Persistent physical, neurocognitive, and neuropsychological symptoms are becoming more commonly seen following SARS-CoV-2 infection infections. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has shown promising results by providing a wide range of physiological benefits. In this study, a simple course of 40 HBOT sessions provided significant improvements; mainly in sleep, psychiatric symptoms, and pain.“These results indicate that HBOT can induce neuroplasticity and improve cognitive, psychiatric, fatigue, sleep and pain symptoms of patients suffering from post-COVID-19 condition”. <view study> Read Less

Mild traumatic brain injury to children can commonly lead to persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS). Symptoms can often include headaches, dizziness, sleep problems, difficulties with concentration and memory, mood or anxiety problems, and difficulty tolerating school or exercise. For the child, this can lead to serious long-term developmental consequences. This study looked at children aged 8 to 15, who were suffering from PCS for up to 10 years, and found that the simple administration of 60 hyperbaric oxygen sessions improved both cognitive and behavioral function in these children. <view study> Read Less

Post exercise recovery  plays an important role in the overall performance of athletes. This study evaluated the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (75 minutes at 1.3 ATA) following fatigue-inducing exercise on a group of training cyclists. Improvements were seen in cycling output power, along with HRV recovery. The results “suggests that HBO is an efficient strategy to improve cardiac parasympathetic reactivation and is beneficial for subsequent performance” <view study> Read Less

"Preliminary research evidence indicates that even a small elevation of the ambient pressure might be lifesaving". A reduction in brain oxygen levels (brain hypoxia) may help to explain early neurological symptoms of COVID-19 (i.e, headaches, fatigue, impaired consciousness, including respiratory distress), which can be seen in a significant proportion of more severe cases. Other neurological symptoms typically observed in those suffering from long-COVID may be attributed to the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and dysautonomia. It has been reported that around 67% of individuals with long COVID are developing dysautonomia. Keep in mind, the ANS plays a critical role in regulating immune function, inflammation, coagulation pathways, fatigue, exercise intolerance, cognition, along with many more factors relating to physiological functioning. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a very simple, safe, and non-invasive intervention that helps to relieve tissue and brain hypoxia, particularly at lower pressures! This procedure can also stimulate the vagus nerve (an integral part of the ANS) to help restore viral-related dysfunction of the ANS and this may explain long-COVID patients reporting relief from fatigue, cognitive impairment, weakness, headache and dizziness among many others after completing  a course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy therapy <view study> Read Less

Traumatic facial paralysis can be difficult to treat in children. In this case report, a 2 year old girl was hit in the head by a car and suffered right peripheral facial paralysis 12 h after the injury. She was was successfully treated with an 8 week course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with electroacupuncture <view study> Read Less