What are the different types of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric medicine is separated into two types of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – high pressure and low pressure. High pressure is generally referred to as high pressure HBOT, hospital grade HBOT, or just HBOT, and is designated as above 2 absolute atmospheres. Low pressure hyperbarics refers to pressures below 2 absolute atmospheres. There is also a very low pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy referred to as mild hyperbarics or mHBOT. This is hyperbaric oxygen administered at 1.3 absolute atmospheres. Each type of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has its advantages and disadvantages. The higher pressures are very useful in acute illnesses, and the lower pressures are safer, generally without major side-effects, and better for chronic illnesses. When considering the difference between hospital grade, low pressure and mild HBOT for the treatment of neurological disorders, the Quebec/McGill study is at the forefront of comparisons. This study was performed to test the use of low pressure HBOT(1.75
