Long-Covid (post-COVID)
Many of the symptoms associated with long-covid are varied, but there is a strong autonomic dysregulation component. Long COVID is associated with diverse symptoms, such as fatigue, myalgias, dyspnea, headache, cognitive impairment, neurodegenerative symptoms, anxiety, depression, and a sense of despair(3). Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been shown to be a very effective tool in the treatment of long-covid through its ability to restore autonomic function, decrease inflammation, improve detoxification, modulate immune response, mobilize stem cells and other growth factors essential in healing, along with supersaturating hypoxic tissue up to 1200% with plasma dissolved oxygen.
Hyperbaric oxygen effectively addresses the pathophysiology of long COVID: clinical review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10916685/
“…A large cohort of patients suffer from long COVID or post-COVID-19 syndrome after recovery from their acute infection with no effective treatment options. HBOT is a safe treatment and may provide benefit for this population and should continue to be researched for adjunctive treatment of long COVID.”
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves neurocognitive functions and symptoms of post-COVID condition: randomized controlled trial https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15565-0
“These results indicate that HBOT can induce neuroplasticity and improve cognitive, psychiatric, fatigue, sleep and pain symptoms of patients suffering from post-COVID-19 condition.”
Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Long COVID: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38672710/
“Most studies found that HBOT can improve quality of life, fatigue, cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and cardiopulmonary function.”
Long term outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in post covid condition: longitudinal follow-up of a randomized controlled trial https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53091-3
“……The results indicate HBOT can improve the quality of life, quality of sleep, psychiatric and pain symptoms of patients suffering from long COVID. The clinical improvements gained by HBOT are persistent even 1 year after the last HBOT session.”
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on myocardial function in post-COVID-19 syndrome patients: a randomized controlled trial https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10257166/
“HBOT promotes left ventricular systolic function recovery in patients suffering from post COVID-19 condition.”
Oxygen therapy improves heart function in patients with long COVID https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/oxygen-therapy-improves-heart-function-in-patients-with-long-covid
“….in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart’s ability to contract properly.”
“..The study suggests that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with long COVID…”
