24/08/2024
The beneficial role of HBOT for the elderly.
Aging is not a disease per se, but certain diseases are associated with aging. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) has an important role. Multiple factors, including the inborn aging process, genetic defects, and environmental agents, participate in the aging process. There are more than 300 theories to explain the aging phenomenon. The most well-known of these states is that aging may be due to deleterious, irreversible changes produced by free radical reactions.
Free Radicals and Aging
The free radical theory of aging, postulated by Denham Harman in 1954, remains the most popular and widely tested theory of aging. It is based on the chemical nature and ubiquitous presence of free radicals.
Despite the actions of antioxidant nutrients, some oxidative damage will occur, and accumulation of this damage throughout life is believed to be a major contributing factor to aging and disease. Oxidative stress and production of free radicals tend to increase with aging,whereas the body’s natural antioxidant defenses decline.
Hypoxia is central to decreasing mental function with aging
Aging can be viewed as a manifestation of hypoxia. The aging process involves a diminished capacity of the central nervous system to use oxygen. The decline of mental function resulting from aging is similar to the decline resulting from hypoxia. Although there is impairment of functional activity with hypoxia in aging, the metabolic capacity of the brain is not totally exhausted.
The deprival of oxygen accompanies the aging process and hyperbaric oxygen therapy can counteract this.
The free radical theory of aging postulates that a single common process, modified by genetic and environmental factors, is responsible for the aging and death of all living cells.
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