Hypoxic Therapy in Kyiv

Hypoxic therapy is a promising treatment that uses a controlled exposure to an environment with reduced oxygen content to stimulate various physiological responses in the body. CSM Clinic in Kyiv offers this type of therapy. Our specialists can select treatment, recovery, and prevention programs for each patient, taking into account their needs and individual health characteristics.

Features of Hypoxic Therapy

Hypoxic therapy involves exposing people to controlled hypoxic conditions in which the oxygen concentration is lowered compared with the normal atmospheric level. This controlled reduction in oxygen content triggers physiological adaptation processes in the body, which leads to improvement in a number of functions needed to maintain health. Exposure to reduced oxygen levels stimulates the production of erythropoietin, a hormone that promotes the production of red blood cells. This increase in red blood cell production in turn increases oxygen-carrying capacity and improves tissue oxygenation.

One of the main applications of hypoxic therapy is athletic performance and recovery for athletes. Athletes and amateurs can use this type of therapy for:

• increasing endurance;
• improving the efficiency of oxygen use;
• speeding up recovery after intense physical exertion.

By training in a hypoxic environment, athletes can improve the function of their cardiovascular system, improve oxygen-carrying capacity, and ultimately improve their athletic performance.

Hypoxic therapy is also actively used in rehabilitation and recovery after various diseases. Controlled hypoxic conditions stimulate angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, which supports tissue recovery and regeneration. This makes hypoxic therapy a useful additional treatment for people recovering from musculoskeletal injuries, surgery, and neurological conditions. In addition, hypoxic therapy has shown promising results in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life in patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In addition to its physiotherapeutic benefits, hypoxic therapy also offers psychological and wellness benefits. A controlled hypoxic environment may produce feelings of relaxation and mental clarity, reducing stress and anxiety. This makes hypoxic therapy an attractive option for people who want to improve their overall well-being and cope with stress.

Hypoxic Therapy Services at CSM Clinic

CSM Clinic offers its patients an approach to improving health and overall well-being using established hypoxic therapy methods. Specialists here use modern specialized equipment for this treatment. The clinic employs qualified medical professionals with in-depth knowledge of how the human body responds to hypoxic conditions. They work closely with patients to develop individual treatment plans aimed at addressing specific health problems and reaching the set goals.

At CSM Clinic, patients are treated in a specially equipped room that simulates an environment with reduced oxygen content. These chambers are equipped with sophisticated systems for controlling oxygen concentration, humidity, and temperature, which provides a safe environment for treatment. Patients usually complete a series of sessions over a set period, with each session lasting a defined amount of time. Throughout treatment, medical staff closely monitor patients' responses and adjust treatment parameters as needed.

Hypoxic Therapy: Treatment Methods at CSM

Interval hypoxic therapy, normobaric hypoxic therapy, "mountain air" treatment, hypoxic training, controlled hypoxic-hyperoxic therapy, and hypoxic therapy are a modern non-drug method of treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation. Hypoxic therapy is based on the combined effect on the body of hypoxia (air with reduced oxygen content, 10-14%) and moderate hyperoxia (increased oxygen content, 35-40%) in a compressed time interval mode, which may support overall health and the cardiovascular system in particular, support immunity, and improve physical performance.

Hypoxic therapy in Kyiv at the multidisciplinary CSM Clinic, on a normobaric hypoxic therapy device made specially for our medical center, can stimulate the body to increase its nonspecific resistance, which may support treatment and prevention of a wide range of diseases, recovery after injuries, and tolerance to various adverse climatic and environmental influences, medication side effects, and increased physical and mental stress. Controlled hypoxic-hyperoxic therapy is also recommended for healthy people of various ages, especially athletes, pilots, military personnel, mountaineers, divers, and people in other extreme occupations.

The procedure on our device simulates high-intensity interval training at high altitude. It also differs from treatment in a real mountain resort setting: there is no low atmospheric pressure, which often cancels out the entire positive effect of mountain air on the body. Interval hypoxic therapy may deliver a noticeable effect more quickly. The medical center provides hypoxic therapy for children and adults.

In addition to the procedure itself, at our full-cycle clinic you can have quality diagnostics on expert-class equipment and treatment by narrow-profile specialists (if needed).

