What Is a Hyperbaric Chamber?
Breathing can be therapeutic in many ways in a hyperbaric chamber. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment that involves breathing 100% pure oxygen while encapsulated in a chamber. Pressurized to a level higher than normal air pressure, a hyperbaric chamber helps the lungs breathe in more oxygen, delivering oxygen to the tissues to help the body heal and fight infections. Studies show that employing HBOT can have positive preconditioning effects, potentially enhancing postoperative healing, recovery, and results. Our holistic care team at Southwest Mind & Body Care can tell you all about the benefits of breathing pure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber. HBOT can treat many medical conditions, including:
- Severe anemia
- Burns
- Wounds that won't heal
- Traumatic brain injury
- Bubbles of air in your blood vessels
- Vision loss
- Addiction recovery
- Stroke prevention and recovery
- Lyme disease
- Autism
Contact our team at our Dallas, TX practice to find out if a session in the hyperbaric chamber can help rejuvenate your overall health and wellness.
How Does a Hyperbaric Chamber Work?
After your consultation with our holistic healthcare team, you will lie down in the monoplace unit and breathe normally. Increased pressure inside the chamber allows oxygen to be dissolved and saturated more effectively in the bloodstream, primarily reaching the plasma portion. With pressure 2 – 3 times higher than normal air pressure inside the chamber, you may experience a temporary fullness in your ears, similar to what you might feel in an airplane or at a high elevation, which may be relieved by yawning or swallowing. A typical treatment lasts for 60 – 90 minutes. Scientists continue to study the hyperbaric chamber’s effects on many different conditions and how increasing oxygen levels benefits body organs. For example, one study indicated that HBOT showed promise in helping tumor regression, providing additional support that this therapy is also beneficial for malignant gliomas.
What Are the Benefits of a Hyperbaric Chamber?
Depending on your medical condition, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may require more than one session. To benefit from this therapy, your treatment plan may include other therapies and medicines appropriate for your needs. Some of the advantages of breathing in a pure oxygenated hyperbaric chamber include:
- Enhances healing at a cellular level
- Decreases risk of infection
- Faster recovery for sports-related injuries
- Fights against infections and bacteria
- Minimizes scarring, bruising, and pain
- Reduces inflammation
- Improves circulation in damaged tissues
- Repairs damaged neurons
- Enhances memory and brain function
- Boosts energy
- Increases stem cell activity
- Improves motor skills
- Speeds healing and recovery
- Advances glycemic control
- Improved language, social interaction, and eye contact in autistic patients
- Reduces skin damage from ultraviolet-A radiation
- Fights the signs of aging
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It seems so simple to believe that breathing in pure oxygen manifests a myriad of benefits for the body, promoting healing, a better recovery, and remarkable results. The hyperbaric chamber at Southwest Mind & Body Care is one of our five healing modalities as part of our holistic approach to healthcare. Contact our healing experts at our Dallas, TX practice to begin achieving better health from the extensive benefits of a hyperbaric chamber.