What is the mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy experience like?
mHBOT at The Fix is a peaceful, enjoyable experience. Our state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber is comfortable and spacious enough to accommodate two people. Patients can stretch out in total comfort and read, listen to music or even use a computer while oxygen therapy bestows its benefits. Many people practice breathing, relaxation and even stretching techniques during their sessions. A typical treatment lasts one hour, and patients breathe oxygen-enriched air through a mask or a nasal cannula to maximize the effectiveness of the therapy.
What is mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
The Fix offers a cutting-edge healing therapy called mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (mHBOT) is a safe, relaxing and highly-effective way to deliver more oxygen to the cells of the body to stimulate cellular health and regeneration, as well as increase the volume of oxygen in the blood. It also provides the optimal environment for the body to carry out vital cell processes and promote healing.
How does mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Work?
During a hyperbaric session, the patient rests comfortably inside an enclosure called a hyperbaric chamber. The pressure in the chamber is reduced while breathing 91% oxygen through a mask. The combination greatly increasing oxygen uptake by the cells, tissues, glands, organs, brain and fluids of the body. These elevated oxygen levels prompt a multitude of health benefits (see list below) that culminate in a dramatic healing effect. For more technical information is provided HERE.
mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy benefits:
mHBOT provides numerous health benefits such as cell growth and regeneration, detoxification, immune support, new capillary growth, and improved neurological functioning that produce:
- Increased energy and endurance
- Relief from altitude illness
- Improved concentration and cognitive abilities
- Effective treatment for digestive disorders and headaches
- Faster recovery from injury and/or surgery
- Relief from aching, swollen joints and muscles
- Improved motor function and equilibrium
- An overall feeling of healthy rejuvenation
mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can be used for:
- Arthritis/Inflammatory Conditions
- Anti-Aging
- Fatigue
- Altitude Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Fibromyalgia
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Autism
- Head Trauma
- Digestive Disorders
How does it work?
The pressure in the chamber is slowly increased to a pressure of 1.3 atmospheres of pressure, which is equivalent to the pressure felt when diving to the bottom of an 11-foot pool or descending nearly 8,000 vertical feet. The increased pressure in the chamber (hyper=high, baric=pressure) in conjunction with breathing 91 percent oxygen-enriched air through a mask allows the blood, plasma and other liquids of the body to absorb additional oxygen, greatly increasing oxygen uptake by the cells, tissues, glands, organs, brain and fluids of the body.
A gas under pressure is more likely to dissolve into a liquid. In mHBOT, the gas is oxygen and the liquid is blood. However, under pressure, oxygen doesn’t only hook up to red blood cells (the “traditional” way oxygen is delivered to tissues); it also dissolves into the plasma, the liquid portion of the blood. When that oxygen-enriched plasma circulates near dormant or injured tissue such as a bruised muscle, a sprained tendon or ligament, a surgical wound, or an injured brain as a result of head trauma, the oxygen in the plasma can infiltrate more deeply into the damaged area.