Boxing champion 'uses oxygen therapy'
Breathing oxygen-enriched air can be seen to offer a whole host of health benefits for tBreathing oxygen-enriched air can be seen to offer a whole host of health benefits for those who are suffering from debilitating breathing conditions.
However, it can also be a useful treatment for those who are in generally good health, as one boxing champion has been using oxygen therapy to recover from injuries sustained in a fight.
Dr Stoller, medical director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of Sacramento, explains featherweight champion Urijah Faber used the treatment to help heal a broken hand last year.
"Oxygen accelerates the body's ability to repair itself and in many cases allows for a healing that would not have been possible without the [treatment]," he states.
Dr Stoller explains that breathing oxygen-enriched air is becoming increasingly popular with many professional athletes.
Physiotherapist Sammy Margo recently told CNN that oxygen therapy was one of the treatments that was suggested for David Beckham following his operation to mend his snapped Achilles tendon.
Posted by Jenny Richards
ose who are suffering from debilitating breathing conditions.
However, it can also be a useful treatment for those who are in generally good health, as one boxing champion has been using oxygen therapy to recover from injuries sustained in a fight.
Dr Stoller, medical director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of Sacramento, explains featherweight champion Urijah Faber used the treatment to help heal a broken hand last year.
"Oxygen accelerates the body's ability to repair itself and in many cases allows for a healing that would not have been possible without the [treatment]," he states.
Dr Stoller explains that breathing oxygen-enriched air is becoming increasingly popular with many professional athletes.
Physiotherapist Sammy Margo recently told CNN that oxygen therapy was one of the treatments that was suggested for David Beckham following his operation to mend his snapped Achilles tendon.
Posted by Jenny Richards
14/05/2010 16:03:00
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