Opioid Receptors shown to be part of Hyperbaric oxygen’s pain-relieving effects

Pain (chronic)
Written By Karan singh

Recent research has shown that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can help alleviate pain both in acute and chronic cases. Much attention has focused on the anti-inflammatory effects of HBOT and associated reductions in pain. This study, published in the European Journal of Pain in 2014, showed that opioid receptors may also have a big role in the positive effects of HBOT <view study>

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