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Already after the first treatment in the hyperbaric chamber, patients’ mental state, concentration and work capacity improve, sleep is harmonised and mood improves. Treatments in the hyperbaric chamber calm the nervous system, relieve the body of stress and restlessness, and increase concentration and memory. HBOT helps with migraines and treating high blood pressure. Preventive treatment in a portable hyperbaric chamber can be recommended to all patients with vascular diseases.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for health
HBOT improves blood circulation and helps transport oxygen to individual tissues, muscles and organs. Regular treatments in the hyperbaric chamber protect against the development of heart attack or stroke, while HBOT is very effective in the subsequent recovery after a heart attack or stroke and allows faster recovery and return of the patient to normal life. HBOT is very effective in acute respiratory diseases and at the same time increases the overall immunity of the organism. Other important segments of healing that HBOT positively affects are chronic prolonged infections and skin problems. It improves metabolism, digestion, and slows down Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, or arthrosclerosis. In children who are being treated for congenital mild brain dysfunction syndrome or autism, HBOT helps to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Extensive clinical trials have been and are being conducted abroad (especially in the USA and UK) on the use of oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber to treat a wide variety of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, tinnitus, vision and hearing loss, and others. We have these studies available and will be happy to send them to you upon request. If you are unsure if your problem can be positively affected by hyperbaric therapy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
HBOT makes it possible to achieve the same result as injectable cosmetology procedures (for example, hyaluronic acid fillers). The skin improves not only visually but also structurally. The amount of collagen and elastin in the skin is normalised. Hyperbaric therapy is particularly effective during the recovery period after plastic surgery or after botulinum toxin injection.
Oxygen therapy and its effect on beauty
Weight loss with HBOT
The HBOT treatment burns 400-600 calories in one hour. This energy expenditure has a great impact on weight loss. The treatments themselves do not cause automatic weight loss. A patient who wants to lose weight must maintain what is called a daily calorie deficit (total calorie intake per day must be less than calorie output). One hour in HBOT burns the same number of calories as an hour of tennis or moderate-intensity running. HBOT also helps flush out toxins, drug residues and generally cleanses the body.
Treatments in the hyperbaric chamber have a beneficial effect on the structure and nourishment of the hair. The compressed oxygen acts on the roots of the hair, and helps hair nutrition. Hair is stronger and hair loss and brittleness are reduced.
HBOT helps to completely eliminate or significantly improve erectile dysfunction that has been caused due to chronic fatigue, stress or overwork. With HBOT, you will achieve an improvement in the physiological and psychological state of the body that has a real impact on potency. Improvement in erection occurs after only 2-3 treatments.
We can also find applications in sports medicine. Procedures in the hyperbaric chamber help to increase physical fitness and accelerate recovery after exertion. HBOT also helps athletes in case of overtraining. HBOT treatments help in rapid rehabilitation after various illnesses (Covid-19 among others), while hyperbaric chamber therapies accelerate healing after sports injuries or surgery.
Treatments in the hyperbaric chamber help all recreational and elite athletes to increase their performance. It is regularly used by top athletes, footballers, hockey players, judo players, boxers, basketball players and others. Top athletes who use HBOT treatments include the world’s best basketball player, LeBron James.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and regenerative frequency – a unique combination.
Only in our barokomor centre we present you a unique opportunity – during the treatment in the hyperbaric chamber you can listen to “Solfeggio frequencies”, other regenerative frequencies or meditation music.
The frequencies that we play for you have a very powerful transformation tool for the human body and soul. We will choose special frequencies for you according to your wishes and requirements.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a promising treatment method that provides almost 100% oxygen to the patient’s pulmonary system, which is inhaled in a hyperbaric chamber at a much higher pressure than the normal atmospheric pressure. In this way, the compressed oxygen bound to the blood plasma reaches the tissues and organs more efficiently, which accelerates healing processes, enables regeneration of human cells and heals and rejuvenates the human body. HBOT therapy improves the quality of life and keeps the human body healthier. The procedure is very pleasant, painless and usually lasts 60-90 minutes. HBOT is one of the most effective 100% natural ways to reduce inflammation, accelerate wound healing and optimize physical and mental performance.
we present a unique opportunity – during the treatment in the hyperbaric chamber you can listen to “Solfeggio frequencies”, other regenerative frequencies or meditation music. The frequencies we play have a very powerful transformative tool for the human body and soul. We will choose special frequencies for you according to your wishes and requirements.
or “Long Covid”, manifests itself as long-term health complications after a coronavirus infection. Symptoms can vary in severity and extent and can affect the lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, stomach and nervous system. Common problems include headaches, shortness of breath, sore throat, persistent weakness with a feeling of exhaustion or sleep problems. These problems can persist for weeks or months.
damage to the lungs
“post-viral syndrome”
The first cause is part of the inflammatory process caused by cytokines, the second is the body’s reaction after a severe viral infection.
The common denominator of both can be a severe condition called “Silent hypoxia” – “Silent hypoxia”.
Dr C Shepherd, Coronavirus Centre:
“There are many reports from otherwise healthy people who have been unable to return to their previous level of health and usual energy levels for weeks after suffering a coronavirus infection.”
Dr. A Rizzo, of the American Lung Association:
“As with many other aspects of COVID-19, we rely on data and studies to show how many people develop silent hypoxia.” …. It will be necessary to look at a larger set of patients to find out exactly why the COVID -19 virus causes silent hypoxia, compared to other viruses such as influenza where it is not encountered as often. This virus works differently in that it affects the blood vessels and airways. There is evidence that the virus affects the nervous system and the actual mechanisms in our brain that help regulate breathing. The mechanism why oxygen levels drop is related to how well the blood flow through the lungs matches the air flow through the lungs. For some reason that we cannot yet identify, in some patients the virus affects both the blood vessels and the lung chutes, resulting in a drop in oxygen levels in the body. Currently, there are no research papers on the prevalence, age distribution, mortality and morbidity of silent hypoxia of COVID – 19 , especially in the home environment, in isolation. However, it is a serious problem that can have fatal consequences.”
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is used for chronic and urgent medical conditions associated with tissue oxygen deficiency, hypoxia, has been very useful for the prevention and compensation of post-covid syndrome.
How does hyperbaric oxygen therapy work?
Reduction of oxygen debt – even in scarred or damaged lung tissue or when treating any residual pulmonary oedema.
Oxygenation of hypoxic tissues. During HBOT, the amount of oxygen carried from the capillaries to the mitochondria in all tissues increases several-fold, overcoming clogged or constricted blood vessels.
Hyperoxic – hypoxic paradox. Mitochondria in our cells respond to a change in oxygen levels from very high to normal levels as relative hypoxia. This triggers many biological, regenerative processes. This is the so-called “hyperoxic-hypoxic paradox”.
Blood vessel regeneration. HBOT triggers processes that promote vascular endothelial growth factor, which, together with increased stem cells, leads to the generation of new blood vessels, angiogenesis. These new blood vessels form primarily in tissues where normal blood flow has been reduced.
Restoration of mitochondrial function. Human studies have shown that HBOT can improve and restore reduced mitochondrial function in various parts of our body, including the damaged brain.
Reduction of inflammatory cytokines. Suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines has been shown to have a therapeutic effect on many inflammatory diseases, including viral infections. Elevated cytokines that are associated with the genesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis tend to be a typical response to COVID-19.
Suppression of lung inflammation. HBOT contributes to the suppression of lung inflammation as well as inflammation in other organs.
Stem cell production. HBOT induces the mobilization of stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream and from there into other body tissues. The number of circulating stem cells increases up to 3-8 times compared to pre-HBOT levels. In addition to mobilization, HBOT induces differentiation of stem cells into various tissues such as heart, muscle, kidney and brain.
Suppression of chronic fatigue syndrome. HBOT is very effective in fatigue syndrome.
Tomáš, 46 years old, programmer
“This is the 10th week and I don’t know when it will end. I feel like I’ve been run over by a steamroller, my back hurts and my legs feel like I’m climbing a hill. I have digestive problems, although I have never suffered from them. The worst is shortness of breath, it exhausts me even when I’m just sitting”
Julie, 38 years old, saleswoman
“It scares me that I feel so bad and that my condition is not getting better. The trouble has been going on for 11 weeks now, I rest a lot, but I am still exhausted. I have a high temperature, chills and unpleasant neurological symptoms.”
Jan, 62, entrepreneur
“I am still breathless. Six weeks after I tested positive, I got a stabbing pain on the left side of my chest and have had an abnormal heart rate ever since. It’s been 74 days since I’ve been off work. I basically only go to bed, the kitchen, the bathroom. There are days when I feel like it gets better, but it always drops off. I’d like to get back to normal life, it’s endless.”
Are you considering plastic or reconstructive surgery? Do you want to avoid possible complications?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should become part of your planning. You’ll increase your chances of a quick and uneventful recovery.
In plastic and reconstructive surgery, there are sometimes situations where wounds do not heal well or, despite the best care, begin to fester and develop an infection. Smokers or people with long-term health problems are at increased risk. This may be due to low oxygen levels in the body and a sudden sharp drop in oxygen in the tissues affected by the operation.
Increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood will restore the body’s ability to heal wounds.
Oxygen therapy can speed up healing after plastic and reconstructive surgery by up to 70%. This will mean less scarring, less pain, and fewer infections for you. Less bruising and swelling and faster hematoma absorption will allow you to return to your normal life faster.
HBO therapy is a means of accelerating healing with reliable minimization of the risk of post-operative infections and complications. Five sessions in the hyperbaric chamber are recommended before surgery and five to ten sessions after surgery.
A HEALTHY PERSON WILL BE GUARANTEED THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS
ATHLETES WILL BE HELPED
Benefits of Mild Acid Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy<br>
DISEASES THAT HBOT CURES, ALLEVIATES OR SLOWS DOWN
Autoimmune diseases
Allergic rhinitis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Diabetes mellitus type I and II
Rheumatoid arthritis
Childhood diseases
Autism
Epilepsy
Infectious diseases
Lyme disease
Skin diseases
Atopic eczema
Tiber ulcer
Psoriasis
Non-healing wounds
Shingles
Scabies
Cardiovascular diseases
Stroke
Myocardial infarction
Neurological diseases
Alzheimer’s disease
Migraine and headache
Parkinson’s disease
Stimulation and regeneration of brain cells
Other diseases
Cellulitis
Decompression sickness
Erectile dysfunction
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Sudden deafness
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Traumatic organ injuries
Injuries, rehabilitation after operations and surgery and reduction of swelling
Researchers report that hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a new study, HBOT may improve Alzheimer’s pathology and reduce some of the behavioral symptoms associated with the disease. A new study from Tel Aviv University shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can alleviate symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients.
