• Reduces muscle fatigue
• Encourages osteoclast and fibroblast production
• Replenishes hypoxic tissue for optimal function
• Enhances performance levels & recovery times
• Reduces inflammation
• Increases blood plasma oxygen concentration
• Boosts immune response
The risk of injuries is a potential hazard for all sports and can occur at all levels. Mild hyperbarics is used regularly by people from all walks of life, including professional athletes and mountain climbers. As a competitive edge for athletes, hyperbaric oxygenation may reduce muscle fatigue which improves endurance and boosts performance..
A Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen bed creates an environment where cells can be more receptive to repair and recovery. The increased oxygen level allows the tissues to become more concentrated so that oxygen reaches areas of the body that would otherwise be difficult to reach.
By increasing blood plasma oxygen levels, there is an increase of oxygen in the body’s tissues and muscle fibres, especially in regions of injury and swelling. Vasoconstriction (temporary reduction of blood volume), may help to reduce inflammation which increases recovery rate, allowing the athlete to regain optimal performance quickly.
Proposed Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy healing mechanisms of neovascularisation (growth of new capillaries) and epithelialisation (regenerating tissue cells) provide the recovering athlete with a unique opportunity to re-condition at a potentially faster rate.