Recovery should be a part of every athlete’s training program. Athletes know they must take rest days to allow their bodies to recover after hard workouts. However, when it comes to improving athletic performance, recovery isn’t as simple as just sitting around and resting.

Athletes interested in optimizing their performance should look to avoid passive recovery and take advantage of active recovery therapies like HBOT. HBOT is like a fast-forward button for healing and recovery.

HBOT Benefits

• Accelerate Recovery from Injuries
• Faster Recovery from Surgeries
• Amplify Recovery from Intensive Training
• Enhance Performance

Rejuvenate your skin, combat cognitive decline, and improve immune function.

Improving age-related diseases and degenerative disorders through HBOT has shown promising results in recent studies. The air we breathe everyday contains only 20.9% oxygen, and this hypoxic environment means that our bodies send oxygen to where it’s needed most to support our body’s vital functions. HBOT can help give the extra oxygen we need as we age to heal, repair, and rebuild.

Aging is characterized by the progressive loss of physiological capacity. At the cellular level, two key characteristics of aging include telomere length shortening and cellular senescence. HBOT has been found to promote longevity at the cellular level by increasing telomere length and decreasing immunosenescence in isolated blood cells.

HBOT can significantly modulate the pathophysiology of skin aging in a healthy aging population.

HBOT Benefits

• General Health
• Circulation & General Blood Flow
• Brain Health
• Skin Health
• Heart Health

• Eye Health

• Joints, Soft Tissue, and Bones

HBOT is a natural tool that helps aid in the healing process and shorten recovery time post-surgery. Surgical wounds often have low blood supply and HBOT can help by inducing new blood vessel growth. Many surgeons now recommend pre-and/or post-operative HBOT to their patients in order to enhance their healing, recovery, and results.

HBOT Benefits

• Physiological Benefits
• Enhances Healing & Recovery
• Reduces Risk of Infection
• Support Healing at Cellular Level

Promote sharper clarity, better memory, and improved cognitive performance.

HBOT is a well-known method for enhancing cognitive performance. People are constantly looking for ways to optimize performance, but face challenges such as lack of sleep, poor concentration, and “brain fog.” Think of oxygen as fuel for the brain. By flooding the brain with 10-15 times more oxygen than normal, HBOT helps optimize your mental faculties, promoting sharper clarity and focus, better memory, and improved cognitive performance for business

Performance is also limited by the amount of energy your body produces. HBOT helps boost energy and promote faster recovery from fatigue by increasing the amount of ATP (the body’s battery) in the body. Injury, illness, and generally diminished physical health also limit performance. HBOT accelerates tissue repair by hastening growth of new blood vessels and protects against infection.

HBOT patients report feeling rejuvenated, refreshed, and ready to take on the world. One recent study from China found that just 5 treatments in 5 days improved spatial working memory, which was confirmed through functional MRI scanning.

HBOT Benefits

• Improve Brain Functioning & Performance
• Increase Regeneration of the Nervous System
• Attenuate Neuroinflammation
• Improve Brain Repair & Recovery

HBOT has been shown to reduce Long COVID Symptoms.

As COVID-19 patients recover each day, a new complication of the virus has been discovered: lingering COVID-19 symptoms. These symptoms include chronic fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and brain fog.

Given the novelty of COVID-19, there are no conventional treatments for long COVID; The efficacy of HBOT for relieving symptoms of long COVID shows that patients that receive HBOT experience cognitive improvements, reduced symptoms of anxiety & depression, and reduced feelings of fatigue.

HBOT Benefits

• Rapid relief of hypoxic symptoms
• Decreased chest pain
• Decreased dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
• General condition reversal
• Improves liver function and myocardial injury
• Improved lung pathology
• Gradual improvement of arterial blood gas
• Increases blood oxygen saturation
• Shown to be safe during mechanical ventilation

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease that causes severe swelling of the joint linings. RA develops when the body’s immune system is unknowingly attacking its own joints, believing them to be foreign substances like bacteria/viruses. This causes inflammation in the joint linings and discomfort. There is no cure for RA, so traditional treatments focus on managing or improving quality of life with physical therapy, exercise, weight control, and medications.

HBOT has seen positive results in alleviating symptoms of RA and improving quality of life. One study found that HBOT is distinctly superior to the routine treatments of RA. Patients in this study showed positive effects on analgesia (inability to feel pain), lowering blood sedimentation rate, stabilizing immunologic function, and strengthening the body’s resistance to eliminating pathogenic factors. In this study, HBOT was found to actually inhibit the development of RA, but treatment is more effective if started in the early stages of disease.

