With extensive experience in life extension medicine, Dr. Stephen Petteruti D.O. established Intellectual Medicine in Warwick, Rhode Island in 2012. Under Dr. Stephen Petteruti’s direction, the clinic offers integrative health services on-site, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
During hyperbaric therapy, the patient enters a specialized chamber with higher than normal levels of air pressure. The higher pressure allows the blood to carry extra oxygen to the muscles, tissues, and organs. Furthermore, oxygen can be absorbed into the plasma, which cannot occur when breathing in normal air pressure. The increased oxygen helps regenerate damaged or infected tissue.
Hyperbaric therapy has been approved to treat a range of conditions, including severe bone infections, gas embolisms, and radiation therapy stemming from cancer treatment. This therapy is also recommended for healing-resistant wounds. Studies have also shown that hyperbaric therapy can counteract some of the processes that lead to aging and chronic illness, such as collagen loss and inflammation.
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