Active Recovery
But recovery isn’t as simple as lying down. Athletes trying to optimise their performance take advantage of active recovery therapies like Oxygen Treatment. Mo Salah, one of the best footballers in the world, used Oxygen Treatment to recover from a shoulder injury in a fraction of the time it took other footballers to get back on the pitch.
Recovery time may be reduced by 75% through the use of Oxygen Treatment
Think of Oxygen Treatment as accelerated healing and recovery. By dissolving oxygen directly in the tissues, athletes may experience benefits such as:
- Increased stem cell activation
- Increased bone and cartilage regeneration
- Reduced muscle fatigue and exhaustion
- Reduced inflammation
- Increased production of collagen
- Increased growth of cells that help repair tissues and bones
- Increased growth and development of blood vessels
- Increased oxygen levels in tissues
- Reduced recovery time between events
Healing & Treating Injuries
The standard treatment for an injury for most weekend warriors relies on R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation … and then more rest. The problem with the ice and the compression is that they reduce blood flow and thereby reduce Oxygen delivery to the affected area. But as it is so important to reduce inflammation, this is considered a price worth paying.
With Oxygen Treatment, however you can dissolve extra Oxygen directly into the affected tissues. High tissue Oxygen concentrations cause blood vessels to constrict, so you get the anti-inflammatory effects of ice and compression, without the decrease in Oxygen delivery. In fact, overall Oxygen delivery is increased
A 60-minute Oxygen Treatment allows Oxygen to dissolve into the plasma, and from there to dissolve into all of the body’s other fluids, increasing healing where it’s needed most. Injuries that may be helped with Oxygen Treatment include:
- Cartilage damage, tendon and ligament injuries
- Broken/fractured bones
- Muscle strains and fatigue
- Head Injuries
Boosting Performance
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
The process of Oxygen Therapy encourages the production of collagen. Collagen is a tough, fibrous material that fills the spaces between broken bones. It is collagen that helps to bring the broken or fractured bones back together. Oxygen Therapy also enhances the production of new capillaries around the injured areas – which carries more oxygen and nutrients to the bones.
Osteoclasts are large cells that remove bone tissue by removing the mineral matrix of the bone and dissolving the collagen. It can also be referred to as bone resorption where the bone is broken down and the minerals are transferred to the blood. Osteoblasts, on the other hand, are cells responsible for bone formation. They mineralise the bone structure. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts work together to regulate the bone tissue in the body.
We already know that Oxygen Therapy can reduce swelling and inflammation, boost the immune system, improve circulation, reduce swelling and inflammation and suppress infection. These properties go hand in hand with the bone break and fracture repair process. Particularly when it comes to tibia and fibular fractures that have a poor blood supply. Oxygen Therapy can also help bone grafts to heal with less chance of rejection and fewer complications.
Increasing Mental Focus
