Happy New Year! Speaking of new, at least in world of cliche’s: Everything Old is New Again.
So what old are we talking about now? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). How old? Only 362 years old. So why is it new? The advent of affordable soft sided chambers. No longer does treatment require a dive master watching over the controls of high pressure, hard sided systems using pure oxygen. Probably not surprising is that these safer systems are proving to be nearly as effective as the more familiar HBOT chamber, bringing them more into the mainstream of alternative medical practices. It doesn’t hurt that this was also recently mentioned by a high profile individual. I think this is poised to take off as a preventive and therapeutic option in treating many health conditions.
In my discussions with patients about HBOT, the comment about this treatment being like pre-flood conditions comes up with some regularity. Maybe, maybe not. I have no idea what it was like atmospherically pre-flood, or for that matter, before interested individuals started taking detailed notes on the environment. If it helps to believe that, then I won’t try to change your mind. I don’t think it matters that much, as we have to live in today rather than yesterday.
With that off my mind, let’s dive into HBOT a bit more. Soft sided cham ...
