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Mild hyperbaric therapy (mHBOT) is a treatment delivered in a specialized medical device, a hyperbaric chamber, that utilizes filtered ambient air at 1.3 ATA, a slightly higher-than-normal atmospheric pressure (1.0 ATA). Under these conditions, oxygen is absorbed more efficiently into the body—directly into the blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, and lymph fluid—allowing it to reach tissues that may have reduced blood flow due to chronic inflammation, tissue damage, chronic illness, and acute or chronic injuries, thereby supporting the body’s ability to heal and repair those injured tissues.

mHBOT allows for healing at the mitochondrial level, supporting healing from the body’s foundation. It is only from a strong foundation of healthy cells, organs, and organ systems that the body can functional properly and maintain health.

The following beneficial mechanisms are responsible for the majority of healing that occurs across dozens of conditions:

• Nerve healing and neuron regeneration
• Neovascularization
• Wound healing
• Mitochondrial healing
• Increase in release of stem cells
• Vasoconstriction
• Anti-inflammatory
• Increase in white blood cell mobilization
• Antimicrobial effects

As mHBOT heals damaged tissue, it is also a powerful tool to support wellness and longevity—repairing existing damage while making future damage less likely to occur. Regular sessions of mHBOT improve the body’s ability to tolerate and neutralize free radicals, resulting in reduced oxidative damage, overall inflammation, and tissue damage.

Decreasing inflammation while healing the mitochondria help maintain energy levels, cognitive health and adaptability, and tissue resilience. When mitochondria are healthy, they maintain proper cell voltage, release growth factors, and ensure cellular division, further interrupting the cycle of chronic inflammation.

Furthermore, increasing white blood cell activity strengthens the immune system’s ability to combat bacteria, viruses, and fungi, significantly improving its effectiveness in carrying out a normal inflammatory response. Flooding affected areas with oxygen—either from new vascularization or oxygen dissolved in blood plasma—provides necessary raw materials, such as white blood cells, to be delivered to infection sites to neutralize damage, fight the threat, and remove waste products.

Long-term benefits of mHBOT include the regenerative effects of neurogenesis, mitogenesis, and angiogenesis. This leads to continued proper oxygenation of all tissues after hyperbaric sessions are complete, as new vasculature allows for normal and sustained blood flow.

Integrating mild HBOT into a lifestyle that includes exercise and proper nutrition is a powerful investment in long-term wellness, ensuring the body is not only free from acute illness but actively operating at its highest potential.

The FDA has approved higher-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), at 1.5 ATA–3.0 ATA, for several medical conditions, including carbon monoxide poisoning, diabetic foot wounds, and radiation-related injuries. In addition, it is increasingly used in clinical settings for a range of off-label applications supported by emerging research, such as traumatic brain injury, dementia, autoimmune conditions, concussions, long COVID, Lyme disease, and many others. Although insurance coverage does not extend to every evidence-supported use, many patients and healthcare providers utilize hyperbaric therapy as a complementary approach to promote healing, decrease inflammation, and support overall quality of life.

To learn more about hyperbaric therapy, please use the following links or call Katie for more resources!

• International Hyperbarics Association resources
• International Hyperbarics Association indications
• Doctor Zayd

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Service Duration

1 hour - $110

5 hour sessions - $495

10 hour sessions - $935

20 hour sessions - $1,870

KLS Hyperbarics uses “The Dive” Hyperbaric Chamber by Summit to Sea.

Click here to learn more about Summit-to-Sea Hyperbaric Chambers.

About Us

My journey into health and wellness has been shaped by both lived experience and clinical practice.

I am a former collegiate and professional athlete whose early years were defined by discipline, resilience, and a deep respect for the body’s ability to adapt and heal. That foundation ultimately led me into nursing, where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Cleveland State University in 2008. Until 2014, I had the privilege of caring for patients across a wide range of health challenges and witnessing firsthand both the strengths—and the limitations—of our healthcare system; a system that often makes finding true wellness feel like an uphill battle especially in the face of accumulating environmental stressors. We need more tools to support the body’s natural ability to keep itself healthy.

Hyperbaric therapy revealed itself to me not as an alternative to medicine, but as a powerful, underutilized tool that has the potential to support healing, recovery, and resilience. In 2021, my perspective shifted in a revelatory way. I witnessed a close friend find profound relief from side effects of chemotherapy using a hyperbaric chamber at home. Watching her progress raised an important question for me: why don’t more people know about this?

That question became a turning point.

As I explore the science and growing body of clinical research, it is clear that access and awareness—not lack of effectiveness – are the real barriers.

This is why I am here—to bridge the gap between my personal journey with hyperbarics, my clinical background as a registered nurse, and to bring this therapy safely and responsibly to the community.

In March 2026, I joined the International Hyperbarics Association (IHA) and became a certified hyperbaric safety director by the International Board of Undersea Medicine (IBUM) to deepen my knowledge and ensure that my hyperbaric services are guided by the latest research, safety standards, and best practices. My commitment is to education, advocacy, and expanding access to hyperbaric therapy in a thoughtful, evidence-informed way.

My goal is to help create a community where people feel empowered with knowledge, supported by innovative tools, and given more options on their path toward wellness.

Contact

Located inside Activ Physical Therapy.
Hours by Appointment Only.

Location: 3667 Brecksville Road, Richfield OH

Call Katie: 330-815-3430

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