Can anybody explain to me what\'s the reasoning behind hyperbaric oxygen therapy and why The State Wagering and Racing Board just slapped a 7 day ban prior to any horse racing-more than Kentucky, that has a 24hr. rule? Just read about it in the Albany Times Union
This is in NY?
I thought it was just used to promote wound healing and prevent necrosis, etc. but it\'s so new that maybe there are performance enhancing properties.
http://equinehyperbarics.com/index.php/application/
It\'s much more expensive than straight doping though--the vet clinic where I used to work it was $500/treatment and each treatment was for 1hr or less with the recommended # of treatments being 5-10 depending on the severity of the injury.