs can take in up to 3 times more oxygen than they do when breathing at normal air pressure. The increased oxygen is picked up via the bloodstream and transported to damaged tissues to facilitate the healing process.
If you are struggling with a mental health condition, recovering from a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI), or dealing with cognitive or memory problems, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be for you.
HBOT may be used in combination with other therapies. HBOT elevates atmospheric pressure to increase oxygen flow to the brain. The treatment simply involves lying in a pressurized chamber for a designated period of time and specific number of sessions based on your individual needs.
Your brain and body require an adequate supply of oxygen to function optimally. The oxygen you breathe in through your lungs enters the bloodstream, which carries it throughout your body and brain. Whenever there is an injury, you need increased oxygen to help repair the damaged tissues.
Conditions That Can Benefit from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
HBOT can be used to treat any condition that benefits from making extra oxygen available to the body’s tissues or the brain. Although it is better known for helping with wound healing, carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, and decompression sickness, HBOT can also help with a number of issues related to brain health. It has also been used to help fight infections and to shore up the immune system. HBOT has been used to improve many issues including, but not limited to:
• Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions
• PTSD
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Memory problems and Alzheimer’s disease
• Vascular dementia
• Anxiety and depression
• Attention problems
• Lyme disease
• Migraine
• Autoimmune diseases
• Stroke
• Aging
• Improves brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease
• Improves and corrects sleep issues