Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to morph, change, and heal. This is utilized in learning and after injury. Each neuron is connected to a number of different neurons through synapses. These synapses, or connections, are made weaker or stronger with experience.
When oxygen is used at a high pressure, it is able to act like a drug, enacting enduring changes in the cell and tissue, due to its action on DNA and other parts of the cell. The high concentration of oxygen stimulates DNA, which leads to growth of new tissue, and draws in stem cells to injured areas. HBOT also helps to counteract damage done to DNA and “unfreeze” DNA which has been made dormant as a result of injury.