The results of the study were published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
“This revolutionary treatment for Alzheimer’s disease uses a hyperbaric oxygen chamber,” says Prof. Uri Ashery of TAU’s Sagol School of Neuroscience, “We have now shown for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can actually improve the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease and correct behavioral deficits associated with the disease. According to the study results, the treatment reduced plaque pathology by 40% and neuroinflammation by 40%.”
“This research is extremely exciting as it explores a new therapy that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease,” says Prof Ashery.
Patients who undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy breathe pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber. In this chamber, the air pressure is increased to twice that of normal air. Under these conditions, the solubility of oxygen in the blood increases and is transported through blood vessels throughout the body. The added oxygen stimulates the release of growth factors and stem cells, which themselves promote healing.
“There are important clinical implications for this research,” says Shapira, the study’s principal investigator. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-tolerated and safe therapy used in clinics around the world for a variety of medical conditions, including neurological disorders. While further research is needed to elucidate the underlying beneficial mechanisms of the treatment and to evaluate its beneficial effects in different Alzheimer’s patient populations, it has great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
“In this study, the beneficial physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy were directly demonstrated in brain tissue affected by Alzheimer’s disease,”
says Prof. Efrati. “We anticipate that the main challenge in human use will be to initiate treatment in the early stages before significant amounts of brain tissue are lost.”
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HBOT AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
“I know many families where they have lost loved ones to Alzheimer’s disease,” says Dr. Paul Harch, a clinical professor at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. “But this is hope.” He describes the story of a 58-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
“What we showed was the greatest improvement in brain metabolism ever seen in any therapy for an Alzheimer’s patient.
Symptomatically, it was better … It was clinically better,” he adds.
In the treatment, Dr. Harch concluded that “a 9-week treatment of HBO, consisting of 40 sessions, caused a significant increase in overall cell metabolism in the Alzheimer’s patient with concomitant symptomatic improvement that could be seen on positron emission tomography. Dr. Harch published a report on the course of the therapy in the journal Medical Gas Research.
The report stated that “HBO results in gene expression and suppression, (transfer or suppression of gene information) in the treatment of wounds and disease pathology, especially inflammation, dysfunction, reduction of amyloid load in the brain, suppression of oxidative stress, reduction of inflammation, and other processes beneficial to human health.”
Dr. Harch is the chair of the Hyperbaric Medicine Scientific Advisory Board and will be presenting his original research on treating neurological disease with HBO at HBOT 2019, the 13th Annual Hyperbaric Medicine Symposium, to be held in September in Charleston, South Carolina.
Researchers report that hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a new study, HBOT may improve Alzheimer’s pathology and reduce some of the behavioral symptoms associated with the disease. A new study from Tel Aviv University shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can alleviate symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients.
The results of the study were published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
“This revolutionary treatment for Alzheimer’s disease uses a hyperbaric oxygen chamber,” says Prof. Uri Ashery of TAU’s Sagol School of Neuroscience, “We have now shown for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can actually improve the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease and correct behavioral deficits associated with the disease. According to the study results, the treatment reduced plaque pathology by 40% and neuroinflammation by 40%.”
“This research is extremely exciting as it explores a new therapy that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease,” says Prof Ashery.
Patients who undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy breathe pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber. In this chamber, the air pressure is increased to twice that of normal air. Under these conditions, the solubility of oxygen in the blood increases and is transported through blood vessels throughout the body. The added oxygen stimulates the release of growth factors and stem cells, which themselves promote healing.
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There are important clinical implications for this research,” says Shapira, the study’s principal investigator. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-tolerated and safe therapy used in clinics around the world for a variety of medical conditions, including neurological disorders. While further research is needed to elucidate the underlying beneficial mechanisms of the treatment and to evaluate its beneficial effects in different Alzheimer’s patient populations, it has great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
“In this study, the beneficial physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy were directly demonstrated in brain tissue affected by Alzheimer’s disease,”
says Prof. Efrati. “We anticipate that the main challenge in human use will be to initiate treatment in the early stages before significant amounts of brain tissue are lost.”
Source.
HBOT AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
“I know many families where they have lost loved ones to Alzheimer’s disease,” says Dr. Paul Harch, a clinical professor at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. “But this is hope.” He describes the story of a 58-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
“What we showed was the greatest improvement in brain metabolism ever seen in any therapy for an Alzheimer’s patient.
Symptomatically, it was better … It was clinically better,” he adds.
In the treatment, Dr. Harch concluded that “a 9-week treatment of HBO, consisting of 40 sessions, caused a significant increase in overall cell metabolism in the Alzheimer’s patient with concomitant symptomatic improvement that could be seen on positron emission tomography. Dr. Harch published a report on the course of the therapy in the journal Medical Gas Research.
