The medical benefits of oxygen and hyperbaric therapy are to be studied in Canada, with the intention of proving the controversial therapy’s worth and eventually implementing the establishment of further treatment centres across the country.
Hyperbaric therapy involves the medical use of oxygen at a higher than atmospheric pressure and is thought to provide a solution for a number of ailments. Patients lie down inside a chamber that is then filled with 100% pressurised oxygen, which stimulates the growth of new blood vessels and improves the flow of blood to areas with reduced circulation.
The therapy also boosts white blood cell activity in damaged areas, helping to control infections.
While hyperbaric therapy is an accepted treatment in many countries and is not just quite successful but is also cost effective, most provinces in Canada don’t cover it and claim its benefits haven’t been scientifically proven.
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