Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on exercise-induced muscle damage

Nicole Presti; Enoch Huang; J Luke Pryor; David Hostler

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on exercise-induced muscle damage

Undersea Hyperb Med. 2022 Third Quarter;49(3):315-327.

Authors

Nicole Presti¹, Enoch Huang², J Luke Pryor³, David Hostler³

Affiliations

¹ University at Buffalo, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Center for Research and Education in Special Environments, Buffalo, New York U.S.
² Legacy Emanuel Hyperbaric Medicine , Portland, Oregon U.S.
³ Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE), Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York U.S.

PMID: 36001564

Abstract

Purpose: To perform a literature review on hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy as a treatment for exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD).

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched for articles related to HBO2 therapy as a treatment for exercise-induced muscle damage. Inclusion criteria included HBO2 therapy as the primary intervention to treat EIMD. Articles used in this review ranged from 1995-2021.

Conclusion: Current literature on the effectiveness of HBO2 therapy to treat EIMD is mixed. Early and frequent treatments seem to be important factors when it comes to the success of HBO2 therapy. Additional research is needed to determine if HBO2 therapy has potential to treat more severe forms of EIMD and the role HBO2 therapy has on inflammation and satellite cell function after EIMD.

Keywords: athletes; delayed onset muscle soreness; inflammation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Exercise / physiology
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation*
Inflammation
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology