Colorado Center for Hyperbaric Medicine

05/05/2026

Seyrantepe Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, reports a case of a 65-year-old patient who experienced sudden vision loss in her right eye while watching television at home on Friday afternoon, March 27. Doctors determined that the patient had sudden vision loss due to central retinal artery occlusion in her right eye.

Approximately 10 hours after the sudden vision loss, the patient was transferred to Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul. The patient received her first session of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy during the night.

❕She began to see again the morning after she received the treatment. Her vision fully recovered after 14 sessions of treatment.

Dr. Selin Gamze Sümen, who oversaw the treatment, said, "In fact, I can say that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the most effective and only treatment for such cases. There is no fully curative treatment method found at the moment. For sudden vision loss due to this type of central retinal artery occlusion, we currently get the best and fastest results with hyperbaric oxygen therapy."

Source: HBOT News Network

05/04/2026

All surgeries, even those performed to cure or improve medical conditions, result in wounds that the body will need to heal.

HBOT optimizes the oxygenation (and thus the healing potential) of tissue prior to surgery and accelerates wound healing post operatively and is especially effective in complex surgical cases where there is a high risk of wound healing complications.

Learn more about how HBOT helps patients during pre and post HBOT >>> https://www.hyperbaricmedicalsolutions.com/conditions/non-covered/surgery-preparation-recovery

04/24/2026

04/21/2026

Injuries can interrupt your routine and performance. Aspen Integrative Medicine offers regenerative injections with plasma and peptides to support recovery and help your body heal. Treatments are designed to help you return to your activities with improved strength and stability. 🏃

✅ Get back in motion. Book your visit now! 🔥

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04/17/2026

Slow recovery and reduced strength can affect everyday performance. CJC-Ipromorelin, Sermorelin, and BPC157 may be included in a personalized plan to support muscle recovery, repair, and physical resilience.

Call us today to learn more about your personalized support options. 📅

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📍 Visit us: 230 S. Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611

04/09/2026

A recent study conducted by a team of physician-scientists looked at patients who had ligament surgery using tissue grafts. The research team found that adding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) helped their grafts heal faster and stronger.

Here’s what they discovered:
💠 Better Tissue Healing: Patients who received HBOT showed clearer signs of graft tissue maturing well, meaning the new tissue was organizing and strengthening more quickly.
💠 Improved Integration: HBOT also helped the graft connect better with the surrounding bone, reducing swelling and promoting solid attachment.
💠 Faster Recovery: These benefits were visible in MRI scans just 4 months after surgery, suggesting HBOT speeds up early healing.

Just like compromised skin grafts and flaps, ligament grafts need good oxygen supply to heal properly. HBOT delivers pure oxygen under pressure, boosting blood flow, reducing swelling, and helping damaged tissue repair faster and more effectively. If you or someone you know is dealing with slow-healing wounds or grafts, HBOT could be a powerful tool to support recovery and improve outcomes.

🔎Read the full study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23259671251413600

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

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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