Inflammation

What will Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy do?

During HBOT, a person breathes 100% oxygen in a chamber pressurized above normal atmospheric pressure. This dramatically increases the amount of liquid oxygen flowing directly in the blood plasma (liquid o2 cannot be carried by red blood cells). That extra oxygen is what drives the anti-inflammatory effects.

Improves oxygen delivery to inflamed tissue

Inflamed tissue is often:

• Swollen

• Poor blood flow

• Low oxygen areas

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy:

• Provides liquid oxygen to flow through plasma

• Allow oxygen to saturate damaged and small thin blood vessels

• Restores cellular metabolism (helps cells create energy normally again)

This helps cells exit the “stress” state that perpetuates inflammation.

Reduce swelling (edema)

HBOT causes mild blood vessel constriction without reducing oxygen delivery, which:

Limits fluid leakage into tissues
Lowers pressure and pain
Improves circulation at the microscopic level

Less swelling means less ongoing inflammation and less pain

Normalizes immune cell behavior

Inflammation becomes chronic when immune cells stay active for too long.

HBOT:

Increases white blood cell activity to fight infection
Helps immune cells clean up damaged tissue more effectively
Encourages resolution instead of persistent inflammation

Thus, the body heals itself.

Accelerate tissue repair

HBOT promotes healing by increasing:

Stem cell release from bone marrow
New blood vessel growth (angiogenesis)
Collagen production and wound repair = healing
Fights infection

Once damaged tissue heals, the trigger for inflammation is removed.

Strengthens antioxidant defenses

Although oxygen can create free radicals, controlled HBOT:

Boosts antioxidant enzymes
Improves mitochondrial efficiency
Lowers chronic oxidative stress over time

This protects tissues from ongoing inflammatory damage.