Injury
Hyperbaric
oxygen therapy promotes recovery from sports injuries by immediately
providing high concentration of oxygen to all tissues with greatest
benefit for the areas that have been cut off from proper
circulation, due to injury such as damaged tendons and muscles.
Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduces
tissue swelling thru the mechanism of vasoconstriction and
improved lymphatic circulation.
Swelling
of the brain as a result of trauma or brain injury is reduced with
oxygen and oxygenation of the brain centres that have been cut
of
from circulation is improved.
Systemic inflammation is reduced with hyperbaric oxygen thru the
mechanism of down regulation of pro inflammatory agents.
which can immediately improve the brain function.
and oxygenating damaged tissue.
Prevention
Improved
blood circulation with hyperbaric oxygen prevents accumulation of
lactic acid causing muscle pain, cramps and fatigue that can lead to
injuries and exercise exhaustion.
Training
Performance enhancement with oxygen reduces fatigue and repairs minor
injuries during training.
Benefits of Oxygen Therapy:
An absolute key component of optimal physical and mental health is
oxygen.
Oxygen therapy is a natural way to cope with the effects of ageing,
illnesses, injury or overexertion.
- shortens recovery time after extreme
exercise, injury or surgery
- revitalizes by improving blood flow and
oxygen to all organs
- regenerates small blood vessels
(capillaries), nerves and bones
- rejuvenates by releasing stem cells
from bone marrow for tissue repair
- reduces pain, swelling, tingling,
cramps, numbness
- suppresses inflammation
A few sessions of oxygen
therapy at an early point may reduce the risk
of complications and need for a long-term therapy.
Hyperbaric oxygen is used for:
Breathing
pure oxygen under pressure inside a hyperbaric chamber is used to
initiate healing responses in a natural way without side effects.
- improved performance
- increased strength
- enhanced endurance
- energy boost preventing exhaustion
- reducing inflammation, swelling, pain
- reducing fatigue and recovery time
- speeding up healing of muscles, ligaments and fractured
bones
- reducing and preventing infection
- reducing scar tissue formation
- cleansing blood from toxins and toxic substances
- maintaining general health
- many acute and chronic problems (please
see medical index)
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