Hypoxic therapy is also actively used for:

• preparation for surgery;
• postoperative rehabilitation;
• preparation for pregnancy and childbirth;
• reducing the severity of desynchronosis (jet lag);
• prevention of age-related changes and pathological processes;
• increasing endurance and physical and mental performance;
• treatment and prevention of chronic diseases of the reproductive system, anemias, and pollinoses (and other types of allergic reactions);
• restoring and maintaining the functional activity of the cardiovascular system when there are contraindications to physical exertion;
• primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular pathologies;
• improving aerobic and strength endurance in athletes, and so on.

5. Equestrian, and so on.

Hypoxic therapy for children and teenagers, as for adults, is prescribed for various diseases as part of a complex of other treatment and rehabilitation measures that support recovery and physical rehabilitation.

When Hypoxic Therapy Should Not Be Done

Despite the wide range of uses of "mountain air," contraindications to hypoxic therapy do exist. They include:

• acute infectious and non-infectious diseases;
• congenital heart and vascular defects;
• severe arterial hypertension;
• elevated blood pressure at the time of the procedure: systolic pressure above 160 mm Hg, diastolic above 110 mm Hg;
• chronic impairment of liver, kidney, or heart function (especially in the decompensation stage);
• individual intolerance to hypoxia (oxygen deprivation).

How Hypoxic Therapy Works

To make hypoxic therapy more effective, 3-5 minutes of breathing a special mixture with reduced oxygen content through a special face mask (with normal lung ventilation, 1 minute of the procedure is equivalent to "climbing" about 1000 m) alternate with 2-3 minutes of breathing air with increased oxygen content ("descending" to sea level).

One session consists of 4-6 such cycles.

During the session, the patient's condition and physiological indicators are monitored and recorded: blood pressure, pulse, and breath-hold time.

The course of treatment is 15 sessions, held daily or every other day (less frequent sessions reduce the final result).

Neurology

• improved cognitive function;
• reduced frequency of repeated acute cerebral and extracerebral vascular events;
• improved locomotor function: range of motion of the upper and lower limbs, restored walking speed;
• reduced intensity and frequency of headache attacks;
• increased tolerance to physical exertion;
• reduced symptoms of asthenia (fatigue).

Internal medicine

• improved tracheobronchial patency and easier sputum clearance;
• improved respiratory function and normalized function of the respiratory and skeletal muscles in COVID-19;
• increased ventilation of the alveoli;
• activation of the body's antioxidant system (reduced oxygen suppresses lipid peroxidation in cell membranes, preventing their premature aging);
• improved blood flow in tissues and organs with increased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood;
• improved metabolic processes;
• normalization of carbohydrate and fat metabolism (reduction of weight and cholesterol level);
• normalization of the immune system (including increased resistance to viruses and bacteria and reduced sensitivity to various allergens), and so on.

Psychiatry

• increased resistance to toxic substances of plant and mineral origin;
• shorter time to relief of withdrawal syndrome;
• improved hemodynamics and blood supply to damaged organs and tissues through the formation of new capillary connections and revascularization;
• reduced metabolism of pharmaceutical drugs;
• activation of the endogenous opioid system;
• increased synthesis of endorphins;
• deactualization of pathological craving for psychoactive substances.

Controlled hypoxic-hyperoxic therapy is also widely used in sports medicine to improve aerobic and strength endurance in athletes and for recovery after injuries.

One of the main advantages of hypoxic therapy is that the procedure can be combined with other methods of prevention and treatment. Moreover, it does not conflict with them and may help reduce side effects that can arise from them.

Advantages of Hypoxic Therapy at the Clinic

1. CSM Clinic in Kyiv is a private full-cycle medical center where you can have expert diagnostics with interpretation of results by experienced specialists, receive quality treatment, and recover after a long and/or serious illness or injury.
2. A treatment and diagnostic device with full automation of procedures (the equipment has a multi-level safety system) and a wide range of uses.
3. Doctors with substantial clinical experience and a high level of empathy, who know how to motivate a patient to work toward results.
4. A personalized approach to each patient's problem.
5. You can book a hypoxic therapy course and a consultation in advance.
6. Reasonably priced course of therapy.

Need a course of hypoxic therapy in Kyiv? Looking for a quality device and a competent specialist to give a consultation? CSM Clinic in Kyiv offers treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation on specialized equipment. To book an appointment, contact our call center or fill in the feedback form on the website, and we will contact you shortly. Take care of your health by entrusting it to professionals.