The primary principle of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or HBOT, is tissue oxygenation. Oxygen has therapeutic value, and its healing properties are enhanced for certain medical conditions when applied under pressure.

HBOT is the application of pure, medical grade oxygen at pressures greater than 1 atmosphere (14.7 psia, at sea level). Originally, the increased pressure was found to be of value in the treatment of decompression sickness and air embolism with the use of hyperbaric air (a mix of oxygen and nitrogen, as found in the earth's atmosphere) and hyperbaric oxygen - 100% oxygen. It has also been found to be extremely therapeutic in the treatment of conditions such as Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, thermal burns, anemia, radiation injury, skin grafts and problem wounds that aren't healing properly. Increasingly, physicians are turning to it in the treatment of conditions such as stroke, Lyme disease, ALS, migraines and other ailments.

Treatment time ranges from 60 to 120 minutes, depending on the condition being treated.

A Personal Story:  "HBOT and My Father"
Dr. Toth speaks from personal experience in saying that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a highly effective medical tool. HBOT has made a significant difference in his own father's health.

"Over the past several years my father, John P. Toth, M.D., had a series of strokes, many of which were helped by Chelation Therapy. But in one episode in 2005, the chelation did not clear all of his symptoms and he underwent ten hyperbaric treatments which proved miraculous. The problem, however, was that my father had to be driven to Mountain View, CA and back for each treatment -- a 3 hour round trip. Should he ever require this life saving therapy again, the distance could quickly become a problem. Consequently, I decided to invest in a Hyperbaric chamber at my office in Concord."