Colorado Center for Hyperbaric Medicine

08/23/2025

A new pilot study published by Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society demonstrates that HBOT can safely and effectively resolve acute concussions in youth and student athletes - often in just a few days. Researchers used an EEG-based brain biomarker (EEGBB) to objectively track brain function before and after treatment, providing clear, measurable results.

Study highlights:
🔍 11 patients (ages 14-21) with acute sports-related concussions received 1.5-2.0 ATA HBOT sessions, typically 3 treatments over 2 days.
🔍 All patients reached non-concussed brain function (EEGBB score >70) and returned to school and sports symptom-free.
🔍 No adverse events were reported.
🔍 HBOT addresses the brain’s “energy crisis” after injury, improving blood flow, reducing inflammation, and supporting tissue repair - something rest alone cannot achieve.�

Why it matters:
Concussions are common in youth sports, and traditional rest often fails to fully resolve them. This study suggests that HBOT may offer a faster, objective, and safe path to recovery, potentially transforming how acute concussions are treated.

Reference:
Denham D.W. & Denham M.A., 2025. EEG-based brain biomarker supports hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute concussions. Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. 52(2), 81-92.

06/27/2025

The news is out! Come celebrate our grand opening July 4th during the parade 10:30 and on! 230 S. Mill St. above Royal Stree Fine Art.

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01/06/2025

Long COVID is more than just a virus.

It can create actual wounds to your brain.

Think of it like this...

COVID breaks into your brain through two main doors: the cribriform plate (area above your nose) or your bloodstream.

Once inside, it attacks neurons and glia cells, the building blocks of your brain function.

Imagine living with tiny, invisible, constant strokes, aging your brain by decades. That’s the reality for many suffering from long COVID.

But here’s the good news: these wounds can be healed.

Our unique HBOT protocol doesn’t just treat the symptoms of long COVID; it addresses the root cause. By targeting the brain’s wounded tissue, it offers a path to real recovery.

We can help the brain work again. Memory, focus, and better decision-making can all return.

This type of recovery isn’t just a theory — it’s happening right now.

11/20/2024

One big benefit of HBOT is that it's ANTI-INFLAMMATORY.

How?

In the short term HBOT down-regulates inflammatory pathways and constricts blood vessels to allow less leakage of fluid thus decreasing swelling.

In the long term HBOT has epigenetic effects turning off the genes responsible for inflammation. Inflammation is a key factor in why our body’s degrade with time.

Reducing inflammation and swelling, strengthens the immune system and enhances mitochondrial function.

11/12/2024

10/28/2024

Let’s be sure we understand what hyperbaric oxygen therapy IS, and hope we can do a better job of exploring and explaining how it works.

10/21/2024

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀.

From football to military service, Sean’s head had taken repeated blows.

A simple scan at our facility exposed the harsh reality: large portions of his brain were barely functioning.

But instead of accepting this as his fate, Sean embarked on a 12-week journey in our HBOT chamber.

His post-HBOT SPECT scans, below, showed gains of nearly 50 percent or more.

One area that governs motivation, decision-making, and learning — the anterior cingulate cerebellum — improved by more than 60 percent.

↳ He had more energy.
↳ He was thinking clearly.
↳ He was remembering names.
↳ He had better recall of his day-to-day minutiae.

Then 2 weeks later, a setback...

Sean suffered a stroke.

A blood clot had halted blood flows in EXACTLY the same part of Sean’s brain, the anterior cingulate cerebellum, that had scored the biggest improvement in his post-concussion scans.

Physicians discovered the stroke was caused by bone-spur surgery Sean had just after final HBOT chamber session.

And because of the stem cell boost as a result of his hyperbaric sessions, Sean’s recovery was almost immediate.

He was in intensive care for only one day, and back home two days later.

10/14/2024

HBOT may significantly accelerate recovery of concussions and other forms of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

The use of HBOT to help treat symptoms of concussions and traumatic brain injuries in patients aims to relieve symptoms and accelerate recovery by promoting damaged tissue repair and angiogenesis, or blood vessel growth.

Learn more about the benefits of HBOT for Concussions and TBI >>> Learn more: https://www.hyperbaricmedicalsolutions.com/conditions/non-covered/concussion-traumatic-brain-injury

Learn more about the benefits of HBOT for Concussions and TBI. Link in bio. 👆🏻

10/11/2024

Years after a concussion, her brain came back to life.

This one scan says it all.

The image below shows the effects of a mild traumatic brain injury on a fifty-one-year-old woman after an accident falling from a bus.

The baseline row show her concussion injuries in green and yellow — areas deprived or depleted of oxygen.

The bottom row are images of her brain after our unique HBOT treatment, which induced a recovery in most of the injured areas.

Incredible.

03/04/2024

Long-Term Cognitive Impacts Following COVID-19: A Closer Look

Emerging evidence highlights the lasting cognitive challenges faced by individuals recovering from COVID-19.
Research, including a significant study detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine (June 2022) and insights from Nature (2022), reveals that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, may cause microvascular damage and neuroinflammation.

This can lead to a noticeable decline in cognitive functions and brain gray matter. A landmark study involving over 800,000 participants, the largest of its kind, has shed light on the extent of these cognitive deficits (https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2311330).

These findings underscore the importance of continued vigilance and support for those affected by COVID-19, highlighting the pandemic's far-reaching impacts beyond the immediate physical health effects.

So far the only treatment that was proven in randomized controlled clinical trial to induce neuroplasticity and improve cognitive functions of post-COVID patients is a dedicated hyperbaric oxygen therapy protocol (HBOT) (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15565-0 ,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158222002832?via%3Dihub).

A longitudinal study prove that the beneficial effect gains by HBOT are persistent for at least a year after treatment completion.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53091-3

02/27/2024

Exciting new research has been published, co-authored by our National Medical Director & Regional Clinical Director!

HBOT Effectively Addresses the Pathophysiology of Long COVID: Clinical Review
Read the full article > https://www.hyperbaricmedicalsolutions.com/blog/hyperbaric-oxygen-effectively-addresses-the-pathophysiology-of-long-covid-clinical-review

This exciting research shows that many of the inflammatory issues caused by long COVID are countered by HBOT, and that HBOT is a safe and beneficial treatment for those suffering from Long COVID.

It is estimated that approximately 50 million individuals suffer from long COVID, reporting low health-related quality of life. HBOT can help them 🙏

02/16/2024

In our previous randomized controlled trial, we documented significant improvements in cognitive, psychiatric, fatigue, sleep, and pain symptoms among long Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) patients who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The primary objective of the present study was to eval...