Arthritis at a glance:

According to the Arthritis Foundation, 53 million Americans have arthritis.  Arthritis is a general classification for over 100 types of joint diseases that are often characterized by swelling, inflammation, and stiffness. [1]

1. Arthritis Foundation: Understanding Arthritis

How does the Oxford Recovery Model help treat Arthritis

Hyperbaric oxygen is able to effectively oxidise and remove harmful toxins, heavy metals, bacteria, and viruses, which are all often present with arthritis.

Hyperbaric oxygen has the ability to massively create stem cells in your body. In fact, studies show that your body produces 800% more stem cells after 40 treatments of hyperbaric oxygen. Your body uses these stem cells as extra resources to heal and recover, since stem cells are able to grow up into any kind of cell the body needs. In the case of arthritis there can be body tissues which need to be repaired even after toxins and pathogens have been removed from the body. The stem cells produced by hyperbaric oxygen are able to repair this damage.

Hyperbaric oxygen also kickstarts the body’s natural immune system. Hyperbaric oxygen grows brand new white blood cells, modulates immune reactions, and causes new collagen to grow in the gut where 90% of the immune system is located. Better gut function translates to better digestion, absorption of nutrients, and more good probiotic bacteria that keep our immune systems healthy. A healthy immune system is essential for recovery from arthritis.

Arthritis is marked by chronic inflammation and constant oxidative stress. Hyperbaric oxygen dramatically lowers inflammation and decreases oxidative stress as it grows new blood vessels throughout the body, providing a new infrastructure of oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to reach inflamed tissue. Hyperbaric oxygen creates a new and ongoing positive chain of events in the body that helps lead to recovery from arthritis.

Research

Please click on the links below to learn more about the science behind the Oxford Recovery Model

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Is Comparable to Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment in an Animal Model of Arthritis: Researchers found that HBOT reduces joint inflammation and hyperalgesia as well as aspirin treatment.
• Therapeutic Effect of Prolonged Hyperbaric Oxygen in Adjuvant Arthritis of the Rat: Researchers found that HBOT helped rats remain symptom-free after developing arthritis.