HBOT Benefits

• Reduce inflammation - decreased joint pain
• Increase activity level
• Improve sleep
• Decrease the need for standard rheumatic medications (reduce effects of immunosuppression)
• Repair damaged tissues
• Stabilize immunologic function
• Strengthen the body's resistance to eliminating pathogenic factors

HBOT has been investigated as a treatment for migraine headaches. The theory behind this treatment is that by increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, it can help to reduce inflammation and relieve pain associated with migraines.

During the first phase of a migraine, blood flow may be reduced by an average of 35%. The specific symptoms that are experienced as a result of reduced blood flow, visions of flashing lights depend on which area of the brain is affected.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) works by letting you breathe 100% pure oxygen as you sit in an enclosed chamber. Part of the reason migraines happen is because your brain’s blood vessels are swollen. HBOT increases cerebral blood flow, delivering oxygen to affected areas of the brain, higher amounts of blood and oxygen stimulate cerebral tissue and aid in the recovery of idling neurons. HBOT reduces inflammation in the brain’s tissue which aids in neurological function and pain relief. 

HBOT Benefits

• Reduced Inflammation
• Increased pain relief
• Increased cerebral blood flow

HBOT has been investigated as a treatment for cluster headaches, a type of headache that causes severe, debilitating headaches on one side of the head that last for 15 minutes to three hours when untreated. On the same side as the headache, there often is redness of the white of the eye, tearing from the eye, stuffiness or runny nose, swelling of the eyelid, and abnormal sweating of the forehead or face. It is common for there to be a sense of restlessness or agitation during a cluster attack.

HBOT has positive results in interrupting cluster headache attacks. HBOT helps to reduce inflammation and relieve pain by increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream.

Several small studies have investigated the use of HBOT for cluster headaches and have reported promising results. A study published in 2004 reported that HBOT was effective in reducing the frequency and intensity of cluster headaches in the participants who received HBOT. Another study published in 2016 reported that HBOT was effective in reducing the pain associated with cluster headaches in the participants who received HBOT.

HBOT Benefits

• Increase in the rate of energy-producing and neurotransmitter-related metabolic reactions
• Increased Blood Oxygenation
• Improved sleep

Brain fog is a term used to describe a feeling of mental confusion or lack of mental clarity that can occur for a variety of reasons. An oxygen chamber can help increase the amount of oxygen that is going to the brain. By doing this, essentially you are giving your brain more nutrients that will help it function better. In a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, the pressure inside is elevated three times higher than atmospheric pressure. This means that oxygen is being delivered at a higher rate to all of our body’s tissues. Oxygen is filled with molecules and nutrients that our body needs to survive and function optimally. Increasing the amount of oxygen can help repair the tissues in our brain that have been missing out on all the oxygen. When the oxygen reaches the tissues, it helps decrease inflammation in those areas. Inflammation could be a potential reason why you are experiencing brain fog and sometimes can be the most common cause.

HBOT has been shown to increase the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, resulting in decreased inflammation and improved circulation.

HBOT Benefits

• Improved mental clarity
• Increases attention span and alertness
• Increases oxygen delivery to hypoxic tissues

Migraine with aura is a type of migraine that involves visual disturbances, such as flashes of light or zigzag lines, before the onset of the headache. While there is limited scientific evidence to support the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for migraine with aura, some healthcare providers and patients have reported positive results with this treatment.

HBOT is a safe, non-invasive treatment for migraine with aura as it can help to reduce

inflammation and relieve pain by increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream.

HBOT Benefits

• Improved visual fields
• Promotes Neurogenesis

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when brain tissue is bruised after it impacts the skull due to a blow or jolt to the head. This causes an inflammatory response and swelling of the tissue as the brain responds to injury. Symptoms typically include headache, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, problems with speech, and dizziness.

HBOT can dramatically improve symptoms of chronic TBI months, or even years, after the original head injury. Current studies focus on the effectiveness of HBOT in improving brain function and quality of life. One study, in particular, found that HBOT can lead to neuroplasticity, which can repair chronically impaired brain functions and improve quality of life in mild TBI with post-concussive syndrome at a late chronic stage.

HBOT Benefits

• Enhance Neurological Repair & Regeneration
• Improve Overall Function

A stroke occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing oxygen from traveling to brain tissue.

HBOT has been shown to help prevent and treat stroke through a number of different mechanisms. HBOT can be used to precondition the brain by stimulating angiogenesis, thus producing more circulatory pathways throughout the brain and potentially decreasing the chance of stroke. This has also been shown to benefit post-stroke patients, as compromised blood flow to the affected brain tissue and its functionality are recoverable by introducing increased levels of oxygen.

