What is Oxygen Therapy?
In hyperbaric oxygen therapy, oxygen (96%) is inhaled in a pressure chamber under a pressure of 1.5 ATA. It increases the oxygen saturation of the tissue, stimulates regeneration and metabolism.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Our body tissues need oxygen to function. The air we breathe is 21% oxygen. In HBOT, almost pure (about 96%) oxygen is inhaled in a special room, the overpressure chamber. The air pressure in the overpressure chamber increases to a value above normal of 1.5 ATA, which helps the lungs collect more oxygen. It has been proven that oxygen therapy is effective only at pressures above 1.4 ATA.
A person breathes in up to 2.5 kilograms of oxygen molecules from the environment every day, of which only 900 grams enter the blood. Due to the high pressure in the pressure chamber, a person consumes up to 2 kilograms of molecules per hour of pure oxygen. Under the influence of the pressure in the pressure chamber, oxygen dissolves in the blood plasma and is delivered to the body tissue, whereby it also penetrates at places without blood supply.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy also increases the concentration of circulating stem cells significantly to about eight times the normal value. Stem cells are special cells in the human body that help form other types of important cells early in life and growth, including blood cells, brain cells and muscle cells. They are the most important internal recovery system of the body.
Oxygen provides the oxidation of various substances (fats, proteins, carbohydrates), which gives the body the energy necessary to maintain life and is also involved in other important biochemical processes.
The brain consumes 1/3 of all oxygen that enters the body. Lack of oxygen disrupts the metabolism, creates conditions for the formation of cancer cells and a two-minute lack of oxygen leads to the irreversible death of brain cells.
Inadequate oxygenation inevitably affects health. Lack of oxygen (hypoxia) can lead to head and muscle pain, general weakness, sleep disorders and depression. There may also be observed reduced immunity (and, accordingly, increased susceptibility to acute respiratory viral infections), reduced concentration and decreased sexual activity. The risk of cancer increases.
Oxygen treatment also stimulates metabolic processes and accelerates the replenishment of the body's energy reserves, which is why oxygen therapy is actively used for various poisonings and for faster recovery of diseases and injuries.
As a result of oxygen treatment:
- the oxygen deficiency is eliminated;
- increased physical and mental performance;
- memory improves;
- headaches are relieved;
- Blood pressure normalizes
- metabolic processes are regulated;
- the stress hormone level decreases;
- wound healing occurs quickly;
- the function of the digestive system improves;
- the weight is normalised;
- immunity increases;
- cardiovascular system function improves;
- increases stress resistance;
- toxins are neutralized (e.g. in the case of a hangover, poisoning);
- Sleep improves;
- hormonal balance is achieved;
- The healing process is accelerated.