It is a Medical Treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing process by inhalation of 100% oxygen in a Hyperbaric Chamber, where the atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled. It is used for a wide variety of treatments usually as a part of an overall medical care plan.

Under normal circumstances, oxygen is transported throughout the body only by the red blood cells. With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, the oxygen is dissolved into all of the body’s fluids; the plasma, the central nervous system fluids, the lymph, and the bone and can be carried to areas where circulation is diminished or blocked. In this way, extra oxygen can reach all the damaged tissues and the body can support its healing process. The increased oxygen greatly enhances the ability of the white blood cells to kill bacteria, reduces swelling, and allows new blood vessels to grow more rapidly into the affected areas. It is a simple, non-invasive, and painless treatment.

It has long been known that any healing of the body cannot take place without appropriate oxygen levels in the tissue. Most illnesses and injuries occur and often linger, at the cellular or tissue level. In many cases such as circulatory problems, non-healing wounds, and strokes, adequate oxygen cannot reach the damaged area and the body’s natural healing ability is unable to function properly. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy provides this extra oxygen naturally and with minimal side effects.

It improves the quality of life of the patient in many areas when standard medicine is not working. Many conditions such as stroke, cerebral palsy, head injuries, and chronic fatigue have responded favorably to HBOT.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is used to treat all conditions which benefit from increased tissue oxygen availability, as well as infections where it can be used for its antibiotic properties, either as the primary therapy or in conjunction with other drugs.

Insurance and Medicare consider the following conditions for HBOT to be covered for payment:

Air or Gas Embolism

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Compartment Syndrome/Crush Injury/Other Traumatic Ischemias

Decompression Sickness (Bends)

Diabetic and Selected Wounds

Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)

Gas Gangrene

Intracranial Abscess

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Tissue Damage

Osteomyelitis (Refractory)

Skin Grafts and (Compromised) Flaps

Thermal Burns

The following conditions are off label which may or may not be covered by insurance or Medicare:

Alzheimer’s

Autism

Cerebral Palsy

Lyme Disease

Migraine

Multiple Sclerosis

Near Drowning

Recovery from Plastic Surgery

Sports Injuries

Stroke

Traumatic Brain Injury

There are  two types of Hyperbaric Chambers: Mono-Place and Multi-Place.

Mono-Place Chambers are designed to treat a single person.

Whereas a Multi-Place Chamber is designed to hold several people at one time.

It is administered in a private setting and a state-of-the-art, Mono-Place or Multi-Place Chambers, Both Chamber options, depending on the circumstances, allow our trained Technicians and Chamber Attendants to closely monitor the patient at all times.

Patients are in constant view and communication with the attending technician via an intercom and CCTV. During your treatment session, you may watch a movie, listen to music, read a book, or just rest.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is prescribed by a Doctor and performed under strictly controlled Medical supervision. Although there can be possible minor risks like all medical treatments, overall Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is extremely safe. The risks, however minimal they will be, will be discussed with you before you sign your consent form for therapy.

The most common side effect is barotrauma to the ears and sinuses caused by the change in pressure. To minimize this risk, patients will be taught and will learn equalization techniques to promote adequate clearing of the ears during compression. The same as popping your ears in the mountains or a plane. Occasionally some patients may experience changes in their vision during their treatment period if the treatment is exceptionally repetitive and long term, regardless these changes are usually very minor and temporary. A very rare side effect is oxygen toxicity which is caused by administering too much oxygen. This is why the treatments are very strictly monitored to remove these possibilities.

In short, Yes. This is why we like to focus on “Physiological Benefits” as opposed to medical conditions. It is highly recommended that you speak to us about having a general screening before you use the hyperbaric chamber. (I.E. being fit to use hyperbaric therapy). As low as the risks are, this will help to minimize any potential problems that you may have.

Children can safely undergo this therapy. There are no age restrictions. To put children at ease, parents are always welcome and sometimes they must join our tenders when their children are in the chamber.

Everybody is different, very often people see immediate benefits, whilst others may not notice them until they have completed a series of Hyperbaric sessions. In terms of the treatment duration, this will be discussed and agreed upon with the doctor, it is not uncommon for many of the benefits to be reported up to four weeks following the treatment completion.

Suppression of infection by killing viruses, bacteria, and yeast build-up, especially those hard to treat resistant pathogens that can be found in chronic conditions such as Lyme and other Tick-Borne Diseases

Ozone improves circulation by enhancing the flow of blood through your body

Ozone works as an immune modulator, helping to keep the immune system at its optimum working order

Ozone increases the uptake of oxygen by stimulating the enzyme DPG (diphosphoglycerate), helping cells to process all the oxygen they need to function properly. This aids in killing resistant anaerobic infections whilst providing the cells in the area with the extra oxygen that is required to heal.

Unfortunately, if you have one of the following conditions, you will not be able to have this therapy.

All cases with Blood Coagulation Failure

Bleeding Organs

Thrombocytopenia

Ozone Allergy/Ozone Intolerance

Hemorrhagic or Apoplectic Stroke

Acute Cardinal infraction

Epilepsy-Seizures

Acute Pancreatitis

Hyperthyroidism

Pregnancy or Breast Feeding

Unknown Fever

G6 PD deficiency