Currently, no known treatment is available for Post COVID Syndrome, or the so-called "Long COVID" more than 11 million Americans are presently living with.
As specified in an ABC 15 report, two years into the COVID-19 crisis, the world is still learning more about the virus and its symptoms following recovery.
COVID-19 has led to a growing population of individuals who experienced a great range of persevering symptoms referred to by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Post COVID Syndrome or, as mentioned, "Long COVID."
Such symptoms frequently include severe fatigue, depression, joint pains, and brain fog. One of the options to reverse hypoxia, lessen neuroinflammation, and cause neuroplasticity is hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and recent research revealed great promise in long COVID patients.
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A technician prepares a hyperbaric chamber in an intensive care unit.
HBOT Helps Heal Long COVID
Specifically, in Arizona, RX-O2 Hyperbaric Clinic has been using a treatment known as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or HBOT to help in the promotion of healing among patients who still suffer even after recovering from their initial infection COVID-19l.
According to the RX-O2 Medical Director Dr. Marvin Borsand, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy does not cure COVID-19, although it has helped the vast majority of the patients return to normal.
Additionally, patients an Rx-O2 frequently need Oxygen under pressure to lessen inflammation and help trigger the immune system.
While a brief series of treatments is frequently needed for Post COVID Syndrome, most patients notice a significant difference following a single treatment.
Essentially, the Rx-O2 Hyperbaric clinic is currently publishing its results from a case study on long COVID with exciting results for millions of Americans still suffering from the condition.
The Science Behind This Treatment
As indicated in the Rx-O2 site, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the medical application of oxygen "in a pressurized environment," at a level higher than one ATA or atmosphere absolute.
Increased pressure enables the oxygen to dissolve and saturate the blood plasma, independent of hemoglobin or red blood cells, which produces a broad variety of positive biochemical, physiological and cellular effects.
This non-invasive treatment is the most dependable approach to boosting oxygen levels in all body organs. The typical treatment lasts from 60 to 90 minutes, during which the patient lies down and breathes normally.
Furthermore, HBOT has been exhibited in numerous clinical studies to improve the innate ability of the body to repair and regenerate.
It is an adjunct treatment to complement and boost the healing process in both chronic and acute conditions.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
Mayo Clinic describes hyperbaric oxygen treatment as breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment. It is a well-established oxygen treatment for decompression sickness and the potential risk of scuba diving.
Other conditions treated using hyperbaric oxygen therapy include severe infections and bubbles of air in the blood vessels. They would that may not heal due to diabetes or radiation injury.
In this kind of oxygen treatment, the air pressure is increased twice to thrice higher than normal pressure. Under such conditions, the lungs can gather much more oxygen than would be "possible breathing pure oxygen," not to mention normal air pressure.
Then the blood carries the extra oxygen throughout the body; this treatment type helps combat bacteria and boosts the release of substances known as growth factors and stem cells, promoting healing.
A report about the Rx-O2 hyperbaric oxygen therapy is shown on ABC 15 Arizona's YouTube video below:
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