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Pain Sucks Podcast Episode 012 – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a Necessity for Pain and Healing with Dr. Lou Hilliard


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Dr. Lou started his career as a chiropractor and was very successful at it.  It was on a trip to a seminar in Colorado that he realized that after a strenuous exercise workout he was really struggling for oxygen.  It was in this moment he realized that there had to be something that increased the amount of oxygen his body could take in and utilize.

This led him to discover a newly emerging technology called Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.  And now he runs one of the larges Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy clinics in the nation in Atlanta, Georgia. 

So, in his clinic he focuses on the following:

  1. Nerve Supply (handled through proper chiropractic)
  2. Oxygen (Hyperbaric Therapy)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy works because of two laws of nature

  1. Boyle’s Law
  2. Henry’s Law
    1. Both essentially say that gas (oxygen in this case) under pressure has to dissolve into a fluid
    2. The human body being 70% fluid then can under pressure absorb massive amounts of oxygen.
    3. Oxygen kills inflammation on contact as well as increases healing of damaged tissues and cells.
    4. Oxygen promotes apoptosis (a programmed death of a cell)

Under pressure the Oxygen gets pushed into all fluids of the body not just through the lungs

Normal respiration the body takes in about 7% oxygen because a normal breath has about 21% oxygen and the rest mostly nitrogen.

Hyperbaric can actually take the 7% to 96%

Dr. Lou reminded us that the science is new so there are no real “treatment plans” however the body needs time to learn to handle the new levels of oxygen so multiple times per week for a few weeks is a great starting point.

Also, treatments can last from 1 hour to several hours.

Multiple chambers exist.  1.3ATA is referred to as Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen.  Where 1.5 and above is called Hyperbaric and these chambers are found mostly in hospital setting for drastic and serious conditions.

As of today, the FDA has only approved about 13 conditions for Hyperbaric Therapy and for Mild Hyperbaric Therapy only acute hypoxia or “altitude sickness”.  However, people from all walks of life and backgrounds have found massive healing using Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy so it’s worth a try!

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy actually has its roots back in the 1820’s with mountain climbers learning they could train their body’s under pressure to hold more oxygen as they ascended the mountains.

This technology is so amazing that it is now being studied for autism, brain damage and stroke, cancer, viral and bacterial diseases, auto-immune function, athletic performance etc..

For those with pain it works because most pain has inflammation as it’s driving force and the hyperbaric level of oxygen kills the inflammation.

Dr. Lou has offered discounts on chambers to all listeners as well as $200 off all chambers for all doctors interested in putting the tech in their clinics.

Patients do require a doctor prescription to buy a hyperbaric unit with an oxygen condenser.  Talk to your doctor or chiropractor if you are interested.

Dr. Lou also offers discounts to our vets and first responders!

For local treatment in your area he recommends googleing “hyperbaric oxygen therapy near me” as there is not a database of providers yet.

Dr. Lou can be found at [email protected]

Visit www.atlantahyperbariccenter.com for more information

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