Hyperbaric Medicine – Treatments in Cali Colombia.

Hyperbaric medicine is indicated for different pathologies, it is a non-invasive method that supplies oxygen to the blood, even recovering damaged tissues. It also improves the quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s, autism and Alzheimer’s among others.

Treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation (HBOT) reduces the risks of suffering from ulcers and diabetic foot, it is even indicated for advanced stage injuries because it helps to avoid amputation, infection and fungus. According to our expert doctors, it shortens recovery time by 50% after an injury but also generates other benefits applied to different circumstances.
 

What is hyperbaric medicine?
 

HBOT is a non-invasive method that consists of supplying oxygen at high concentrations in a pressurized hyperbaric chamber at a minimum of 1.4 atmospheres ATM (higher than normal ambient atmospheric pressure, which is 1 atmosphere). Thus, the person is breathing 100% oxygen. This gas is transported to the blood, and manages to reach even the damaged tissues.
 

What is it indicated for?
 
Medical professionals indicate HBOT to treat the following pathologies
 

Medical Clinic: fibromyalgia, migraines, tinnitus, sudden deafness, chronic fatigue. In the case of tinnitus and sudden deafness, because the oxygen supply deflates the inner ear. In the case of fibromyalgia: the effects on neurotransmitters and its anti-inflammatory action reduce the pain caused by this disease.

Wounds: ulcers, diabetic foot, bedsores, burns, grafts, post-surgical wounds. Helps healing.

Traumatology: joint and ligament diseases, pre and post-surgical, traumas, injuries, rehabilitation, osteomyelitis.
 

Deportology: muscle, ligament and tendon injuries. Subacute and chronic fatigue syndrome, post exercise recovery.
 

Neurology: stroke, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, spinal cord injuries. And also, Parkinson’s, since it significantly reduces the symptoms of the disease by redistributing blood flow at the level of the central nervous system and stimulating the repair of nervous tissue.
 

Child neurology: cerebral palsy, autism spectrum, PDD, headaches.
 

Rheumatology: arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, vasculitis, scleroderma due to its anti-inflammatory effects.

Oncology: radiotherapy lesions, tumors.
 

Rehabilitation: post stroke, injuries with brain damage, muscle injuries, osteoarticular, post-surgical and trauma. Rehabilitation of neurological patients: Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s.
 

What are the health benefits?

 Increases oxygenation in all tissues, even those that are damaged

• Has anti-inflammatory effects from vasoconstriction
• Stimulates cells that produce collagen
• Stimulates the immune response
• Increases blood flow, especially in poorly irrigated tissues
• It has bactericidal and bacteriostatic action
• Accelerates wound healing times
• Produces angiogenesis, which is the stimulation of blood vessel formation
• Promotes detoxification of gases and toxins
• Accelerates the rehabilitation processes in injuries to ligaments, bones, joints or muscles
• Stimulates the differentiation of bone-forming cells favoring osteogenesis and bone repair
• Reduces symptoms related to depression, anger, sadness or fatigue
• Involved in the regulation of oxidative stress
• Reduces muscle fatigue
• Increases energy at the cellular level

How is the treatment? How long does it last and how do you have to prepare?

The session is relaxing and pleasant. That is why it is suggested to enter with comfortable clothes and without shoes. Patients can also bring pillows, blankets, music and books to make the most of the time. The duration and frequency of each session may vary. Currently there is a consensus among specialists that they last from 60 to 90 minutes, in hyperbaric chambers of less than 1.5 ATA with a frequency between 2 to 6 times per week. One session does not act as a remedy, in the sense that it has a certain half-life, therefore the more sessions, the better results. The duration and frequency of the sessions must be indicated by the medical professional in order to obtain maximum efficiency in the treatment.

Who indicates the treatment?

The indication of hyperbaric therapy must always be carried out by a doctor. HBOT is not talked about as a cure, but as a complementary treatment that speeds up recovery times and alleviates certain symptoms depending on the pathologies. Hyperbaric chambers generate hyperoxia in the body, basic and essential for proper cell function.

The human body can live 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, but only 3 minutes without Oxygen.