Our Hardshell Hyperbaric Chamber
Soft or expandable Hyperbaric Chambers are NOT built for the same adequate/safe pressure levels that hardshell hyperbaric chambers are. For that reason, REsource Wellness has brought to La Jolla the best 2ATA machine on the market. Pressure is easily adjusted between any level of pressure up to 100kpa/2ATA.
HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY
What is HBOT?
HBOT stands for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. During HBOT your body is effectively saturated with oxygen, an essential element used by your body for healing. HBOT provides oxygen to cells and tissues that suffer from a lack of oxygen. Healing tissues suffering from hypoxia are unable to heal themselves as effectively as when they have oxygen. Most cells in areas of swelling or other types of injury are suffering from hypoxia. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy also boosts the abilities of the immune system by accelerating the creation of new white blood cells, the sentinel of the bloodstream.
Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the Electron Transport Chain, which is where all of the ATP is produced. This is known as aerobic respiration, or how our cells breathe. Oxygen is essential to life, but it is how it affects the function of every cell in the human body that makes it necessary for life. Without oxygen, we can't make energy for our brain, organs, or any tissue. The more oxygen we can deliver to our tissues, the healthier, energetic and mentally well we feel. It has a very high affinity for electrons (high electronegativity), making it a good electron acceptor and perfect in its role. In summary, Oxygen allows us to make ATP, which is the energy currency of our body, thereby required by all cellular processes to function and to support normal bodily and brain function, including organs, bones, joints, muscle, etc.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a type of treatment used to speed up healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, wounds that won't heal, and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen.
For this therapy, you enter a special chamber to breathe in pure oxygen in air pressure levels 1.5 to 3 times higher than average. The goal is to fill the blood with enough oxygen to repair tissues and restore normal body function.
WHO CANNOT HAVE HBOT?
There are a few conditions in which some may not be able to undergo HBOT. If someone currently has an acute cold with ear or sinus congestion it will be very difficult to balance the pressure in their ears, therefore we must wait until they are well again.If someone has certain types of lung damage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may not be a suitable treatment. If someone has or suspects they might have Hereditary Sperocytosis, Sickle Cell Anemia, or COPD.....pressurized oxygen chamber therapy is contradicted for them. Certain medications (such as Bleomycin, Disulfiram, Mafernide Acetate) will also preclude some from hyperbaric oxygen treatment.Diabetics are required to take a blood test before each hyperbaric treatment. If the blood sugar level is lower than 150, the patient will not be permitted to undergo treatment until the level is raised. If someone is diabetic be sure to bring snacks for before and after treatment and to make sure to test blood before arrival. These conditions are for the overall wellness of the patient.
How & Why has HBOT been used?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was first used in the U.S. in the early 20th century. The therapy was tried again in the 1940s when the U.S. Navy used it to treat deep-sea divers who had decompression sickness.
By the 1960s, the therapy was also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning.
Today, it's still used to treat sick scuba divers and people with carbon monoxide poisoning, including firefighters and miners. It has also been approved for more than a dozen conditions ranging from burns to bone disease.
Not everyone needs to be sick and ill though to enjoy the positive effects of HBOT. You could a stressed out stay at home mom to the over exercising first time marathoner. You could be a healthy older person looking for more energy and better sleep. More oxygen available to the body when it needs it is something each of us can benefit from. Or maybe the anti-aging potentials of HBOT is what you are interested in?
Even not being sick or injured HBOT does require a prescription for use. It's now being regulated so that we can be sure that each user doesn't have some of the few contraindications that would disqualify them for being put in a pressurized oxygen chamber. If your doctor is not familiar with uses of HBOT we can refer you to one that is.
Why hasn't my Doctor recommended HBOT to me earlier?
Hyperbaric medicine is not taught in most medical schools. As part of their continuing education doctors are often overwhelmed with information with the number of treatments available for various conditions. Pharmaceutical companies advertise by sending doctors information regarding their products. As hyperbarics is a commodity, there is no central organization that sends physicians information regarding hyperbaric treatment. Thus, in order for doctors to learn of the healing possibilities of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, they must reach beyond the loads of information already handed to them. Doctors must actively research the possibilities of hyperbarics to know of the many benefits it provides, and too often, our physicians are too busy with treating patients to reach out and seek new possibilities; those physicians who have, however, endorse hyperbarics.
