The term sports injury refers to the types of injuries that occur when you are practicing a sport. Some of the most common injuries include: sprains, strains, and fractures. Overtraining is defined as a greater fatigue and a notable decrease in the performance of the athlete, altering their physiological functions and also producing psychological wear. Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment has shown to shorten recovery times and eliminate overtraining.

There are many names of elite athletes that come to mind when we talk about Hyperbaric Medicine. In general, football players, tennis players and other athletes regularly resort to hyperbaric oxygen, both to improve their performance and to speed up recovery from any type of injury and avoid fatigue.

When an injury occurs, the delivery of oxygen to the injured area is reduced due to the damage in the circulatory system and the effects of inflammation. Therefore, one of the main benefits of the hyperbaric chamber in sports is to shorten the recovery time for injuries.

Breathing hyperbaric oxygen at pressures above atmospheric pressure reduces edema and inflammation, promoting the development of new blood vessels and increasing fibroblast proliferation and collagen formation.

Sessions of hyperbaric oxygen have special applications to sport because:

• It reduces edema and pain, accelerating recovery in situations of excessive training (“overtraining”) or during the pre-season
• It accelerates recovery and rehabilitation from muscle injuries and fractures
• It increases physical performance and time to exhaustion.
• It increases tolerance to physical effort and benefits the physical preparation of the athlete (preseason, stages, maintenance during the period  of maximum demand…).
• It improves the general state, concentration and attention.

We must emphasize that hyperbaric oxygen is not considered doping, so it can be used by professional athletes without any problem.

Hyperbaric Medicine accelerates the rehabilitation processes of muscle injuries and fractures or in situations of overexertion and considerably increases lung capacity. This Medicine has many more benefits you can discover here.

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