ArticleTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2011
Hyperbaric oxygen effects on sports injuries.
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- Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on bone, muscle, cartilage, tendon and ligaments in animal studies: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on human musculoskeletal pathologies in clinical studies: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for promoting fracture healing and treating fracture non-union.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Synergistic effects of immediate post-sprint interval training low-dose hyperbaric oxygen on aerobic and anaerobic performance and recovery indicators: a four-week randomized controlled trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effect of one session of hyperbaric oxygen (2.5 ATA for 60 min) after moderate-intensity exercise on fatigue: a single-blind crossover randomized trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Trial
- The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Post-Training Recovery in Jiu-Jitsu Athletes.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on skin elasticity in irradiated patients.Diving and hyperbaric medicine · 2022Article
- Sex-specific response to whole-body vibration training: a randomized controlled trial.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Hyperoxygenation Ameliorates Stress-induced Neuronal and Behavioral Deficits.Experimental neurobiology · 2021Article
- Effect sizes for symptomatic and cognitive improvements in traumatic brain injury following hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2021Article
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Following Mid-Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Preserves Diaphragm Muscle Function.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves the Osteogenic and Vasculogenic Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Presence of Inflammation In Vitro.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Proliferation and Gene Expression of Human Chondrocytes: AnCartilage · 2019Article
- [Osteitis pubis or symphysitis pubis].Der Radiologe · 2019Article
- Management of Warfarin Anticoagulated Patients Choosing Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments.TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis · 2019Article
- The effects of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen treatment before and after maximal exercise on lactate concentration, heart rate recovery, and antioxidant capacity.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Therapeutic effectiveness of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization for soft tissue injury: mechanisms and practical application.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2017Review
- Effects of Exercise Training under Hyperbaric Oxygen on Oxidative Stress Markers and Endurance Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2016Article
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Abstract
In the last decade, competitive sports have taken on a whole new meaning, where intensity has increased together with the incidence of injuries to the athletes. Therefore, there is a strong need to develop better and faster treatments that allow the injured athlete to return to competition faster than with the normal course of rehabilitation, with a low risk of re-injury. Hyperbaric therapies are methods used to treat diseases or injuries using pressures higher than local atmospheric pressure inside a hyperbaric chamber. Within hyperbaric therapies, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is the administration of pure oxygen (100%) at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure, i.e. more than 1 atmosphere absolute (ATA), for therapeutic reasons. The application of HBO for the treatment of sports injuries has recently been suggested in the scientific literature as a modality of therapy either as a primary or an adjunct treatment. Although results have proven to be promising in terms of using HBO as a treatment modality in sports-related injuries, these studies have been limited due to the small sample size, lack of blinding and randomization problems. HBO seems to be promising in the recovery of injuries for high-performance athletes; however, there is a need for larger samples, randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trials combined with studies using animal models so that its effects and mechanisms can be identified to confirm that it is a safe and effective therapy for the treatment of sports injuries.
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