Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Health Benefits

This not an exhaustive list of the health benefits from hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but the most-often reported and researched. Numerous health benefits are born out of increased blood oxygen levels as well as individual response.

Improved Recovery from Injuries

Boosts oxygen supply to damaged tissues, speeding up repair of muscles, tendons, bones, and organ tissue.

Potential Anti-Aging Benefits

Increases oxygen to cells, which may reduce oxidative stress and support cellular repair, potentially slowing aging processes and improving skin health.

Improved Cardiovascular Health

Increases oxygen delivery to tissues, promoting faster healing of chronic wounds by stimulating collagen production and new blood vessel formation (angiogenesis).

Boosted Immune Function

Enhances white blood cell activity and oxygen delivery, strengthening the body’s ability to fight infections and support overall immune health.

Support for Infections

Delivers high oxygen levels to combat certain infections, like those caused by anaerobic bacteria, by creating an oxygen-rich environment that inhibits bacterial growth.

Enhanced Brain Function

Increases oxygen to the brain, potentially improving cognitive function, focus, and recovery from traumatic brain injuries or concussions by supporting neural repair.

What is it?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a modality that involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. At higher pressures (equivalent to about 15 feet under seawater), oxygen dissolves directly into your blood plasma (not just binding to hemoglobin in red blood cells) which increases total blood oxygen content dramatically. The enhanced oxygen delivery saturates tissues, including those with poor blood flow, stimulating mitochondrial function which powers cellular repair.

Increased oxygen to tissues can speed up healing, fight infection and inflammation, and even initiate the release of stem cells. HBOT is often used for conditions like wounds and acute symptoms following the onset of concussions or strokes, as well as recovery after surgery. While it's a well-established treatment in some medical fields, it's also being explored for other health benefits, including promoting brain health, fighting infections, and improving athletic recovery.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Sessions

New clients must complete a 15 minute intake that includes questionnaire/screening, safety protocols, and other important information

1 Session

$100

$450

SAVE 10%

$1275

SAVE 15%

5 Sessions

15 Sessions

*Used within 2 months as part of an acute treatment plan

Session time: 60 minutes

Frequently asked questions

Why is oxygen important?

We all know the answer to this: it keeps us alive! Of course we cannot live unless the lungs have oxygen, but what about the rest of the body? Gary Brecka popularized the phrase 'the absence of oxygen is the presence of disease.' While this certainly simplifies the concept of disease, it's not untrue. Most of the cells in our bodies depend on oxygen to perform their jobs adequately. Things that deplete the cells of oxygen? Inflammation, injury, chronic stress, nutrient depletion, the list goes on and on.

Is HBOT safe?

We offer what is called mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy (mHBOT). This involves a soft-shelled chamber with a pressure that does not exceed 1.5 ATA (1.5 times the atmospheric pressure experienced at sea level). Most of the potential risks and side effects come from pressures of 2.0 ATA and above, which is why hard-shelled chambers that reach this capacity require direct medical supervision. For our purposes, the most common side effect is the mild ear discomfort also experienced on airplanes.

Are there any absolute contraindications to mHBOT?

You should not consider entering an mHBOT chamber if you are pregnant (out of caution due to lack of research), suffering from a collapsed lung (pneumothorax), have recently had ear surgery, or have uncontrolled heart failure/active myocardial infarct. Those with history of seizures due to oxygen toxicity should also avoid hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What's the difference between hyperbaric oxygen and the air I breathe every day?

The air we breathe contains 21% oxygen, the rest is made up of nitrogen and other trace gasses. The air you breathe in the chamber is ~93% oxygen. But most healthy people don't have issues with oxygen saturation in the blood - the benefit to hyperbaric chambers is that the oxygen is pressurized, which influences increased oxygen circulating in the blood plasma and thus becoming more readily available for damaged cells and tissues.

Can I bring electronics into the chamber?

While many hyperbaric facilities allow the use of electronics inside the chamber, we urge you to consider using the time to read a book, journal, meditate, or nod off. When else do you have one hour of uninterrupted, disconnected quiet time? This can be as healthy as the therapy itself!

At what part of my health journey should I consider hyperbaric therapy?

We encourage our clients to speak with their healthcare providers to ensure any medical conditions are being treated properly. We also think it's important to state that when it comes to most things, including HBOT, more is not always better. Our office is equipped to explain hyperbaric protocols based on the existing research that's been done. A typical hyperbaric protocol can run anywhere from 5-40 sessions, so we suggest calling the office to set up a discovery call with one of our doctors to discuss any questions you might have about evidence-based protocols and when to initiate them.

How does HBOT create new blood vessels?

HBOT triggers angiogenesis (new blood vessel formation) by upregulating vascular endothelial growth factor.