WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBOT):
Hyperbaric Oxygen provides elevated pressure and elevated oxygen within our body that accelerates the healing of wounds, injuries and post-surgery.
HBOT has two major mechanisms of action:
- High pressure allows oxygen to dissolve in high concentrations directly into the fluid of the blood, as well as the Central Spinal Fluid and lymph. This is in ADDITION to red blood cells that are typically the only source of oxygen delivery.
- High pressure and oxygen from HBOT activates and suppresses over 8000 genes that stimulate growth factors – hormones that signal growth, repair and anti-inflammation, while also suppressing hormones that are inflammatory and signal cell death
These mechanisms result in:
- High levels of energy throughout the body that result in accelerated healing and growth.
OXYGEN = ENERGY
- Reduced acute and chronic inflammation
- Exponential release of stem cells that are essential for repair and regeneration
- Healthy autonomic nervous system regulation that is often associated with brain fog, stress, fatigue, dizziness, and cold hands/feet
- Growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) that result in more blood flow to injured and weakened tissue to aid in healing, both short-term and long-term
- Anti-ageing mechanisms that in deeper chambers have been shown to lengthen telomeres up to 37% and reduce senescent (weaker cells) by 20% that are associated with ageing decline, dementia, Alzheimers and cancer.
- Stimulates fibroblast production that allow us to form and repair bone at a faster rate
- Reduces swelling
- Enhances neuroplasticity formation resulting in improved brain function.
By providing high levels of oxygen and the proper signals for growth and repair, our body’s healing systems are not only optimized, but supercharged.
Article by @newenglandhyperbarics
