Hyperbaric Treatment
The primary healing element in our bodies is simply oxygen. Get too much or too little and we become unstable or die. We all know that the oxygen is absorbed through the lungs and circulated through
the blood in the body. A regulated increase of oxygen therefore helps with healing and assists with the detoxification. Air at sea level is made up of approximately 20% of oxygen and 80% of nitrogen.
There is a minor level of carbon dioxide and other gases but the bulks of the transparent gases that we take for granted are oxygen and nitrogen.
Hyper means an increase in the quantity or quality of something while baric means pressure. Put these together and you have a system that delivers oxygen under increased pressure that often increases and accelerates the body's natural ability to heal from a variety of afflictions.
Raising oxygen levels fights infections by killing bacteria.
It creates 'free radical' unstable oxygen molecules that are lethal to germs.
It stimulates roving immune cells called 'phagocytes' that scavenge for
infectious microbes.
Oxygen is also conductive to the production of collagen.
An elevation of oxygen also helps heal injuries.
By speeding up the healing process, oxygen may also boost immunity and the regeneration of nerve cells.
Helps with stubborn infections, sinus, bones and skin disorders.
Can help reduce swelling.
Two critical laws come into play:
Henry's Law states that the quantity of a gas will dissolve in fluid proportionally to the partial pressure of the gas and its solubility; Daltonstated that each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure as
if no other gases were present.
These help to explain why the relatively small increase in pressure exerted on hyperbaric users effectively washes the internal organs with thirty
percent more oxygen during the session. The 1.3 atmospheres that the chamber is set to pressurise too is therefore relatively safe, avoiding risks
involved with deeper 'dives'.his chamber increases the air pressure and oxygen which can assist
with healing the body. Hyperbaric treatment has been used in many sport
environments to reduce body repair time and may create a feeling of well-being.
We have a chamber that accommodates up to five people or a wheelchair bound
client and two helpers.
Sessions are usually one hour long and we have an individual charge per person of $80 and discount is available for bulk bookings. The unit can accommodate up to five people or one wheelchair and two people at the same time. Please telephone reception on (02) 9566 1222 for details.
High dose oxygen that is breathed at increased atmospheric pressure (hyperbaric), is used clinically to treat several types of disorders. Some of the approved uses of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) for acute medical emergencies include carbon monoxide poisoning, air embolism (sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an air bubble), decompression sickness (commonly referred to as "the bends" suffered by deep sea divers), and gas gangrene.
Mild hyperbaric therapy has been used to treat a variety of neurological problems such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other miscellaneous nervous system problems. The application of HBO2 therapy to neurological problems is still in its infancy and much research plus therapeutic standards are yet to be formulated. The Glebe Healing Centre is therefore only able to supply anecdotal evidence and provides a facility for clients to make their own benefits evaluation.
Hyperbaric History
1662
An English clergyman, Henshaw, builds the first known hyperbaric pressure chamber.
1774
Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.
1789
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, reports that highly concentrated oxygen is toxic.
1878
Paul Bert, French physiologist, publishes the first results of hyperbaric experiments, considered the cornerstone publication for diving medicine, hyperbaric medicine, and aerospace medicine.
1937
Behnke and Shaw first use hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of decompression sickness.
1943
Mary Alice and Fred Hitchcock, a high-altitude physiologist, translate Paul Bert's findings into English for the Allied scientists during WWII, a major contribution to the war effort.
1967
Undersea Medical Society is founded and later renamed Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
1987
The Oxygen Society is organised for scientists with an interest in the field of oxygen free radical biology, chemistry, and medicine.
1988
The International Society of Hyperbaric Medicine is formed.
2005
The Glebe Healing Centre installs a Hyperbaric Healing Chamber.