What’s the role of hydrogen in rehabilitation and recuperation?

Hydrogen gas can effectively protect human tissues and organs in the treatment of various acute and chronic diseases, and can resist oxidation, apoptosis, and reduce inflammatory and neurological damage. Due to the wide range of hydrogen synthesis pathways, low application costs, simple use, and good safety for the human body, hydrogen has broad application prospects in clinical disease treatment and rehabilitation of chronic diseases. In recent years, scholars have found that hydrogen molecules can selectively eliminate harmful free radicals in human cells. Quantitative inhalation of hydrogen has significant repair and antioxidant effects on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in patients with neurological injury. The medical application value of hydrogen has become one of the hot topics in biomedical research.

Compared to other routes such as intravenous injection or oral administration, hydrogen inhalation is a rapid means for hydrogen molecules to enter the human circulatory system. Meanwhile, due to the low density and high dispersibility of hydrogen gas, hydrogen inhalation does not affect vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, and can quickly disperse to the patient's systemic lesions. In recent years, multiple studies both domestically and internationally have shown that hydrogen inhalation has potential therapeutic effects on various diseases.

① Hydrogen inhalation has a good therapeutic effect on type 2 diabetes, and has the potential to prevent type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.

② Hydrogen therapy can significantly reduce cholesterol levels, while also promoting a decrease in body mass index and waist to hip ratio. Hydrogen has potential preventive and therapeutic effects on metabolic syndrome.

③ It has therapeutic effects on acute cerebral infarction and acute myocardial infarction, while protecting against multiple organ ischemia-reperfusion injury.

④ Thanks to the selective antioxidant and tissue protective effects of hydrogen gas, it also has good application value in the recovery and treatment of organ stress reactions caused by large amounts of chemotherapy drugs. It reduces the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs, enhances the protection and effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment, and plays an important protective role in tissue organs.

⑤ The results of a double-blind controlled clinical study suggest that hydrogen has a potential therapeutic effect on Alzheimer's disease, especially for those carrying the APOE4 genotype.

⑥ During the epidemic of COVID-19, due to its small molecular weight, easy diffusion, anti-inflammatory and anti apoptotic effects, the Diagnosis and Treatment Plan of novel coronavirus Pneumonia (Tentative Seventh and Eighth Editions) has used hydrogen treatment as a recommended treatment method for the adjuvant treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Hydrogen inhalation therapy is easy to prepare and convenient to use, and has good application value in routine rehabilitation and recuperation. However, the concentration of hydrogen inhalation is limited, and it takes a long time to reflect the therapeutic effect. Usually, hydrogen inhalation treatment can be carried out in hospitals, rehabilitation and rehabilitation institutions, or in the living environment of patients. Hydrogen gas with a concentration of 1% to 4% can be mixed into normal air for preparation, or produced by medical hydrogen production machines, and assisted inhalation with masks, catheters, or ventilators can be used as a daily treatment method for low concentration hydrogen gas. Therefore, hydrogen inhalation therapy is simple and reliable in the rehabilitation and recuperation of various diseases.

In summary, the widespread existence of hydrogen and the advancement of biomolecular medicine have laid a theoretical foundation for the application research of hydrogen. In practical applications, new explorations and attempts have been made to explore the usage and uses of hydrogen, and most studies have achieved satisfactory results.