HBOT Benefits

• Stroke Recovery
• Stroke Prevention
• Enhanced Performance

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disease that attacks the body’s central nervous system (CNS).

MS attacks the brain and spinal cord, scarring the protective sheets of tissue (myelin) and causing the body’s own immune system to attack the lines of communication between nerve cells. Inflammation of CNS is a signature characteristic of MS, with patients losing the ability to write, speak, and walk over time. Patients have reported improvements with their ataxia (coordination), numbness in their fingers and hands, balance, visual fields, concentration, pain, weakness, and dizziness.

HBOT Benefits

• Improve mobility & motor functions, mental clarity, improve visual fields
• Improve bladder control
• Pain relief
• Reduce inflammation - signature characteristic of MS

Neuropathy is the result of damage to the peripheral nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord. While most commonly associated with diabetes, neuropathy can also be the result of injury, pressure on the nerve, autoimmune disease, infection, vitamin deficiencies, tumors, and chemotherapy. Symptoms include tingling or numbness in the hands/feet, sensitivity, lack of coordination, muscle weakness, bowel issues, bladder issues, digestive issues, and altered blood pressure. Traditional treatments aim to manage the underlying cause of neuropathy depending on the patient, but few patients achieve total relief from pain.

HBOT has emerged as a promising alternative treatment for neuropathy by reducing swelling and increasing circulation through the formation of new blood vessels. This allows nerves to repair and heal and effectively relieve neuropathic pain. This is supported by a study that found HBOT successfully helped heal pain associated with neuropathy for extended periods of time, without the negative side effects of traditional medications aimed at relieving symptoms.

HBOT Benefits

• Reduces swelling & inflammation
• Promotes healing of damaged tissue
• New blood vessel growth
• Improve oxygen-carrying capacity
• Reduces pain

Broken or fractured bones are a common occurrence, but additional complications can slow the healing process or even prevent healing altogether. In a splint or a cast, a healthy body breaks down damaged bone cells while repairing and growing healthy new bone, but trauma to surrounding tissue, infection, and other factors can disrupt this process.

For patients with non-healing fractures or breaks, HBOT provides an alternative method for bone regrowth and remodeling. By flooding bone tissue with oxygen, HBOT promotes an increase in osteoblasts (cells that form new bone), as well as increase collagen production (an important building block for the bone). Studies have found cellular evidence that HBOT is effective for fracture healing and bone growth. On top of these benefits, HBOT also helps prevent infection and reduces tissue trauma in the surrounding area, promoting optimal healing of the injured area.

With tendons and ligaments specifically, injury to these areas can be especially challenging to heal because they don’t have the same level of blood-flow as other parts of the body and injury may disrupt circulation further. In order to speed up the healing process, tendons and ligaments need an ample supply of oxygen.

HBOT provides a promising treatment of these areas due to its ability to oxygenate cells that are at risk of dying due to lack of oxygen. Not only does it help protect against infection, but also speed up healing.

Cartilage, the natural cushioning for bones, is unique compared to other tissues in that it doesn’t have blood vessels to help heal and regenerate after injury. When cartilage is damaged, bone hits bone where the sensitive nerve endings are located, causing pain. Damage to cartilage should not go untreated because of the difficulty in regenerating without medical intervention. For mild cases, ice and rest are recommended to help ease pain and swelling, while more extreme damage can be repaired through minimally invasive surgery.

HBOT has shown promise as a successful adjuvant treatment to accelerate the healing of cartilage damage.

HBOT is a promising treatment for reducing inflammation and speeding up recovery from muscle

Spinal Stenosis is the narrowing of the spaces within the spine, putting pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal Stenosis is most common in the lumbar spine but also occurs in the cervical spine. Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis typically experience numbness or tingling in a foot or leg, weakness in a foot on the leg, and back pain, while patients with cervical spinal stenosis experience numbness or tingling in a hand, arm, foot, or leg, weakness, and neck pain.

Traditional treatments include medication, physical therapy, steroid injections, and surgery; however, HBOT has shown promising results as an effective means to improve quality of life and alleviate symptoms. In one recent study of 24 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, patients who received HBOT showed significant improvement in walking ability, pain scale scores, and quality of life, while patients who did not receive HBOT saw no significant changes.

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic pain disorder in the musculoskeletal system associated with trigger points, or areas of tenderness within muscle tissue that reduce range of motion. These trigger points can happen in muscles throughout the body, neck, and back pain and are extremely common. HBOT provides potential relief from the pain associated with MPS.

HBOT Benefits

• Enhances healing and recovery
• Supports healing at the cellular level