The type of hyperbaric chamber used can differ based on the design of the hyperbaric center. Many of these pressurized tubes are only capable of holding one patient at a time, and patients lie back or recline while their treatment is completed.
Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints. Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. Other symptoms may include redness, warmth, swelling, and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. In some types other organs are also affected.
In the early stages, people with RA may not initially see redness or swelling in the joints, but they may experience tenderness and pain. These following joint symptoms are clues to RA: 1  Joint pain, tenderness, swelling or stiffness for six weeks or longer. 2  Morning stiffness for 30 minutes or longer. 3  More than one joint is affected. 4  Small joints (wrists, certain joints of the hands and feet) are affected. 5  The same joints on both sides of the body are affected.