Discover how the Hyperbaric Chamber can transform your health and well-being. At Escano, we provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about this innovative therapy, so that you understand how it works and how it can help you speed up your recovery and improve your quality of life.
- What is the Hyperbaric Chamber?
It is a medical device that supplies 100% medicinal or pure oxygen - What is Hyperbaric Therapy used for?
By providing medicinal oxygen, the supply of oxygen to the tissues is increased, thus improving healing processes, circulation, inflammation control and therefore pain control.
- What diseases is hyperbaric therapy frequently used for?
– To improve healing processes such as in post-surgical procedures and for the management of wounds or infections.
– To improve sleep quality or insomnia.
– To help control chronic pain, such as in the case of migraines, fibromyalgia, lower back pain and in general in muscle and joint conditions.
- How long will it take to see results and how many sessions do I need?
It all depends on the disease or pathology to be treated, and that is why it is important to carry out a medical assessment to evaluate the patient’s condition in order to define the appropriate treatment plan. - Who can undergo hyperbaric therapy?
In general, all people who do not have chronic decompensated diseases, such as high blood pressure, coronary disease or respiratory disease. For this reason, at ESCANO, we have an initial medical assessment and constant medical support that allows us to evaluate in each case possible contraindications or risk factors that may generate secondary or unwanted effects. - What is a hyperbaric therapy session like?
– Be at the Institution 15 minutes before, since you must change clothes for a cotton gown that is provided to me in the service.
– Before entering the Hyperbaric Chamber and at the end of the session, vital signs are always checked.
– The session can last between 45 to 90 minutes, during which you will always be accompanied by medical and nursing staff.
– During the session you can listen to music or watch television.
– There is no pain during the session, but you may feel a sensation of blocked ears.
– It does not cause any type of disability, so after the session you can continue your daily activities as normal.
