Glossary
Isopression
The steady middle phase of a session at full treatment pressure.
Isopression is the phase of an HBOT session held at constant, full treatment pressure — between compression (going down) and decompression (coming up). It is where most of the therapeutic breathing happens.
More terms
Air break
A scheduled pause breathing normal air during a session to prevent oxygen toxicity.
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.
Hyperoxia
A state of higher-than-normal oxygen levels in tissue.
Henry's Law
The physical law explaining why pressure forces more oxygen into blood plasma.