Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
A course of ten hyperbaric oxygen sessions for a recovery goal agreed with your physician, with progress reviewed across the course.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy works by a straightforward physical principle: breathing pure oxygen at pressures above atmospheric levels greatly increases the amount of oxygen dissolved in your plasma. At sea level, haemoglobin carries nearly all the oxygen in your blood, and plasma oxygen is minimal. At 1.5 to 2.0 ATA (the pressures used in our sessions), plasma oxygen rises 10 to 15 times above normal, and this dissolved oxygen can reach tissues with poor circulation.
A single HBOT session raises tissue oxygen levels and, on return to normal pressure, triggers signalling through hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), which is linked to new blood vessel formation. In a small study, a single 2-hour exposure at 2.0 ATA doubled circulating CD34+ progenitor (stem) cells, and a course of 20 treatments increased them about eightfold (Thom SR et al., American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2006). That study used longer sessions than ours, and what these changes mean for health outcomes is not established.
The clinical effects of HBOT, where they exist, depend on the condition and the number of sessions. Our 10-session course is a shorter, more accessible option for recovery goals. It is not designed to reproduce the longer protocols used in research.
Each session lasts 60 minutes at 1.5 to 2.0 ATA, 3 to 5 times per week. Your physician may suggest this course for post-surgical wound healing, sports injury recovery or, after specialist assessment, persistent symptoms after mild brain injury. Most HBOT research in concussion and in healthy older adults has used much longer courses. For example, a 2020 randomised trial from the Israeli group led by Professor Shai Efrati found improved attention, processing speed and cerebral blood flow in 63 healthy adults over 64 after a three-month course (Hadanny A et al., Aging). A 10-session course is far shorter than that, and we do not claim it produces the same effects.
You are monitored by trained staff throughout every session. Your physician reviews your response at sessions 5 and 10 and discusses whether a longer course is justified for your specific goal. Book a consultation with our longevity physician to decide which HBOT course, if any, matches your goals.
Plausible biology and early human data. We tell you what is and is not known. How we grade evidence
What it shows
HBOT is an established treatment for conditions such as decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning and some non-healing wounds.
What it does not show
For recovery and healthy ageing the evidence is early. The telomere finding comes from one uncontrolled study of 35 people using 60 sessions, and has not been repeated in a controlled trial.
Review: trials support HBOT for refractory diabetic wounds and radiation injury; other uses need more study.
One uncontrolled trial of 35 adults aged 64 and over, 60 sessions: telomeres in some immune cells lengthened by more than 20%.
Numbers in brackets point to the studies above. Medical review: a physician who did not write this page checks each line against the source it cites, and checks that nothing reads as a promised result. How we review
A good fit
Talk to us first
Your physician confirms at screening whether this is right for you. If anything above applies, tell us when you book.
Screening
Ears, lungs, medicines and claustrophobia are reviewed before your first session.
Pressurisation
The chamber is pressurised gradually while you equalise your ears, much like the descent on a flight.
The session
You rest and breathe normally while the team monitors you: 60 minutes per session.
Review
Slow depressurisation, a quick check, then progress is reviewed across the course.
Dr. Asritha, MD Anaesthesia, leads the execution of all IV therapy and HBOT protocols, ensuring clinical-grade safety, dosing accuracy, and emergency preparedness for every session.
Meet the clinical teamTen sessions is a short course for recovery goals and a way to see how you tolerate HBOT. Forty sessions is a longer course for a goal agreed with your physician; 40-session courses have been used in research on persistent post-concussion symptoms. Neither is the 60-session protocol used in the 2020 telomere study, and we do not claim either reproduces its results.
HBOT is generally well tolerated at clinical pressures (1.5-2.0 ATA) with screening and supervision. You may feel pressure in your ears during pressurisation, similar to an airplane descent — we teach equalisation techniques beforehand. Most patients read, watch content on their phone, or simply relax during the 60-minute session.
Yes. HBOT can be scheduled alongside red light therapy or an exercise programme. There is no good evidence that combining them adds benefit, but your physician can plan them together so they fit your goals and your week.
Evidence · Established
The fasting blood panel in the 400+ parameter entry assessment: heart, metabolic, hormone, liver, kidney and inflammatory health, read with a physician.
30-45 minutes (blood draw) + 60-minute physician consultation
Evidence · Strong & indicated
A 60-second bioelectrical impedance scan of muscle, fat, visceral fat and body water by body segment, reviewed with a physician.
60 seconds (scan) + 15-minute physician review
Evidence · Established
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, a reference method for measuring fat, lean mass, visceral fat and bone density region by region.
10-15 minutes (scan) + 30-minute physician review
Start with the 400+ parameter entry assessment and a 60-minute physician consultation at either Hyderabad clinic. Open seven days, 11 AM to 9 PM.
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