Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), is a method in which pure oxygen is released within a pressurized environment and offers numerus benefits.

Initially met with skepticism, HBOT has shown to provide numerous benefits both physically and cognitively. Several physical conditions and issues that have typically been treated with HBOT include healing wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness, and infections. While those are excellent results, the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy go beyond even that, resulting in improved brain function due to increased blood flow. Additional positive outcomes have been seen in calming inflammation, stimulating growth factors and stem cells,  as well as enhancing antioxidant production.

Currently, this treatment is showing promise for treating a variety of brain conditions including acute concussions, post-concussion symptoms, traumatic brain injury (TBI), strokes, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.​ Needless to say, at A Mind For All Seasons we are extremely excited about this innovative technology! 

Recently we have added our own Hyperbaric Oxygen unit to our Brain Therapy Studio in Boise, Idaho and have been thrilled to make these invaluable benefits available to our community. While breathing pure oxygen within a pressurized chamber at a concentration 4-5 times higher than the air in a room, the individual is able to absorb more oxygen than otherwise possible, delivering vital oxygen to tissues which promotes growth and repair. Because the air we breathe is only 21% oxygen, the 100%, or pure, oxygen used in HBOT allows the lungs and tissues to gather more oxygen than they would otherwise. The boost in oxygen intake assists the immune system and also increases blood flow, resulting in the aforementioned benefits such as mental clarity, healing wounds, etc. 

For an in-depth explanation of the science behind HBOT as well as the benefits, an overview published by the National Institutes of Health is a great resource and can be found by clicking here. You can also email us at info@amindforallseasons.com and we'd be more than happy to provide more information. 

Users of HBOT have seen enhanced clarity and symptom reduction in the short term, while sustained cognitive improvement and a higher quality of life can be long-term outcomes. We are seeing a turning point in traditional medicine, with more focus put on the mind and body working together to provide optimum results regarding health and overall well-being, and HBOT is at the forefront of that research. We believe that this approach will not only help treat or reverse previously diagnoses, but provide individuals with the necessary tools, knowledge, and methods to help prevent conditions rather than treating them. 

If you're interested in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy but still have questions, check out our website by clicking here, and listen to what our Principal & CMO, Randy Vawdrey, NP-C, has to say about this innovative technology!