Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

[graj0]

In my search to discover why calorie reduction and exercise doesn't work for me, add to the fact that several self financed blood and urine test seems to indicate that I have low CoQ10 and a Kreb cycle that doesn't seem to produce ATP much, I have been reading some research papers on the effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, it seems to be very effective for MS sufferers and I know that our local football team, Wycombe Wanderers, use it to boost their ability to train hard. It involves breathing oxygen at above 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Forgot to mention, it dramatically improves insulin sensitivity short term after one or two sessions.

I'm starting in January and over 5 weeks will have 15 sessions where they increase the pressure day by day.

It's heavily subsidised so costs £20 a session and I know that in some areas the NHS will allow people with leg ulcers to use it for free, seems it's very effective at helping ulcers heal.

Does anyone have experience of this therapy or know someone who has tried it.

 

[grovesy]

I heard of it for MS but have know knowledge of it.

 

[Northerner]

Hope it works well for you - keep us updated 🙂 I've heard of it in relation to leg ulcers in the past, found the following article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...tank-heal-leg-ulcers--help-migraines-too.html

 

[graj0]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...tank-heal-leg-ulcers--help-migraines-too.html

Great article, but the picture is a bit weird. When I was at the MS Chiltern Centre in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, they have two tanks and everybody was fully clothed, no flippers or wet suits. I was told that after your initial interview you're given your own mask. Exciting eh? LOL

Roll on the New year, the article I read at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25964036 saw and increase in Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR) of between 57% and 66% in type II diabetics and a bit less in people without diabetes. Possibly one of those areas that needs a bit more research.

Reading the article which is about 6 years old, I got a bit worried that the lady in the article was paying £120 a session. I know this place in Wendover is heavily subsidised but it's meant to be £20 a session. I hope I'm right, I'll know next Tuesday.

It also says there's only 10 places in the UK, more like 110 today, I've forgotten the exact number.

 

[Northerner]

Obviously becoming more popular! 🙂

 

[trophywench]

There's one at St Cross in Rugby (part of UHCW)

Although I've known quite a few divers the only folk I know who have been in a hyperbaric chamber for 'other' health reasons - not avoidance of the bends - it's been to help heal pesky broken bones that are a bit slow to knit. I wanted Pete to try it for his leg and collarbone cos his leg took best part of 6 months to get joined up enough to walk on a bit and his collarbone is still broken to this day - it's gruesome when he waggles it to show anyone! - he just wasn't interested.

 

[grovesy]

I did not know it could be used for aiding broken bones.
I had a friend who fell and broke her femur, she had pined and plated with a special kit from I think Switzerland. It failed to heal and had to have bone graft and transferred to the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stamford, and took nearly a year to heal.