Do I need to be sick to use HBOT?

Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico © 2011 All rights reserved | West Coast Marketing Partners

The Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico

404 Brunn School Rd., Suite E

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 955-8560

Kenneth P. Stoller, MD, FACHM - Medical Director

HBOT FAQS

What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?

Where did Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) come from?

What Conditions are Being Treated?

How does HBOT work?

How is HBOT administered?

What is NOT HBOT?

Do I need to be sick to use HBOT?

Is HBOT alternative medicine?

Won't my doctor just recommend HBOT if I need it?

How does Hyperbaric Oxygen help Brain Injury or Stroke?

Is HBOT good for AIDS?

Which Sports Injuries Respond to HBOT?

Can HBOT help someone with Cancer?

Does HBOT increase the Free-Radicals in one's body and cause damage?

Does HBOT help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Will my Insurance pay for HBOT?

What is the best HBOT protocol for children with Traumatic Brain Injury or Cerebral Palsy?

Why are some physicians using 1.75 ATA for treating pediatric brain injury?

DO I NEED TO BE SICK TO USE HBOT?

HBOT is considered by many to be a method of restoring wellness to both the mind and body by utilizing the principles of oxygen and its physiological effects. It is necessary to have distrust of the miraculous in the field of medicine, especially when, for example, claims are made for drugs whose pharmacology and value have not been scientifically established; however, oxygen hardly falls into this category. It is very clear that throughout the 20th Century the fundamental importance of oxygen in human physiology was not fully appreciated. Ultimately, oxygen is what breath is all about, and breath is about connection to life itself.

Oxygen helps the body align itself with a stronger and clearer energy pattern, in other words, one does not have to have an injury for there to be benefit from HBOT. In cities, there are a lot of toxins in the air: plasticide vapors, latex, petrochemicals, etc. -- a real soup of chemicals that can deplete some of the oxygen in our bodies. So, by giving oxygen under hyperbaric conditions, the body is receiving a great deal more of what it needs to feed upon, in a sense, to help it restore the balance that would normally be there if we didn't live in such a toxic environment. That is why some claim HBOT has "Anti-aging properties."