Discover Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Columbia River Gorge

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness, a hazard of scuba diving. Other conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include serious infections, bubbles of air in your blood vessels, and wounds that won’t heal as a result of diabetes or radiation injury.

It’s like when you purchase a bottle of soda, the CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas bubbles are under pressure, which decreases the size of the bubbles enough that they dissolve into the liquid. Therefore, you are unable to see them. When pressure is released, the volume of each bubble increases and the bubbles appear.

Therefore, you are unable to see them. When pressure is released, the volume of each bubble increases and the bubbles appear. While an individual is under pressure, the oxygen molecules decrease in size and are able to dissolve into the blood plasma. This exponentially increases oxygen delivery throughout the body and makes it possible for oxygen to reach inflamed tissue and support optimal cellular and organ functionality.

Who is HBOT for?

HBOT is a medical treatment that delivers up to 100% oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Many conditions and diseases may exist simply due to the lack of oxygen circulating to key areas of the body. Breathing oxygen under pressure dissolves it into our plasma. As a result, we are able to get oxygen to areas of the body that are inflamed and oxygen deficient. Increased oxygenation can help the body rebuild cells, repair damaged tissue, create new blood vessels, decrease swelling and inflammation.