Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

http://www.hypertc.com/


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Hyperbaric Therapy benefits your body by helping to increase your body's ability to absorb oxygen. Oxygen is vital for health, it is the single most important element your body needs. Oxygen is our primary source of energy.

Not only does oxygen fuel the body, it supports the immune system by destroying toxic substances. Anaerobic bacteria, fungi and viruses all have a common intolerance for oxygen; they cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment.

The body's vital functions are enhanced by increased availability of oxygen. Increased pressure also stimulates blood flow and decreases inflammation, and has a calming effect. Sleep is enhanced, absorption of
nutrients and digestion improved.

At the cellular level, oxygen is required for proper function.

Oxygen deficiency is often overlooked.

Some of the possible signs of low oxygen levels in the body include:

Premature aging
Unexplainable depression, anger or sadness
Memory loss/forgetfulness
Sleeping disorders, drowsiness, exhaustion
Digestive disorders, acid stomach
Excessive colds or infections
Inflamed, swollen or aching joints
Muscle or tendon aches
Headaches
Chronic fatigue
Difficulty breathing, breathlessness, shortness of breath


And snippet of some history/applications from:


http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic526.htm


The use of increased atmosphere pressure for medical therapy has intrigued many physicians, scientists, and lay persons for hundreds of years. Vague accounts of increased atmosphere pressures used on humans date to the fifth century BC. Henshaw, a British clergyman, built the first sealed chamber, termed the Domicilium, in 1662. This chamber compressed air (21% oxygen) for numerous ailments such as inflammation, scurvy, arthritis, and rickets but likely had too little compression to do any physical good. ( In 1662)

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