Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on human psychomotor performance: A review.
10.1016/j.joim.2023.08.006
- Author:
Dorota OLEX-ZARYCHTA
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland. Electronic address: d.olex@awf.katowice.pl.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy;
Hypoxia;
Oxidative metabolism;
Psychomotor performance
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hyperbaric Oxygenation;
Integrative Medicine
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2023;21(5):430-440
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Psychomotor performance is the coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. All sensorimotor processes involved in planning and execution of voluntary movements need oxygen supply and seem to be significantly disrupted in states of hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has become a widely used treatment in routine medicine and sport medicine due to its beneficial effects on different aspects of human physiology and performance. This paper presents state-of-the-art data on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on different aspects of human psychomotor function. The therapy's influence on musculoskeletal properties and motor abilities as well as the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on cognitive, myocardial and pulmonary functions are presented. In this review the molecular and physiological processes related to human psychomotor performance in response to hyperbaric oxygen are discussed to contribute to this fast-growing field of research in integrative medicine. Please cite this article as: Olex-Zarychta D. Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on human psychomotor performance: A review. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(5): 430-440.
