Using atmospheric pressure to treat patients isn’t new. The process was actually introduced in the 1600s by a British clergyman. Oxygen didn’t become the gas of choice until the 1930s, when the military got into it. It was found that oxygen saturates the hemoglobin in the blood, and can help patients with routine wounds heal faster.

The overall issue with hyperbaric oxygen therapy is that there aren’t a lot of medical schools that actually teach physicians about it because the equipment is too expensive. Truth be told, not many hospitals have it for the same reason, although there are some companies in major cities that have portable machines and offer them as rentals for hospitals. These reasons make it so many doctors are unfamiliar with the practice and how it works, this may be why some doctors do not trust its effectiveness all that much.

Another issue is that it’s not 100% safe. Any time a patient is put under artificial pressure, problems can occur. Some people have suffered minor injury to their lungs, their eyes, and their nasal airways; most of the time, the injuries are temporary. On rare occasions, patients suffer temporary blindness.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is not recommended to be used on patients who are suffering from things such as asthma, high fever, and seizures; pregnant women should also avoid this type of therapy. One last thing that sometimes happens is known as decompression sickness, which occurs when the pressure is being released. The symptoms seem to be similar to what someone who does underwater diving sometimes experiences after they come back to the surface.

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Life is brought into sharp relief when you or a loved one suffers from an injury that will take longer than usual to heal. These chronic wounds include ulcers and diabetic wounds, which are all extremely difficult to get rid of and frustrating to live with for a long time. However, more people have been finding that hyperbaric chambers are a healing relief for wounds.

Studies have shown that hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers work wonders on those with developmental illnesses such as cerebral palsy and autism, as well as other afflictions like Lyme disease and diabetes. And now, anyone with any sort of wound is using them. Athletes like football player Darren Sharper and cyclist Lance Armstrong have used the chamber to achieve an ideal level of fitness as well as to heal sports injuries. Sharper first was introduced to the chamber for healing a knee injury; the hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was successful in healing the injury, and Sharper has used it ever since.

The chamber’s HBOT works internally by supplying more oxygen to the body’s plasma and blood, so that they are carrying more oxygen to the tissue and muscle. Oxygen is what helps heal torn or ruptured tissue, so when there is an abundance of it, the body can use more of it to heal more quickly. Also, oxygen in the cells is usually used to help fight bad bacteria, which means that when there is more of it, injuries and wounds are less likely to develop an infection. People with diabetes are sometimes likely to have poor circulation, so the added oxygen creates adequate levels for healing wounds, especially those that are a side effect of diabetes, such as foot wounds.

If the wound is such that it bleeds and causes excess blood loss, it can it turn cause hemorrhage. When the body looses too much blood, it can result in seizures, unconsciousness, and even brain damage. Just as it is used for autism and cerebral palsy, hyperbaric chambers can be used for brain damage caused by hemorrhaging. However, with any wound, especially chronic wounds, action should be taken as soon as possible to prevent such events.