For decades, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has proven to be an innovative, proven treatment for many conditions. HBOT involves breathing 100% infused oxygen inside a pressurized chamber. This enables oxygen to reach every part of the body, where it both repairs damaged cells and encourages new cellular growth (1).

You’ve surely heard of liposuction, but have you heard about surgical fat transfer? It’s an increasingly popular cosmetic surgery that moves fat from one part of the body to another (1). Fat is often removed from the thighs or stomach and added to the breasts or backside. The procedure can offer good results, but it comes with many risks.

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders, primarily affecting joints, skin, and blood vessels (1). The most common type is Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), which primarily affects the joints and causes widespread chronic pain. Once thought to be extremely rare, hEDS is now believed to be much more common than previously thought.

Deena is an active, 66-year-old physical therapist with a dance background. For over 35 years, she dealt with chronic knee pain after a martial art dance injury in her mid-20s. Years of physical therapy, an active lifestyle, and two knee surgeries gave her only partial relief. In January 2019, Deena had a full surgical knee replacement. We treated her at our clinic both before and after the surgery, and she healed so well, her doctor called her “the poster child for knee replacement recovery.”

Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is an uncommon and very painful condition that usually affects an arm or leg. Often developing after an injury, surgery, or major medical event, CRPS is one of the most painful conditions in existence (1). The pain is usually more severe than the initial injury itself. Symptoms of CRPS include continuous burning or throbbing pain, cold or touch sensitivity, swelling, skin temperature changes, skin color changes, skin texture changes, joint stiffness, muscle spasms, and decreased ability to move the affected body part (1).

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment that’s been around for decades. You may have heard about it in the context of healing decompression sickness from scuba diving. But did you know that HBOT is a proven treatment for so much more than “the bends?”

A new study from July 2020 has demonstrated for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can significantly enhance cognitive performance in healthy older adults (1). The study was designed by Professor Shai Efrati, Head of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, who says: "Age-related cognitive and functional decline has become a significant concern in the Western world.

A new study, published in October of 2020, shows promising results for using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to decrease stress biomarkers in stress-related diseases and disorders. All humans experience stress at some point in their lives. According to the Cleveland Clinic, stress can be helpful in the short term, such as to warn us of imminent danger.

Michelle, a 37-year-old digital artist in San Francisco, was referred to Holistic Hyperbarics in 2018. Michelle has Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), a genetic connective tissue disorder that causes chronic joint pain, poor wound healing, and other issues

One night in July 2020, David was getting into the shower when he suddenly lost all hearing in his left ear. David was a healthy, happy 36-year-old man with no history of hearing issues. Thinking he simply had water in his ear, he went about his day and tried to ignore it. After a few days, it was clear something more serious was going on.

Professional football is notoriously hard on the body. Players suffer from frequent injuries, and the average age of retirement is 35 (1). But Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has other plans. Wilson is the second highest passer in NFL history, and in 2015 became the then-second highest paid player in the league (2).

According to the American Cancer Society, more than one out of three Americans will develop cancer at some point in their lives (1). Decades of research and medical breakthroughs mean that cancer is not necessarily a death sentence anymore; the five year survival rate for all cancers has increased from 39% to 70% among white Americans, and from 27% to 64% among Black Americans (1). But with more than a third of the population likely to eventually develop cancer, we have a lot to learn about treating and preventing cancer.

As we’ve recently explored on this blog is now being used as an anti-aging tool. This novel use brings HBOT into the world of beauty tech, an emerging industry developing beauty and anti-aging technology that is driven by science, research, and peer-reviewed studies.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used for years to treat traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and strokes. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients usually start HBOT after exhausting other options. A 2016 scientific review of existing data concluded that “HBOT has been demonstrated to have neuroprotective effects without increased oxygen toxicity in experimental TBI models” (1).

For any injury or pain, a faster healing time is ideal. While PRP and HBOT are individually effective accelerators of healing, combining them creates a synergistic effect that optimizes the efficacy of the PRP treatment.