Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the treatment here in Retford

Some top sportspeople already think so and are incorporating the treatment into their fitness routines to maintain or improve fitness levels or speed up recovery from injury.

Training and participating in sport leaves muscles with a build-up of lactic acid – this is what causes cramp – and we all know it can ease off with some deep breaths and rest.

So, imagine what breathing in almost pure oxygen under specific conditions could do.

One man who certainly feels the benefits is Britain’s strongest man Eddie Hall, who has posted on Facebook and YouTub that he uses a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for up to an hour and a half daily.

And he’s not alone in extolling the virtues of this increasingly popular regime. Manchester United legend Christiano Ronaldo, is reported to have had a 15,000 hyperbaric oxygen chamber installed in his Cheshire home, and Paris St-Germain players Neymar Jr and Mauro Icardi also posted on Instagram that they used the technique to help recover from injuries.

Try it here in Retford

But you don’t have to have the income of a professional football player to enjoy the benefits. Oxify is a company that offers treatment at various centres. Here in Retford, Leeds, and Manchester.

Sarah Todd, who owns the treatment chambers, says that oxygen therapy is used to help treat a variety of conditions – including sports injuries. She says whether training for a marathon, playing for your local five-a-side or just being a gym-goer, people can see the benefits.

“We have one man who has been coming in every week. Last week he said that he felt fantastic after the session and was able to train harder than ever,” she said.

How does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy work?

With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HbOT), increases levels of oxygen – much higher than we normally breathe in – this is administered (via a face mask) and the pressure around the body is then also increased. Treatment usually lasts about an hour.

Usually, the air we breathe is made up of about 21 per cent oxygen, but in the chamber, it is almost 95 per cent oxygen. This means even more is absorbed into the bloodstream, and high oxygen concentrations are therefore pumped around the body to vital organs and muscles. This extra oxygen has been found to stimulate and restore damaged cells and organs and to encourage new collagen (connective tissue) to form by encouraging new blood vessel formation.

In the past, it has been used to treat people for wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene and infections in which tissues are starved of oxygen.

And a recent study in Israel presented evidence that it can improve emotional, motivational and behavioural symptoms, depression, anxiety and stress, pain interference symptoms, and fatigue.

Try it at the Retford centre

Here in Retford there is a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy centre which is open to treat a variety of issues including sports recovery, tissue recovery, helping skin rejuvenation, stress relief, chronic fatigue, asthma and long covid symptoms.

The procedure is entirely painless and non-invasive, and many clients say they find it highly relaxing. Clients lie fully clothed in the chamber, which is manually operated and has windows, with an oxygen mask placed over the nose and mouth to deliver the oxygen. The host, a trained staff member, will monitor you throughout to ensure you are happy and at ease.

Book your session

Retford – Ground Floor, Randall Business Centre, Randall Park Way, Retford DN22 7WF. Call 01777 861462 or email info@oxify.co.uk

For more information see www.oxify.co.uk or book online here