The report stated that “HBO results in gene expression and suppression, (transfer or suppression of gene information) in the treatment of wounds and disease pathology, especially inflammation, dysfunction, reduction of amyloid load in the brain, suppression of oxidative stress, reduction of inflammation, and other processes beneficial to human health.”
Dr. Harch is the chair of the Hyperbaric Medicine Scientific Advisory Board and will be presenting his original research on treating neurological disease with HBO at HBOT 2019, the 13th Annual Hyperbaric Medicine Symposium, to be held in September in Charleston, South Carolina.
Viruses and reduced blood supply can be reasons for sudden hearing loss. About one-third of people so affected regain their hearing, but the rest have to undergo treatment. Steroids are most commonly used as medication, but these have other adverse effects and do not always manage to correct the hearing problem.
Hyperbaric oxygen has proven to be the most effective in treating sudden hearing loss.
Staying in a hyperbaric chamber increases the oxygen level in the inner ear, improving blood circulation to the tissues and this contributes to hearing recovery. A “side” benefit is the overall regeneration of the body.
The increased amount of oxygen in the blood stimulates every cell in the body and starts the healing process.
Dr. Tae-Min Rhee, a specialist in hyperbaric medicine at the National Maritime Medical Center in Seoul, and his team investigated the healing effects of hyperbaric oxygen. Dr. Rhee compared data from 19 studies involving 2,400 patients. The result was the finding that hyperbaric oxygen therapy, alone or in combination with medication, increased the success rate of hearing restoration by 61%. Hyperbaric oxygen also proved most useful for those patients who experienced the most severe hearing loss. These findings have been confirmed in other specialist clinics.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is now recommended by specialist doctors as the most effective treatment.
Viruses and reduced blood supply can be reasons for sudden hearing loss. About one-third of people so affected regain their hearing, but the rest have to undergo treatment. Steroids are most commonly used as medication, but these have other adverse effects and do not always manage to correct the hearing problem.
Hyperbaric oxygen has proven to be the most effective in treating sudden hearing loss.
Staying in a hyperbaric chamber increases the oxygen level in the inner ear, improving blood circulation to the tissues and this contributes to hearing recovery. A “side” benefit is the overall regeneration of the body.
The increased amount of oxygen in the blood stimulates every cell in the body and starts the healing process.
Dr. Tae-Min Rhee, a specialist in hyperbaric medicine at the National Maritime Medical Center in Seoul, and his team investigated the healing effects of hyperbaric oxygen. Dr. Rhee compared data from 19 studies involving 2,400 patients. The result was the finding that hyperbaric oxygen therapy, alone or in combination with medication, increased the success rate of hearing restoration by 61%. Hyperbaric oxygen also proved most useful for those patients who experienced the most severe hearing loss. These findings have been confirmed in other specialist clinics.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is now recommended by specialist doctors as the most effective treatment.
Treatment of wounds and burns. In the treatment of wounds and burns, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not a new or experimental method. It has been used successfully since 1965.
When tissue injuries, whether minor or major, such as trauma or surgery, occur, the blood supply to the affected area is impaired due to damage to the blood vessels and thus the oxygen supply is reduced.
Also, swelling and other consequences of surgical intervention may constrict the blood vessels in the vicinity of the wound, further compromising blood flow and oxygen supply to the affected tissues. Cells that do not have sufficient oxygen supply lose vitality and may eventually die. To keep this risk to a minimum, surgeons recommend staying in a hyperbaric chamber immediately before and after the procedure.
Oxygen is very important for wound healing.
On the other hand, in cells strengthened by oxygen therapy, the mitochondria produce enough energy to boost cell viability. Hyperbaric oxygen dissolved in the plasma can even compensate for the decrease in oxygen associated with blood loss. With hyperbaric oxygen therapy, wounds heal significantly faster, the risk of infection is reduced, there is less swelling and less scar tissue.
The whole healing and regeneration process is faster with fewer complications.
Treatment of wounds and burns. In the treatment of wounds and burns, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not a new or experimental method. It has been used successfully since 1965.
For tissue injuries, whether minor or major, such as trauma or surgery, and
The health complications known as “diabetic foot” are very often associated with the development of diabetes.
Most often these are prolonged, poorly healing ulcers, swelling and reduced sensitivity. If the condition worsens to the point of gangrene, there is no choice but to amputate the affected part.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is one of the effective options to start the healing of lingering ulcers and stop incipient gangrene.
Experience shows that hyperbaric oxygen improves ulcer healing by increasing oxygen levels in the blood. “When you breathe high concentrations of oxygen in a chamber under hyperbaric conditions, your body will stimulate the growth of new blood vessels over time,” says Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, medical director of hyperbaric medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.
Some research has shown that hyperbaric oxygen can help heal leg ulcers in people with diabetes. For example, one study published in the journal Diabetic Care found that 52 percent of people treated with hyperbaric oxygen had leg ulcers that healed completely, compared to only 29 percent of patients treated with placebo. Several other small studies have had similar positive results.
The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is also recommended by the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot.
Many physicians specializing in wound healing, including David Armstrong, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, believe that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is beneficial for patients with diabetes. Dr. Armstrong says, “I really believe that hyperbarics has a place in the treatment of diabetic feet.”
The use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of wounds in patients with diabetes is one of the standard therapies, but, adds Dr. John Guirini, chief of podiatric surgery and associate professor in surgery at Harvard Medical School, the method is not self-administered. It should always be used in conjunction with other therapies, including blood sugar control and an appropriate diet.
The blood supply to the affected area is impaired due to damage to the blood vessels and thus the oxygen supply is reduced.
Also, swelling and other sequelae of surgical intervention, may constrict the blood vessels near the wound, further compromising blood flow and oxygen supply to the affected tissues. Cells that do not have sufficient oxygen supply lose vitality and may eventually die. To keep this risk to a minimum, surgeons recommend staying in a hyperbaric chamber immediately before and after the procedure.
Oxygen is very important for wound healing.
On the other hand, in cells strengthened by oxygen therapy, the mitochondria produce enough energy to boost cell viability. Hyperbaric oxygen dissolved in the plasma can even compensate for the decrease in oxygen associated with blood loss. With hyperbaric oxygen therapy, wounds heal significantly faster, the risk of infection is reduced, there is less swelling and less scar tissue.
The whole healing and regeneration process is faster with fewer complications.
HYPERBARIC THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLO<wbr>GENIC DISEASESaIn recent years, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) methods have been increasingly used in all areas of clinical medicine. Their use allows to achieve a relatively stable positive effect in a large number of pathological conditions, both chronic and acute, even in cases where traditional methods of treatment are unsuccessful.
Diseases of the nervous system are no exception in this respect.
Excellent results have been achieved in recent years in the treatment of vertebrogenic myelopathies, radiculoneuritis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, encephalopathies of various origins, encephalitis and others.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of therapeutic measures for this pathology can significantly improve the results of treatment. It can help a significant percentage of patients to avoid disability and reduce the time of treatment.
A new treatment for brain damage may help people who have suffered brain damage as a result of a stroke or other trauma, even years afterwards. Researchers at Tel-Aviv University in Israel used hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on 74 patients three years after a stroke whose condition had not improved in the long term.
The team of doctors hypothesized that increased oxygen levels in the blood could revive inactive neurons in the brains of stroke patients. It seemed to work. After two months of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, images of the brain showed increased activity in the treatment group, compared to the control group without treatment. Patients also showed visible improvements, such as reduced paralysis, increased sensitivity and restored use of language.
The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, suggest that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a promising treatment for patients after an event and even for patients for whom it may seem too late for further treatment. While the study did not include any participants with strokes older than three years, the researchers believe they would see similar results in patients who had a stroke much earlier.
“These findings challenge initial assumptions because they prove beyond doubt that neuroplasticity can still be activated months and years after an acute brain injury,” said Eshel Ben-Yacob, a professor at Tel-Aviv University who also participated in the study. (“Neuroplasticity” refers to the brain’s ability to generate new neurons and build new neural pathways.)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy appears to help restore brain activity by providing brain cells with a major energy boost. Of course, the brain receives oxygen from normal breathing, but this is clearly not enough to repair the damage. Up to 20 times the amount of oxygen through hyperbaric oxygen therapy, according to Professor Efrati, activates brain cells into a high-speed system, restoring brain connections and stimulating inactive neurons.
Professor Efrati and his colleagues are currently testing hyperbaric treatment in people with traumatic brain injury. The therapy may also have a place in the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
“We now understand that many brain disorders are related to inadequate energy supply to the brain,” Efrati said in his report. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy could thus correct such metabolic abnormalities before the onset of full-blown dementia. This is an amazing potential for recovery.”
In 1931, Dr. Otto Warburg received the Nobel Prize for his discovery that, unlike all other cells in the human body, cancer cells do not breathe oxygen. Cancer cells are anaerobic and do not need oxygen to live, or it is poisonous to them.
Increasing the level of oxygen in the body is therefore one of the most promising ways to support cancer treatment. Although free oxygen radicals seem to be what causes degeneration and cancerous growth, there is a lot of evidence that oxygen helps.
The number one method in increasing oxygen levels in the body is hyperbaric oxygen therapy in an oxygen hyperbaric chamber.
Oxygen-enriched blood reaches every cell and delivers oxygen to it. And that includes, of course, cancer cells, which have a rich blood supply. Proper use of oxygen therapy, along with other treatments, can significantly increase the chance of a full recovery.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder for which treatment focuses primarily on special education and behavioral therapy, medical science currently has little to offer.
Recent research has found that some autistic individuals have reduced blood flow to the brain, signs of inflammation in the brain, and increased markers of oxidative stress.
Several independent research studies with emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) have revealed hypoperfusion in several regions of the autistic brain, particularly temporal regions and regions specifically related to understanding language and sounds.
Several studies show that reduced blood flow to these areas correlates (has a relationship) with many of the clinical features associated with autism. And this includes repetitive self-stimulatory and stereotyped behavior and disorders of communication, sensory perception and social interaction. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been clinically successful in several cerebral hypoperfusion syndromes, including cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, head injury, and stroke. HBOT can compensate for reduced blood flow by increasing the oxygen content of plasma and body tissues, and can even normalize oxygen levels in ischemic tissue. In addition, studies have shown that HBOT has strong anti-inflammatory effects and reduces oxidative stress.
