This professional master’s degree will help you to understand the characteristics of hyperbaric therapy oriented to physiotherapeutic sessions" 

Although Hyperbaric Medicine is more than 200 years old, its multiple applications and indications are not known by many health professionals. The professional master’s degree in Hyperbaric Medicine will allow the professional to delve deeper into the use of hyperbaric chambers. It will also provide you with the skills to manage a Hyperbaric Medicine center from a physiotherapeutic point of view, providing a working tool for your future professional development. 

The program provides solid and up-to-date education in hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which will allow the physiotherapy professional to develop competencies and skills necessary to identify and adequately solve different cases of pathologies or therapeutic practices for which hyperbaric oxygenation can be effective and efficient. Its broad approach in different specialties allows considering the incorporation of this therapeutic tool in different applications, improving professional practice and optimizing physiotherapeutic treatments based on the fundamentals and effects of HBOT. 

Through the teaching team's experience in HBOT, modern concepts of Hyperbaric Medicine in physiotherapy are explained, while considering the current reality of the specialty. Through an online program with theoretical contents, videos on specific topics, interactive classes, presentation of clinical cases and tutored self-assessment questionnaires, the professional will recognize and know how to implement the benefits of hyperbaric chamber treatment for conditions of various origins. In addition, you will learn the limitations and applications of the different chambers on the market today, detect the contraindications of this treatment and be able to assess the response to it based on the effects reported in the literature. All this designed so that the physiotherapist learns to work with these techniques in the most effective way possible and offering the best solutions to their patients. 

In addition, in-depth knowledge of the rationale and therapeutic effects will allow the practitioner to develop clinical studies or case studies to define and discover new future applications of HBOT. Therefore, the physiotherapist will have the skills to actively participate in the use and expansion of this specialty as a therapeutic 
means in their sessions.  

Do not miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge as a physical therapist and take your career to the next level"

This professional master’s degree in Hyperbaric Medicine contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of practical cases presented by experts in Hyperbaric Medicine
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• News on Hyperbaric Medicine in the field of physiotherapy
• Practical exercises where the process of self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Hyperbaric Medicine
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree is undoubtedly the best investment you can make in the selection of an educational program because, in addition to offering you the most updated contents in the sector, it is endorsed by Hyperbaric Medicine" 

It includes in its teaching staff professionals belonging to the field of Hyperbaric Medicine and physiotherapy, who pour into this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from prestigious societies and universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Hyperbaric Medicine with extensive experience. 

This training has the best educational material, which will allow a contextual study that will facilitate learning"

This 100% online program will allow you to balance your studies with your professional work, at the same time that you increase your knowledge"

This educational program is oriented to enable and delve into the fundamentals and applications of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment to various conditions treated by the physiotherapy professional. In this sense, during the program, the correct use will be discussed in depth and the professional will be prepared to be able to put these treatments into practice in their sessions. This way, you will become a much more competent and prepared professional to work as a physiotherapist in both public and private health institutions. 

Our goal is to provide you with the best education in the market. This way, you will learn to work in the field of Hyperbaric Medicine successfully and increase your skills as a physiotherapist.

General Objectives

• Disseminate the usefulness of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment in physiotherapeutic treatments 
• Prepare physiotherapy professionals in the fundamentals, mechanisms of action, indications, contraindications and applications of hyperbaric oxygen
• Study the degree of evidence published and the recommendations and indications of the different scientific societies related to Hyperbaric Medicine in the field of physiotherapy
• Recognize the potential applications of hyperbaric oxigen in different clinical cases and the benefits that can be achieved with the treatment, as well as performing the indication and detection of the contraindications

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Introduction to Hyperbaric Medicine

• Delve into the history of Hyperbaric Medicine and the operation and differences in the types of hyperbaric chambers that exist today
  
• Describe the current state of new indications and applications based on the development of evidence, the evolution of the different models and types of hyperbaric chambers, and the origin of scientific societies related to the specialty
  
• Develop the concept of oxygen toxicity, contraindications and adverse effects related to the discoveries of its mechanism of action (e.g., The Bert Effect) 
  
• Present the new concept of Hyperbaric Medicine for physiotherapy, which includes treatment with lower pressures, its indications, limitations and potential future applications
  

