Hyperbaric Oxygen Does This!
Hyperbaric oxygen feeds starving tissues and cells, creates new blood vessels and improves quality of life.
Hyperbaric medicine works by supersaturating the plasma, or liquid portion of the blood, with oxygen. That sounds awesome, but what does it mean? Our blood is made up of plasma (the liquid portion), red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Each part does different things, and plasma is the superstar of hyperbaric medicine.
Normally, our blood is well-saturated with oxygen, which means that our red blood cells and plasma are carrying all the oxygen they can. Doctors and nurses use pulse oximeters to measure how much oxygen is in our blood. According to the Cleveland Clinic, a normal pulse oximeter reading for an oxygen saturation level is between 95% and 100%. This means that the blood is well saturated.
What if you need more oxygen? With increased pressure, we can dissolve more oxygen into the plasma. Now, the plasma is supersaturated with oxygen – there’s more dissolved oxygen than under normal circumstances. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment, patients breathe 100% oxygen at pressure to dissolve as much oxygen as possible into the plasma. Now, more oxygen can get to tissues and cells, create new blood vessels, and improve our patients’ quality of life.
Watch as I explain how supersaturating plasma promotes healing.
Video transcription:
We supersaturate the body’s plasma to feed starving tissues and cells, advance the healing process by creating new blood vessels, and, ultimately, improve your health and quality of life.