Further, recent evidence shows that HBOT mobilizes stem cells from human bone marrow, which may aid recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. Based on these findings, HBOT is hypothesized to improve symptoms in individuals with autism.
Rossignol DA, Rossignol LW, James SJ, Melnyk S, Mumper E. The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on oxidative stress, inflammation, and symptoms in children with autism: an open-label pilot study. BMC Pediatr. 2007 Nov 16;7:36.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy stimulates dormant neurons, helps create new synapses and axonal connections, and promotes neuroplasticity. Regeneration of brain tissue is a multifactorial process in which hyperbaric oxygen has an irreplaceable place.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy significantly increases the level of oxygen in the blood and tissues of the body and supplies the brain with the necessary energy to support metabolism.
Our brains suffer from unhealthy lifestyles, stress and a toxic environment. Extensive research and many medical studies show that HBOT has a key effect on brain rejuvenation and regeneration by stimulating the formation of new blood vessels. An increased supply of oxygen in the brain tissues can revive sleeping cells, create new and new connections.
Brain activity is very demanding on oxygen and energy supply. The brain uses about 20% of all oxygen taken in, 15% of cardiac activity, and 25% of total body glucose to maintain about 5-10% of active neurons. The consumption of oxygen and energy for brain tissue regeneration increases with age and brain damage, e.g. after an injury or a stroke.
Neurodegenerative diseases are on the rise today. Vascular dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are no longer just a manifestation of old age, but also begin to appear in middle age. The burden of a neurodegenerative disease is difficult not only for the affected person, but also for their loved ones.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy offers an effective solution to prevent similar unwanted conditions.
Lack of oxygen, hypoxia, has a major influence on the progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
In affected joints, blood flow is reduced as a result of intra-articular pressure, and inflamed tissues suffer from oxygen deprivation. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can affect the lining of the joints and cause painful swelling, followed by bone erosion and joint deformity.
The inflammation affects the soft tissues – tendons, ligaments and muscles and can also affect the bone. Blood circulation is disrupted in swollen joint tissues and the tissues begin to suffer from a lack of oxygen and, as a result, a slowdown in cell metabolism. Suppression of the inflammatory reaction is very important to reduce swelling. By oxygenating the tissues, blood circulation will improve and metabolism will be supported.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has very positive and long-term effects on affected joints.
Hyperbaric oxygen plays an important role in stabilizing the body’s immunological function, strengthening the body’s support for eliminating pathogenic factors, reducing blood sedimentation, suppressing inflammation, reducing pain, and gradually repairing diseased joints.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
has antimicrobial effects
strengthens the immune system
suppresses systemic inflammatory responses
improves tissue viability
reduce inflammation
increases bone oxygenation
reduces the rate of sedimentation
relieves chronic pain and bone infections
prevent amputations
prevents deterioration of microcirculation and slows bone necrosis
suppresses pain
speed up recovery
accelerates the growth of new blood capillaries
Many health conditions, including diabetes, negatively affect the system of veins and arteries that carry blood to and from the body’s tissues. This damage is referred to as peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD affects roughly 20% of middle-aged and elderly people and one in five people over 70.
The disease is caused by damaged, narrowed and blocked blood vessels. This reduces the blood supply to the extremities and consequently leads to tissue ischemia and hypoxia. Swelling of the affected tissues creates additional pressure on the capillaries, which reduces blood circulation even more. These problems can further cause neuropathy, damage to peripheral nerves.
Warning signs of peripheral artery disease include:
swelling
pain
change in skin color
itching, tingling
hair loss
poorly healing wounds
Half of all patients with long-term diabetes suffer from symptoms of peripheral arterial damage. Unpleasant, sometimes unbearable pain is often accompanied by a loss of sensation in the legs. In this condition, even small injuries, bruises and blisters are very difficult to treat, basically nothing works on them, and defects can lead to tissue necrosis.
If patients do not receive effective treatment immediately, it can lead to serious infections, including gangrene. When the infection progresses and cannot be stopped, partial or total amputation is the next step. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy effectively corrects tissue ischemia and hypoxia in the limbs by suppressing swelling and increasing blood circulation. It also has a significant effect on suppressing infections and promoting healing.
Research and studies have shown that hyperbaric oxygen has a significant effect of compensation and healing in patients with damaged peripheral arteries in the lower legs between the knees and toes, which is the area where the symptoms of poor blood circulation occur most often and have the worst course.
Advantages of hyperbaric oxygen therapy:
improves tissue oxygenation
eliminates toxic substances that have accumulated as a result of poor circulation and hypoxia
relieves pain
relieves inflammation and swelling
activates the formation of new capillaries to improve blood circulation and circulation
improves blood quality
prevents blood clots and reduces the likelihood of thrombosis
boosts white blood cells to boost the immune system and help antibiotics work better
prevents or reduces infection
reduces the frequency of ulcer formation
In addition, HBOT…
helps to close wounds quickly
promotes the growth of new tissues
stops ongoing tissue damage
prevents excessive scarring that can cause slow healing
it prepares patients for skin grafts and increases the chances of graft survival
reduces numbness and increases sensitivity at the ends
Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound in the absence of overt acoustic stimulation. Recently, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been successfully used to treat acute and chronic hearing loss, alone or in combination with tinnitus.