What Does It Feel Like When In The Chamber?
Only a healthcare provider should prescribe HBOT. A number of hospitals offer these chambers. People relax, sit, or lie comfortably in these chambers and take deep breaths. Sessions can last from 45 minutes up to 300 minutes, depending on the reason for the treatment and ATA level used.
During hyperbaric treatment, one feels comfortable as though he or she were at atmospheric pressure. Patients feel as though they were not even in the chamber. While the chamber is changing pressures, one experiences the same effects of pressure change while ascending or descending in an airplane. The ears may feel plugged as the pressure is raised, like when in an airplane or the mountains. Swallowing or chewing gum will "pop" the ears back to normal. It is very normal to feel pressure changes in your ears on ascent and descent, but it is not common to feel pain. A few patients may while most will not. Your blood carries the extra oxygen throughout the body, infusing the injured tissues that need more oxygen so they can start healing. When a session is done, you may feel lightheaded. Mild side effects include claustrophobia, fatigue, and headaches.
Several sessions are often needed.
About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Indications for Application "Type I" (Accepted)
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
HBOT Accepted Treatment for:
*Radio necrosis of soft tissue and osseous tissue (soft tissue & bone death due to radiation)
*Decompression Sickness
*Acute Poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO2) and smoke
*Acute gas embolism
*Gas Gangrene
*Anaerobic and/or bacteriod infection
*Refractory Mycosis
*Mucormycois (zygomycosis & actinomycosis/ chronic mol
HBOT Accepted Treatment for:
*Radio necrosis of soft tissue and osseous tissue (soft tissue & bone death due to radiation)
*Decompression Sickness
*Acute Poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO2) and smoke
*Acute gas embolism
*Gas Gangrene
*Anaerobic and/or bacteriod infection
*Refractory Mycosis
*Mucormycois (zygomycosis & actinomycosis/ chronic mold or bacteria infection)
*Acute cerebral edema
*Burns/Compromised skin grafts and flaps
*Anemia produced by acute hemorrhage
*Ileo-paralytic
*Crush & compartment syndromes
*Cicatrization of Wounds
*Tissue damage by radiation
*Intra-abdominal and intracranial abscesses
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
HBOT Recommended Treatment for:
*Traumatic spinal chord injury in its initial part
*Bone graft
*Acute cerebrovascular accident (thrombotic or hemorrhagic)
*Fractures consolidation
*Lepromatous leprosy
*Meningitis
*Membranous pseudo colitis
*Myelitis, cystitis, enteritis, proctitis, post radiation
*Multiple sclerosis
*Acute renal arterial insuffici
HBOT Recommended Treatment for:
*Traumatic spinal chord injury in its initial part
*Bone graft
*Acute cerebrovascular accident (thrombotic or hemorrhagic)
*Fractures consolidation
*Lepromatous leprosy
*Meningitis
*Membranous pseudo colitis
*Myelitis, cystitis, enteritis, proctitis, post radiation
*Multiple sclerosis
*Acute renal arterial insufficiency
*Gangrenous Pyoderma
*Peripheral ischemic syndromes
*Ulcers in the limbs (of stasis, decubitus, varicose)
*Diabetic's foot
*Cerebrovascular insufficiency
*Edema cystoid
*Diabetic's malignant Otitis
*Migraine, chronic/difficult to treat
*Infantile cerebral palsy
*Vertigo
*Sudden Deafness
*Sportsman's injuries
*Support to rehabilitation therapy in neurology and orthopedics
*Support to plastic and reconstructive surgery
*Long COVID
Indications for Application "Type III" (In study)
Indications for Application "Type II" (Recommended)
Indications for Application "Type III" (In study)
HBOT Treatment In Study for:
*Guillain Barre Syndrome
*Peripheral facial paralysis
*Ulcerous colitis
*Perthes disease
*Post-Infarct Dementia
*Acute crisis of drepanocytosis
*Autism
*Chronic Hepatitis