Who We Are

In 2007,

Gunnison

native Ryan Fullmer founded the Rocky Mountain Hyperbaric Institute in

Boulder, Colorado

to provide oxygen based therapy for a wide variety of medical conditions.  Research conducted by the US Navy over several decades showed that many types of wounds healed more rapidly by providing a pure oxygen breathing atmosphere while the patient is in a pressurized chamber.  This technique called hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) "supercharges" the blood with additional healing oxygen that can reach tissues even if normal blood circulation is compromised.

HBOT was declared safe and effective by the FDA in 1971 for many specific medical conditions such as bone infections, carbon monoxide poisoning and severe burns.  Additional studies have shown that other conditions can also benefit from HBOT, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, near drowning, cerebral palsy, autism, AIDS, non-healing wounds, chronic fatigue, migraine headache, anti-aging and sports injuries.  Compared to other therapies such as surgery or medication, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is completely non-invasive and has no side effects and minimal risks.  The procedure is comfortable, relaxing and patients may read or watch movies while receiving their treatment.

The RMHI operates under the medical supervision of Julie Stapleton, M.D., a

Boulder

physiatrist specializing in neurotrauma and spinal injuries.  Fullmer has extensive experience with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and has been fully certified by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society as both a facility Safety Director and a Certified Hyperbaric Technician.  The clinic offers three comfortable monoplace chambers to keep up with the growing demand.