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Health By Design MD provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to accelerate healing and treat neurological conditions like brain injuries and strokes.

Discover if hyperbaric oxygen therapy can offer the relief you need!

HBOT involves the medical use of oxygen in a pressurized setting, allowing the blood system to absorb oxygen at levels far beyond the body's usual capacity. It's typically part of a comprehensive medical care plan.

Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

HBOT is a safe, noninvasive, and painless treatment that boosts the body's natural healing processes. 

It can also enhance brain healing by delivering an influx of oxygen.

What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy accelerates healing by increasing the oxygen supply to injured tissues, which require more oxygen for recovery. Oxygen promotes the release of growth factors and stem cells, aiding in the repair and rejuvenation of damaged tissues. Although we continuously breathe oxygen, the air comprises 79% nitrogen and only 21% oxygen. HBOT elevates the oxygen available to body tissues, expediting the healing process.

Traditionally, HBOT has been used for decompression sickness and carbon monoxide poisoning. Recent research supports its effectiveness in treating conditions benefiting from higher oxygen levels, such as severe infections, non-healing wounds, and burns.

In the brain, HBOT can stimulate healing by flooding it with oxygen. Damaged brain cells may be surrounded by inactive cells lacking sufficient oxygen. By enhancing oxygen flow to these cells, HBOT can reactivate them and help restore normal function.

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