Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and High Intensity Interval Training for Post Covid Patients: A Literature Review

Abstract

Objective: The study was aimed to find out whether the two interventions,(1) Hyperbaric Oxygen.
Therapy(HBOT) and (2) High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are beneficial in in improving the respiratory
functions of the individuals who has been affected with post covid syndromes.
Methods: Articles with the keywords ‘post-covid’, ‘hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy’, ’High Intensity Interval Training’
were screened through the search engines such as Google Scholar and pubmed, out of which 20 articles were
selected which met the selection criteria.
Results: The literature study showed that patients who suffered from impaired respiratory functions after being
affected with covid-19 showed significant improvements after undergoing either one of the modes of therapy.
Conclusion: HBOT and HIIT had a conspicuous effect in regaining the respiratory functions 3back to normal,
decreased anxiety stress and also minimized the use of mechanical ventilator.