Long Covid

How can Oxygen Therapy help?
Some of the symptoms associated with Long COVID closely mimic such conditions as Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ME as well as MS, which are characterized by persistent fatigue, ‘brain fog, weakness, joint pain, depression, and non-restorative sleep.
Many of our MS, ME and CFS clients find relief from their symptoms through regular Oxygen Therapy sessions. In clients we have treated the more common symptoms such as fatigue, “brain fog”, insomnia and neurological effects respond well to Oxygen Therapy.
What are the benefits of Oxygen Therapy?
Oxygen therapy is an effective, and safe means of treating and managing the various symptoms associated with MS, ME/CFS. Oxygen Therapy is currently being used and studied as an effective form of treatment for lingering COVID-19 symptoms due to its ability to:
- increase oxygen concentration in all body tissues
- stimulate growth of new blood vessels, improving the blood flow to areas with any arterial blockage
- increase blood vessel diameter, improving blood flow to compromised organs, rebound arterial dilation
- stimulate adaptive increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) - an internally produced antioxidants and free radical scavengers.
- enhance white blood cell action to aid the treatment of infection
How do I start treatment?
Initially you will need to contact us on 0131 554 5384 to discuss the registration, assessment, and the treatment process.
How long is the treatment?
We are participating in a national study directed by Dr Tim Robbins and his colleagues at the NHS University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire into the benefits of oxygen therapy for people living with Long COVID.
Oxygen Therapy is administrated according to a treatment protocol. Safe time and dose limitations have been established for pressurized oxygen exposure and these form the basis of our treatment protocols. To maximize the benefits from oxygen therapy you will need several sessions, as the protocol recommends. This is to achieve oxygen saturation or oxygenation and maximize benefits.
Latest research into Long COVID recommends 20 consecutive sessions at 2ata (2 atmospheres). Each treatment is a 90- minute session in the hyperbaric chamber. We do 5 sessions a day - Monday through Friday, and there can be up to 6 clients in the chamber at any one time, but it is more often less.
We ask our clients to participate in this study by completing a short Fatigue Questionnaire. The information gathered should help inform, and build a body of knowledge around Long COVID, and hopefully improve future health interventions and support.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.