Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Hard-shell hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Pregla Medical Institute, supervised on-site by Dr. Reinhard Pregla MD (cardiac surgeon, ex-Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin). Operating at clinical pressures (the institute states two to three times normal atmospheric pressure — clinical-grade only), HBOT is delivered via mask in a hard-shell chamber and is bundled inside Pregla's longevity package (LONGIVITY flat rate €833) or available within the ANTI-AGING multi-week protocol. Indications referenced include decompression sickness, serious infections, arterial gas embolism, and chronic wounds — UHMS-recognised clinical indications.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Pregla Medical Institute is delivered as a clinical, physician-supervised service rather than a wellness drop-in. The institute is led by Dr. Reinhard Pregla, MD — a cardiac surgeon with thirteen years at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (one of Europe's top cardiac-surgery centres) and former director of the Meo Clinic. Sessions take place at the institute's Moabit address (Joachim-Karnatz-Allee 47, 10557 Berlin), inside a hard-shell chamber operating at two to three times normal atmospheric pressure. This pressure range (approximately 2.0–3.0 ATA) is physically impossible in soft-shell inflatable wellness chambers, which top out around 1.4 ATA — the Pregla setup is unambiguously clinical-grade. During a session you breathe pure medical-grade oxygen through a mask while the chamber is pressurised, dramatically increasing the amount of oxygen dissolved in blood plasma. The elevated dissolved-oxygen content allows oxygen to reach tissues with compromised circulation and supports the cellular processes referenced in clinical HBOT literature: enhanced fibroblast activity, collagen production, leukocyte function, and reduced oedema. The institute references HBOT for decompression sickness (post-scuba-diving risk), serious infections, arterial gas embolism (air or gas bubbles in blood vessels), and chronic wounds — including diabetic and radiation-related wounds. These are all UHMS-recognised clinical indications, consistent with the hard-shell ≥2.0 ATA setup. Unlike high-volume HBOT studios, Pregla Medical operates on a personal-physician model: Dr. Pregla takes selective responsibility for a small international patient base and supervises HBOT alongside the institute's broader regenerative-medicine programme (cryotherapy, IV nutrient infusions, ozone therapy, plasmapheresis, EMSculpt®, colonic hydrotherapy, lymphatic drainage, Hypoxi training). HBOT is most often accessed inside one of two longevity bundles: the LONGIVITY package (a €833 flat rate combining HBOT with red light, lymphatic drainage, Hypoxi, shockwave, and EMSculpt®), or the ANTI-AGING multi-week protocol (10 HBOT sessions plus cryotherapy, IV therapy, colonic, plasmapheresis, and Hypoxi). Standalone single-session HBOT pricing is not publicly listed — the institute prefers a phone consultation to align pricing with the right protocol. Bookings are handled via the Pregla site, which uses Doctolib for scheduling. The clinic is bilingual (German and English) and located in the Moabit district of central Berlin. Note: this is a hard-shell clinical HBOT chamber; for hospital-based ICU-capable HBOT (e.g., emergency CO poisoning, severe diving accidents requiring 24/7 multiplace ICU access), the Berliner Zentrum at Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain is the appropriate referral path.