Sport Endurance and Injury

Athletes Who Own or Use a Chamber

Whether you are a professional athlete or not, if you participate in sports or other taxing physical activities, mild hyperbaric therapy can give you the edge you need to perform at your personal best every time.  Mild hyperbaric therapy speeds recovery from sports injuries, gives the athlete faster recovery from workout, increases energy and mental clarity on and off the field. View entire story

Bryan Robinson (Bengals) Healing

When his hyperbaric chamber is open and empty of pressurized oxygen, it looks like a cloth and vinyl coffin. Maybe that's why Michael Jackson uses one. Terrell Owens has one too. There is no explaining Terrell Owens. But Bryan Robinson? View entire story

Dan Morgan Article

The first time he slipped into his hyperbaric chamber, the heavy flow of pure oxygen made Dan Morgan's ears pop so severly he thought he'd never be able to get regular usage. But four months later, the Carolina linebacker was receiving help lugging the portable machine into his Wofford dorm room where he'll lay in it for about an hour a day. View entire story

Decatur Hurdler Recovers

Everybody knows two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell is a fast hurdler. Apparently he's a fast healer, too.Trammell won his first U.S. outdoor national title Sunday in the 110-meter hurdles despite suffering a mild tear in the abductor muscle in his trail leg June 2. View entire story

Smoltz Ajc Article

The bald spot and booming voice are familiar, but there's somthing different about Braves pitcher John Smoltz. A week before another spring training, the 17-year veteran is brimming with a rookie's enthusiasm. His buzz isn't from the hyperbaric chamger Smoltz sometime naps in. View entire story

Sports Medicine's New Alternative:
Hyperbaric oxygen Therapy

How it works : Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a method of boosting oxygen intake by exposing the athlete to oxygen at a higher than normal atmospheric pressure - picture a space pod looking capsule where you sit and breathe a heavy-duty dose of oxygen. View entire story

Terrell Owens Hyperbaric Article

The ankle injury which sidelined Terrel Owens for the rest of the regular season appears to be healing quickly enough to allow the star wide receiver to possibly play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. View entire story

Stress Slows Wound Healing

In a study of laboratory mice, Phillip Marucha, professor of periodontics at the UIC College of Dentistry, and his colleagues found that psychological stress, brought on by confinement, delayed the closing of wounds by more than 45 percent. View entire story

The Ultimate Running Machine

IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL PARK, and 44 elite runners nervously stretch, retie their
shoelaces, and jog in place before the start of the USA Men's 8K Championships. Most of the invited
athletes are mulling over typical prerace concerns: Did I log enough miles? Am I psyched to push my
body? Should I hit the Porta Potti? View entire story

TO Believes in the Power of the Hyperbaric Chamber

Injured Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens raised a
few eyebrows last week with the quote: "I feel I'm a pretty
good healer, believe me. I've already moved my hyperbaric
chamber down to my living room."
"My hyperbaric chamber?" View entire story

TO Keeps Word Play Exceeds Expectations

For 2 weeks the question has come in different ways, to different people, but not a day went by when it wasn't asked. It was the question of Super Bowl XXXIX, handled with the serious-minded and intrigue usually reserved for Pentagon secrets. View entire story

Winborn Takes Unusual Steps to Stave Off Injury

Winborn, 25, found an unusual but potentially profitable way to spend roughly $24,000. He purchased an inflatable hyperbaric chamber, a device he hopes will enable him to mend faster from bumps and bruises, and recover more quickly from workouts. View entire story

Zach Thomas Miami Herald Article

Zach Thomas strips down to his shorts, rolls a newspaper in one hand, holds a portable DVD player in the other and still
finds enough dexterity to grab a knife that has quite an intimidating blade. Now, he's ready to extend his NFL career and
perhaps his life. View entire story

Oxygen8 Wellness Center and its use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy are not intended to cure or diagnose any medical conditions. All healthcare programs should be discussed with your doctor. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.