Module 2. Fundamentals of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

• Training on the fundamentals of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and mechanisms used to achieve hyperoxia
  
• Present the intervening physical laws and the Krogh mathematical model which substantiates the effect of the treatment at different pressures 
  
• Describe the differences between the volumetric and solumetric effect of HBOT and its limitations in the treatment of different diseases
  
• Present the types of hypoxia described and the scenarios of hypoxia-related disorders in different conditions
  

Module 3. Physiological Therapeutic Effects of HBOT 

• Training on the effects of hyperoxia on a mitochondrial level and the physiological benefits it triggers
  
• Describe the importance of mitochondrial reactivation with HBOT and its potential effect on different related pathologies with mitochondrial dysfunction
  
• Present the physiological effects that are triggered with HBOT and the production of reactive oxygen species
  
• Relate these physiological effects with different indications of HBOT Training in the analysis of different clinical cases which can benefit from the therapeutic effects of HBOT
  

Module 4. HBOT in the Wound Healing Process and Infectious Pathology 

• Present the scientific evidence of HBOT in different types of complex wounds and their treatment from physiotherapy
  
• Study the role of HBOT in wound healing
  
• Up-to-date information on the evidence of the physiological therapeutic effects of HBOT on wound healing and medium pressure
  
• Demonstrate the experience in these applications with a presentation of clinical cases
  

Module 5. HBOT in Pain, Rheumatic Diseases and Clinical Medicine 

• Describe the effect and scientific evidence of HBOT on altitude sickness
  
• Demonstrate the mechanism of hyperbaric oxygen on analgesia and experimental evidence 
  
• Study the application of HBOT in rheumatic diseases and neurosensitive syndromes
  
• Discuss the probable application in the prevention of metabolic pathologies, with inflammatory component or ischemia reperfusion injury
  
• Present the experience of HBOT in clinical cases of chronic pain, intoxications and clinical medicine
  

Module 6. HBOT in Physical and Neurological Rehabilitation 

• Present the scientific evidence on the neurological indications of HBOT
  
• Describe the effect of HBOT on physical rehabilitation
  
• Study the indications of HBOT in sporting injuries and trauma
  
• Describe the effect of HBOT on recovery and performance in sport
  
• Discuss the role of hypoxia in the development of neurodegenerative diseases and present the evidence of HBOT on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
  
• Present the experience of clinical cases treated with HBOT
  

Module 7. HBOT in Oncology 

• Describe the applications and experience in cases of clinical oncology
  
• Present the scientific evidence on the use of HBOT as a coadjuvant of oncological treatment
  
• Describe the effects of HBOT on the different radiotoxicities 
  
• Training in the oncological safety of HBOT (angiogenesis and tumor growth) 
  
• Present the experimental evidence of the safety and efficiency of HBOT in oncologic pathology
  

Module 8. HBOT in Toxicology 

• Present the evidence and the application of HBOT in intoxication from gases
  
• Discuss the indication of HBOT in pressures lower than those described in the literature, considering the importance of speed in establishing HBOT in the case of carbon monoxide poisoning
  
• Present evidence on intoxication and injuries from venomous animal bites (Loxoscelism, snake bites)
  

Module 9. HBOT in Dysbaric Illness 

• Present the scientific evidence on decompression sickness in divers Introduce the concept of dysbaric illnesses and Diving Medicine
  
• Discuss the need for the volumetric effect of HBOT and the use of high-pressure chambers
  
• Describe the evidence of the effect of HBOT in iatrogenic embolism
  
• Introduce the concepts of work safety with high pressure chambers
  
• Present the requirements and regulations for the installation of the different hyperbaric chambers
  

Module 10. Indications and Contraindications of HBOT

• Study HBOT indications validated by the different societies of Hyperbaric Medicine and emerging indications based on the physiological therapeutic effects of HBOT
  
• Describe the adverse events that are expected from HBOT with different treatment pressures
  
• Present the contraindications of HBOT
  
• Discuss different clinical cases based on the integration of validated applications and the potential future applications of HBOT

Learn Hyperbaric Medicine in just a few months and differentiate yourself from the rest by giving a boost to your education"