PRE-ACCLIMATIZATION FOR HIGH ALTITUDE SOJOURNS IN HYPOXIC CHAMBERS
Journal Title: Medicina Sportiva - Year 2012, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
More and more people go to high altitude without enough time for proper acclimatization. If there is a lack of time for any reason hypoxic chambers may be used for pre-acclimatization to avoid altitude diseases. Since there are different proto¬cols and the data differ, there is no general consensus about the standard how to perform pre-acclimatization by simulated altitude. We review different types of exposure and focus target groups which may get benefit from pre-acclimatization. We suggest to perform pre-acclimatization by sleeping some nights at a simulated altitude which follows the altitude profile of the “Gold Standard” for high altitude acclimatization. Until there are more detailed data about intermittent hypoxia this method should provide the best effect.
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Thomas Küpper, Volker Schoeffl
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