Las Vegas Chiropractor Provides Hyperbaric Therapy

When the body is injured, it needs oxygen to heal. Hyperbaric therapy, a service offered by Las Vegas chiropractor, Dr. Rick Hallgren, brings oxygen to areas of the body that need it. At Decatur & Craig Chiropractic, Dr. Hallgren uses the therapy to help patients suffering from neck pain or back pain as a result of an injury. The therapy is also beneficial to patients who have diabetes, have experienced a stroke or suffer from autism.

Hyperbaric Therapy Explained

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was traditionally used to help scuba divers recover from decompression sickness, or the bends. When a diver gets the bends, too much nitrogen is forced into the body, causing air bubbles to form. Common symptoms of the bends include pain in the joints and nausea.

Hyperbaric therapy restores the balance of oxygen and nitrogen in the body, easing symptoms of the bends. During the treatment at our chiropractic clinic, a patient is exposed to a high level of oxygen in a pressurized setting. The pressure increases the amount of oxygen a patient can absorb into the body at a time. The extra oxygen in the body speeds up healing and encourages the body to produce stem cells and growth factor.

Uses for Hyperbaric Therapy

Our chiropractor uses hyperbaric therapy to help patients who have wounds that will not heal under normal circumstances. Conditions such as diabetes disrupt the blood's circulation, which slows the body's ability to heal. In some cases, a personal injury or auto accident injury that causes back pain and neck pain may not heal as quickly as a patient would like. Hyperbaric therapy can be useful in helping that patient heal alongside chiropractic care and physical therapy.

The therapy may also be used to help children and adults with autism. Increased oxygen to the brain can help an autistic person function better. The therapy also benefits stroke patients, who have reduced blood flow to the brain and throughout the body.

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