Inflammation

Reducing Inflammation

The word inflammation covers a broad scope of symptoms and body ailments. Generally, inflammation refers to how the body fights against what it perceives as being harmful. This could be a number of things, including an injury, toxin, or infection. When one of these changes impact you, your body immediately triggers a fight response (your immune system) to protect you from the “invasion.” Your immune system releases protein and antibodies to the site of the injury or infection, causing inflammation. Some of the most common symptoms of inflammation include: 

  • Fever

  • Chills

  • Redness

  • Swelling at the site 

  • Muscle stiffness

  • Pain

  • Site of the injury/infection feels hot

Inflammation can be both chronic and acute:

Acute inflammation usually happens as a result of tissue injury and is categorized by the onset of pain, swelling, or heat. Acute inflammation typically lasts less than two weeks. The symptoms appear quickly and can be very severe.

Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, is long-term and can continue for several months or years. 

How can HBOT Help?

In the case with many challenges the body may face, there is a lack of proper oxygen to the damaged area. This makes recovery more difficult and potentially, slower. HBOT acts as an anti-inflammatory by creating an environment full of life-giving oxygen.

The process increases blood flow and brings deprived tissue the oxygen-rich blood it needs to reduce swelling and pain, while promoting proper restoration. HBOT can also help improve the immune system by increasing the body’s antioxidants. This allows the body to wage an effective war against both infections & disease and weaken bacteria that can lead to infections.

How to Prepare for Your Visit

Each person who walks through our doors deserves to feel relief from their pain and have their bodies heal. In Light Hyperbarics can help you do just that. We also want you to be comfortable while in session. Prior to your start, please notify us if you are experiencing any of the following: 

  • Cold or flu symptoms

  • Pregnancy

  • Ear or sinus infection

  • Nasal congestion 

  • Nausea or vomiting

We also have the following safety requirements for our HBOT sessions: 

  • No body oils or greases: please keep makeup at a minimum

  • No shoes in the chamber

  • No petroleum products

  • No hearing aids

  • No consumption of sodas or other carbonated drinks at least 4 hours before treatment

  • Keep a diary of daily treatments and progress

  • No alcohol-based skin care or deodorant products 

At In Light Hyperbarics, we believe the best way for the body to heal is by healing itself. This gives the body the best chance for lasting results and quicker recovery times.

We offer different specialized hyperbaric chambers to meet the needs of our clients. Along with HBOT, we also provide light therapy and tissue regenerative therapy (TRT) as add-ons or standalone service options. 

Scheduling a consultation is easy! Visit us online or call (360) 953-5749.