Oxygen Healing

Hyperbaric Oxygen for Rugby Head Injury

May 07, 2024

Athletes face many challenges in the world of sports. One of the most common concerns is the risk of head injuries, medically referred to as traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). These injuries can have significant repercussions, impacting an athlete’s performance, cognition and overall quality of life. 

When former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley endured numerous TBIs throughout his 16-year career, he became concerned for his future both on and off the field. With the onset of life-altering brain injury symptoms, he shifted his focus to just one important goal: Treat his brain and, ultimately, reclaim his life. Fortunately, a life-changing recommendation took Dylan Hartley to Aviv Clinics, where he embraced a renewed sense of hope. Through revolutionary neurorehabilitation therapy, Dylan could finally embark on the path toward recovery.

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One Year Follow up after hyperbaric oxygen for Long Covid

May 07, 2024

Abstract

In our previous randomized controlled trial, we documented significant improvements in cognitive, psychiatric, fatigue, sleep, and pain symptoms among long Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) patients who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the enduring 1 year long term effects of HBOT on long COVID syndrome. This longitudinal long-term follow-up included 31 patients with reported post COVID-19 cognitive symptoms, who underwent 40 daily sessions of HBOT. Participants were recruited more than one year (486 ± 73) after completion of the last HBOT session. Quality of life, assessed using the short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire revealed, that the long-term results exhibited a similar magnitude of improvement as the short-term outcomes following HBOT across most domains. Regarding sleep quality, improvements were observed in global score and across five sleep domains with effect sizes of moderate magnitude during the short-term evaluation, and these improvements persisted in the long-term assessment (effect size (ES1) = 0.47–0.79). In the realm of neuropsychiatric symptoms, as evaluated by the brief symptom inventory-18 (BSI-18), the short-term assessment following HBOT demonstrated a large effect size, and this effect persisted at the long-term evaluation. Both pain severity (ES1 = 0.69) and pain interference (ES1 = 0.83), had significant improvements during the short-term assessment post HBOT, which persisted at long term. The results indicate HBOT can improve the quality of life, quality of sleep, psychiatric and pain symptoms of patients suffering from long COVID. The clinical improvements gained by HBOT are persistent even 1 year after the last HBOT session.

 

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5 Benefits of HBOT in Treating Sports Injury

April 12, 2019

1. Reduces swelling

Oxygen that is breathed in a hyperbaric (under pressure) environment enhances your white blood cell count that fights bacteria and swelling caused by injury.

2. Facilities soft tissue healing

Angiogenesis (blood vessel regeneration) helps to create the best environment for the body’s natural healing process to repair damages.

3. HBOT can cut recovery time by 70%

Undergoing a course of HBOT alongside physiotherapy has proven results to get you back to fitness in 70% less time*. 

Evidence

4. Hyperbaric plasma load

Hyperbaric oxygen causes 100% oxygen to diffuse into the plasma and be stored there.  The viscosity of the oxygen loaded plasma means that it can pass restrictions caused by swelling and injury, and perfuse further into tissues.

5. Enhances performance by increasing your red blood cell count

Much like training at altitude HBOT causes the body to increase production of red blood cells, breathing oxygen in a hyperbaric environment has the same effect and increases oxygen carrying capabilities. This can decrease symptoms of fatigue and encourage energy levels to be maintained during training periods.

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Research shows that HBOT can help treat Type 2 Diabetes

June 03, 2014

New research has emerged that suggests using a hyperbaric chamber can increase the sensitivity to insulin to the same extent as achieved by losing 13 per cent body weight.

Insulin resistance is a condition where the body produces insulin but does not use it effectively to ‘mop up’ sugar from the blood, which can ultimately result in type 2 diabetes. Early research shows that HBOT treatments could help to reduce this risk of developing diabetes. If proved further, this could be a significant and major breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes.

Read the full story by Roger Dobson here.