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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? |
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy also known as HBOT is a medical procedure in which a person is exposed to high pressures of oxygen in order to increase the diffusion of oxygen into the blood, tissues, and cerebral fluids. It is a painless procedure and has been gaining medical recognition within the past 40 years.
How Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Work?
Hyperbaric Oxygen is a simple matter of Physics. Henry's law states, "the amount of a gas absorbed by a liquid is in proportion to the pressure of the gas above the liquid." The engineers of hyperbaric chambers used this law to create an environment in which the pressure of oxygen can be safely increased in order to increase the diffusion of oxygen into the blood and cerebral fluids. This diffusion makes the oxygen available for diffusion into the tissues where it helps overcome hypoxia.
What is Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (mHBOT) uses ambient air in a portable, inflatable hyperbaric chamber to increase the atmospheric pressure instead of 100% oxygen. The use of ambient air instead of 100% oxygen is less expensive and provides many of the same benefits of HBOT without the cost and dangers of 100% oxygen.
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