Level 1 · RCT / systematic review of RCTs
Sports
RCT
Negative
Bottom line
Early sports-recovery RCT returning negative result — contrasts with popular athlete marketing of HBOT.
Outcome
No significant acceleration of recovery from eccentric-exercise muscle damage.
Conditions studied
- Sports Recovery — Limited — Mostly anecdotal
Full citation
Babul S, Rhodes EC, Taunton JE, Lepawsky M. Effect of HBOT on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2003. doi:10.1097/00042752-200303000-00008.