Hyperbaric therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the use of oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure. This increased pressure, combined with an increase in oxygen, dissolves oxygen in the blood plasma and in all body cells, tissues and fluids up to 10 times normal concentration – high enough to sustain life with no blood at all.

Some of the many amazing benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy are:

• Increased oxygen concentration in all body tissues, even with reduced or blocked blood flow
• Stimulates the growth of new blood vessels to locations with reduced circulation, improving blood flow to areas with arterial blockage
• Causes a rebound arterial dilation, resulting in an increased blood vessel diameter greater than when therapy began, improving blood flow to compromised organs
• Stimulates an adaptive increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD), one of the body’s principal, internally produced antioxidants and free radical scavengers
• Aids the treatment of infection by enhancing white blood cell action

Though not new, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has recently gained importance for treatment of chronic degenerative health problems related to atherosclerosis, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, diabetic ulcers, wound healing, cerebral palsy, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, and many other disorders. Wherever blood flow and oxygen delivery to vital organs is reduced, function and healing can be aided with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. When the brain is injured by stroke, or trauma, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may activate stunned parts of the brain to restore function.

Results can be dramatic. Patients with cerebral vascular disease commonly recover from complications of stroke more readily after hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This is also true for potentially gangrenous legs and feet caused by blocked circulation, and for slow-healing diabetic ulcers. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy relieves pain, helps fight infection, and keeps threatened tissues alive.

We offer hyperbaric treatments in our Clinton Township office. For information and appointments call Jan @ 586-792-2300.