Cristiano Ronaldo, Novak Djokovic, Michael Phelps, Gordon D'Arcy… What springs to mind when you hear these athletes' names? For many it would be record holders, winners and leaders in their sports. What many don’t know is that these athletes have been advocates for hyperbaric oxygenation for years.
All have spoken openly about the use of hyperbaric oxygenation for accelerating recovery from sport injuries and to aid their general health and wellbeing, to the extent that many of them own their own personal hyperbaric chambers. These are just some of many athletes worldwide that use hyperbaric oxygen chambers, with many professional sports teams and elite facilities having their own private multi-person chambers similar to the one in OxyGeneration.
Every injury, from a simple bruise to a complex fracture, at its most basic level is damage to cells. The body recovers by repairing those damaged cells. The body follows a consistent process when healing an injury regardless of the underlying cause. Oxygen plays a crucial role in each phase of healing as it helps to support and speed up the naturally occurring healing process.
Hyperbaric oxygenation works by decreasing inflammation, improving vascular flow, increasing stem cell release and activation, accelerating new tissue growth, and decreasing scarring on the muscle and skin tissue.
The benefits of hyperbaric oxygenation for certain conditions such as non-healing wounds and non-union fractures are well documented in medical journals worldwide. Studies have also indicated that lactic acid and ammonia are removed faster from the body with hyperbaric oxygenation leading to shorter recovery periods, helping to eliminate fatigue and recover stamina.
Attending for consecutive sessions of hyperbaric oxygenation will maintain the higher volumes of oxygen available to the cell hence allowing for an accelerated recovery time and enhanced healing outcomes. Contact OxyGeneration to find out more.