Several controlled trials involving 7,766 patients were conducted to verify the effectiveness of HBOT.
The conclusions of the studies were published in scientific journals. If tinnitus is treated within three months of the onset of symptoms, 30% of patients get rid of tinnitus immediately after treatment. 70% of patients report an improvement of at least 50%. Chronic tinnitus lasting more than 3 months, even after failure of conservative treatment, shows an improvement of 50% immediately after HBOT in more than 30% of cases. The positive thing is that even six months after the end of the treatment, the improvement of the condition is still continuing.
How does hyperbaric oxygen work on tinnitus?
HBOT increases the oxygen pressure in the inner ear and this allows biological processes that are dependent on oxygen to be initiated.
It has been shown that during and after acoustic stress and during acute hearing loss, there is a significant reduction in oxygenation of the inner ear. During the action of hyperbaric oxygen, oxygenation in the cochlea increases up to 460%.
By increasing the oxygen pressure in the cochlea, it is possible to influence the sensory cells of the inner ear. These cells have no direct vascular supply and are entirely dependent on oxygen supplied by diffusion. An increase in oxygen pressure can compensate for oxygen deprivation caused by trauma and leads to biological mechanisms involved in functional regeneration.
Hair cells in the inner ear respond in a uniform way to damage, whether caused by noise, viruses, ototoxic substances (those that are toxic to the ear) or hypoxia (lack of oxygen). Hair cells first swell and lose their function. This effect is reversible in case of minor damage, and sometimes hair cells with slight damage regain function. In case of severe damage or if the swelling persists for more than one year, the hair cells completely degenerate and are replaced by non-functional cells.
Therefore, most studies show that HBOT is most effective in reducing hearing loss and tinnitus in the first three months after hearing loss or acoustic trauma.
Links to articles in English: Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Hyperbaric Medicine
Nitric oxide is a miracle natural medicine that our body produces. In 1998, Dr. Ingarro Nobel Prize for Medicine.
He discovered that nitric oxide (NO – Nitric Oxide), which is produced by various cells in our body, transmits information and acts as an information molecule in the fight against infectious and tumor cells, as a regulator of blood pressure and blood flow to individual organs.
NO has been shown to have a significant effect on essentially all organs and their functions. The essential importance of NO lies in the vasodilation function, widening of blood vessels and ensuring optimal blood supply to tissues and at the same time supplying nutrients and oxygen. However, the production of NO in the body gradually decreases with age. Damaged and clogged blood vessels, whose linings lose their ability to produce NO, play a major role in this. The result is non-healing wounds, erectile dysfunction, various organ dysfunctions, deteriorating brain activity and even neurodegenerative diseases.
The most at risk are patients with diabetes, who generally have significantly low levels of NO and, at the same time, increased oxidative stress. Studies conducted in the last ten years have shown that hyperbaric oxygen has a major effect on NO production. Patients with diabetes and people without obvious health problems took part in the study. Measurement of nitric oxide levels before HBO therapy and during 10 and 20 oxygen therapies showed a significant increase in NO. The increased level of NO in the plasma was maintained even four weeks after the end of the therapy.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps to increase the synthesis of nitric oxide in the body in a safe and reliable way and thus accelerates regeneration. NO has a significant positive effect on the function of blood vessels, the motility of the respiratory tract or complex movement processes in the gastrointestinal system and the urogenital system.
(“it’s basically natural Viagra”)
NO has the same effects on the cardiovascular system and kidney function. Increased nitric oxide synthesis also increases stem cell production.
A miracle molecule that protects our health
The COVID-19 virus pandemic is raging around the world. It claimed many human lives and millions of people are still fighting for their lives. The medical and scientific communities are working hard to develop an effective vaccine and are looking for other viable treatment methods to help alleviate the harsh effects of the disease and speed up healing.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease known to spread through droplets from infected patients or by touching infected surfaces. This strain of coronavirus attacks the respiratory system, and any delay in diagnosis or treatment can escalate patients’ conditions from mild to life-threatening in a short period of time. If patients develop pneumonia or acute respiratory failure syndrome, it means the virus is blocking lung function, leading to fluid retention in the alveoli and inflammation of the lung tissues. The result is a reduced level of oxygen in the blood plasma – hypoxia.
Hypoxia can affect mortality in patients with COVID-19 and lead to damage to other key, vital organs such as the heart, kidneys, liver or brain. Among the rapid means of adequate treatment options is hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Doctors have been using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for decades to treat a wide variety of health conditions. Breathing pure oxygen in an environment with increased pressure, a hyperbaric chamber, will allow an almost immediate, several-fold increase in the oxygen level. Through the blood plasma, life-giving oxygen quickly reaches all the cells in the body. Doctors are increasingly recommending this alternative treatment to patients with COVID-19, people who suffer from or are at risk of hypoxia-related illnesses. In recent months, top hyperbaric experts from China and the United States have conducted a series of case studies in which they administered HBOT to certain groups of patients with COVID-19.
