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How do you know which Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy therapist to choose? It's a big question and we understand that there are a lot of options, that's why we've created this guide for you.

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● How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy works

● How to chose a therapist

● The training and standards your therapist should have in place

● Key questions to ask your specialist about safety

● The questions you should be asked BEFORE you book

● The pressure myth - why high pressure is not necessarily better

● and much more...

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About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a painless and non-invasive therapy that involves breathing oxygen in a pressurised chamber.

The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chambers used in a wellbeing setting as our clinic are typically soft-shell chambers (or sometimes still hard-shell) operating at lower pressure, between 1.3-1.5 ATA.

Our chamber is a Henshaw 1662 horizontal chamber with 1.3 ATA pressure. It can easily fit an adult and a smaller child.

Oxygen is important for our health. 90% of our daily energy comes from oxygen, and the human brain uses 25% of the oxygen we breathe. Oxygen is what contracts our muscles, repairs our cells, feeds our brains, and even calms our nerves. It is also our chief cleansing tool.

Every day, our body burns off some seven hundred billion old cells. These old cells are toxic and must be removed from our system, if there is low oxygen in the body it struggles to do so, and can lead to disease, infection, and tissue destruction.

When do we use an HBOT

Some typical situations when HBOT is used in a wellbeing setting: may promote the growth of new blood vessels in the brain, may reduce recovery time for athletes enhancing performance and improving endurance.

HBOT may help after surgery to reduce swelling, fight infection, build new blood vessels, producing healthy tissues. HBOT may provide quick, strong, and long-lasting pain relief while reducing inflammation. Overall is a great way to naturally enhance your quality of life.

The experience

As HBOT is a pressurised air therapy, the start and end of your session may feel like the take-off or landing of an airplane. As the pressure builds in the chamber, the pressure also builds within your ears, which may leave you with an ear-popping or fullness sensation.

Once the required pressure is reached you may feel sleepy, and you can relax and breathe normally for the duration of your session.

There are several stages to a typical therapy session...

1. The first stage is compression in which the chamber is pressurised to the prescribed pressure

2. You may feel warm for a few minutes at the start of your session

3. You may feel a slight pressure in your ears or sinuses throughout the therapy

4. The chamber is maintained at this pressure (depth) whilst you breathe in the oxygen

5. You may feel sleepy during this session

6. The chamber is then depressurised and the therapy is finished

7. You may feel cool and slightly tired afterwards, but some might feel really energised

About Andrea

Andrea Okos is the owner and founder of the Whole Harmony Wellbeing Centre in Hampton Wick which represents the achievement of a lifelong vision to establish a centre with many alternative therapies working together under one roof.

The goal of the wellbeing centre is to help people improve their all-rounded health and wellbeing through a combination of various holistic treatments and therapies with the help of many highly qualified practitioners.

One of those therapies, is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), which is offered at Hampton Wick and is used to help the body repair, recover and rejuvenate for a wide range of medical, wellness and sports related issues and conditions.

Andrea has been awarded in 2022 the Zest4Life Business Development Award to recognise the hard work she has done to set up and run Whole Harmony Wellbeing Centre.

Her mission when working with clients - whether that's in Functional Medicine or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy clinic at Hampton Wick or in virtual clinics online - is to help them find the root cause of their symptoms, educate them about what might be going on in their bodies and to inspire them to get on a journey with a personalised plan that fits their schedule.