Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy helps the body heal from conditions in which low oxygen in the tissues inhibits or complicates the healing process. HBOT does not replace traditional therapies but is used in conjunction with and to enhance these therapies.

HBOT saturates the circulatory system with oxygen, resulting in an increase in oxygen to tissues. It assists in dissolving increased amounts of oxygen into the blood plasma. It increases oxygen tension in oxygen deprived tissues, enhances white blood cell activity at the wound site and reduces edema through vasoconstriction.

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