A significant recovery and reduction in complications associated with hypoxia was observed in these groups of patients. The favorable outcome of these studies re-emphasized the validity of using HBOT to build patients’ immunity against COVID-19.
During HBOT, the pressure environment inside the hyperbaric chamber is between 1.2 – 3 ATA, which allows pure oxygen to quickly dissolve in the patient’s body fluids. Oxygen-rich plasma immediately reaches the lungs and other parts of the body that are affected by hypoxia. The supply of fresh oxygenated blood to these damaged or dysfunctional parts reduces lung inflammation caused by hypoxia and speeds up the recovery process.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is known to provide relief to patients due to the following factors:
· Controls cytokine storm syndrome.
· Reduces chest pain and shortness of breath.
· Improves arterial blood gas index.
· Increases the production of stem cells.
· Restores the regulation of immune cells.
· Relieves gastrointestinal discomfort.
· Increases liver function and appetite.
· Relieves respiratory problems.
· Limits lung cell inflammation.
All these factors mentioned above help in correcting the negative effects of hypoxia by boosting immunity levels and strengthening lung pathology. The results of research by medical experts prove that hyperbaric therapy is indeed an effective treatment solution in combating the symptoms of the virus and plays a key role in restoring immunity against COVID-19.
The first clinical study showed how to reverse the biological processes associated with aging in human cells. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Shamir Medical Center in Israel shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in adults can stop the aging of blood cells and reverse the aging process.
In a biological sense, adult blood cells actually become younger as treatment progresses.
Researchers have discovered that a unique hyperbaric oxygen treatment protocol in a pressure chamber can reverse two major processes associated with aging and its diseases:
shortening of telomeres (protective regions located at both ends of each chromosome) and accumulation of old and dysfunctional cells in the body.
A study focusing on immune cells containing DNA obtained from the blood of study participants found that their telomeres lengthened by up to 38%, while senescent cells decreased by up to 37%. (Senescent cells are such zombie cells. Metabolic processes continue to take place in them, but the cells can no longer divide and basically do not even die. Over time, they can even become the basis of a malignant tumor)
The study was led by Professor Shai Efrati of the Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience at TAU and Dr. Amir Hadanny, chief medical researcher at the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center.
The clinical trial was conducted as part of a comprehensive Israeli research program that focuses on aging as a reversible condition.
“Our team has been involved in hyperbaric research and therapies for many years – treatments based on protocols for exposure to hyperbaric oxygen at various concentrations inside a pressure chamber,” explains Professor Efrati.
“Our successes over the years have included improving brain function damaged by age, stroke or brain injury.
“In this study, we wanted to investigate the impact of HBOT on healthy, independent aging adults and see if such treatment can slow, stop, or even reverse the normal aging process at the cellular level.”
The researchers subjected 35 healthy individuals aged 64 and over to a series of 60 hyperbaric sessions over 90 days. A blood sample was taken from each participant before, during, and at the end of treatment, as well as some time after the end of the treatment series. The researchers then analyzed different immune cells in the blood and compared the results.
The result showed that hyperbaric oxygen therapy actually reversed the aging process in two of its main aspects: telomeres at the ends of chromosomes grew by 20%-38% in different cell types; and the percentage of senescent cells in the total cell population was significantly reduced – by 11% – 37% depending on the cell type.
“Telomeric shortening is now considered the ‘holy grail’ of aging biology,” says Professor Efrati. “Scientists around the world are trying to develop pharmacological and environmental interventions to make telomere lengthening possible. Our HBOT protocol did just that, proving that the aging process can actually be reversed at a basic cellular-molecular level.”
“So far, interventions such as lifestyle modifications and vigorous exercise have been shown to have some inhibitory effect on telomere shortening,” adds Dr. Hadanna.
“But in our study, in just three months of HBOT, telomeres were able to lengthen in ways far beyond currently available interventions or lifestyle modifications. With this groundbreaking study, we have opened the door for further research into the cellular impact of HBOT and its potential to reverse the aging process. “
The article was published in Aging on November 18, 2020.
Recent studies suggest a beneficial effect of hyperbaric oxygen on multiple sclerosis.
The new, controlled, randomized trial included 40 patients with advanced chronic multiple sclerosis who were randomly divided into two matched groups.
One, the control, group received pure hyperbaric oxygen, the other group only conditioned air as a placebo. Both groups completed a stay in a hyperbaric chamber at a pressure of 2 ATA for 90 minutes once a day, a total of 20 exposures. Objective improvement occurred in 12 of 17 patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen and in 1 of 20 patients treated with placebo. Of these, improvement was transient in seven and long-term in five patients in the control group. Patients with less severe forms of the disease had a more favorable and lasting response.
These preliminary results suggest a positive, albeit transient, effect of hyperbaric oxygen on advanced multiple sclerosis. These are favorable results, but the investigation of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on multiple sclerosis will require further study and experience.
(N Engl J Med. 1983; 308: 181–6.)
MD Boguslav H. Fischer, Morton Marks, MD, and Theobald Reich, MD
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in multiple sclerosis
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