HBOT allows oxygen to dissolve in plasma, and this oxygen rich plasma can get to the tissue starved for oxygen when red blood cells can’t. Injuries such as a sprain can damage the body’s blood vessels, which release fluid that leaks into the tissues and causes swelling. This swelling deprives the damaged cells of oxygen, and tissues start to die. HBOT reduces swelling while flooding these injured tissues with oxygen. The elevated pressure in the chamber increases the amount of oxygen in the blood plasma. HBOT aims to break the cycle of swelling, oxygen starvation, and tissue death. HBOT encourages the formation of new collagen (connective tissue) and new cells. HBOT helps the body to release stem cells which help the body to replace damaged tissue.

HBOT is an alternative medical treatment where the patients breathe in pure oxygen under increased air pressure, inside a sealed compartment, known as the hyperbaric chamber.