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HBOT Studies, Articles, and Helpful Links

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Studies

Hyperbaric Oxygen Study Shows Potential Benefit for Patients With
Traumatic Brain Injury  (2010)

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 5-year study of
patients with severe traumatic brain injury conducted at Hennepin County
Medical Center in Minneapolis shows significant benefit of hyperbaric
oxygen therapy to improve brain metabolism and its ability to recover
from injury. The results were recently published in the Journal of
Neurosurgery <http://thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/2009.7.JNS09363>.

Every year, more than 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain
injury (TBI) - the leading cause of death and disability in children and
young adults. Those who survive often face months or even years of
therapy, and sometimes the damage to the brain is irreversible.
Decreased utilization of oxygenated blood to brain tissue immediately
after the injury is often to blame.

Cells need oxygen to fuel metabolism for cellular growth and repair.
Healthy brains produce their own energy to maintain brain tissue and
keep the rest of the body doing what it's supposed to do. That includes
automatic processes like breathing and circulation, as well as voluntary
actions like walking and talking. After a traumatic brain injury, the
brain itself needs care. Barriers to blood flow can be compromised from
the impact of the injury itself, and then when the brain swells inside
the skull, a secondary injury can occur that causes even more brain damage.

"There's a direct correlation between clinical outcome and the degree to
which the brain's metabolism is restored," explains one of the study's
authors, neurosurgeon Gaylan Rockswold, MD. "In previous research we
learned that the brain's energy production is improved and maintained
with hyperbaric oxygen treatment, but this study confirms that
hyperbaric oxygen treatment has a major impact in terms of /increased
/energy production."

Within 24 hours after injury, eligible patients for the study were
randomized into three groups: One group received "normobaric" treatment:
oxygen delivered at the patient's bedside; another group received
hyperbaric treatment in Hennepin County Medical Center's hyperbaric
oxygen chamber; and a third (control) group did not receive additional
oxygen therapy. All groups received the intensive standard of care for
brain injury consistent with good clinical practice. The patients who
received higher levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) via the hyperbaric oxygen
chamber were found to have a marked increase in positive_ _brain
metabolism when compared to the normobaric and control group.

"Our goal was to evaluate the brain's metabolism and intracranial
pressure, and whether or not too much oxygen posed a concern with
hyperbaric oxygen treatment in these patients," said Dr. Rockswold. "The
results indicate that hyperbaric oxygen treatment was found to
significantly enhance the brain's energy production and reduce
intracranial pressure without any toxic effects on the brain or lungs
from too much oxygen."

This research provides important preliminary data for a National
Institutes of Health (NIH) supported multicenter trial. NIH trials
directly assess the ability to improve clinical outcomes, which is the
final step needed to change standard clinical processes. Currently
standard clinical practice does not include hyperbaric oxygen for
traumatic brain injury/. /

"TBI is not only devastating for the patient, it's also heart wrenching
for his or her family. We couldn't be more pleased about the impact this
study will have for patients with traumatic brain injury."

The Traumatic Brain Injury Center at Hennepin County Medical Center
offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary patient care education and
research to serve people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury.
Providing a full range of state-of-the-art medical and rehabilitative
services, HCMC's expertise spans the entire continuum of care for adult
and pediatric TBI patients, from prevention to emergency care,
neurosurgery, critical care, rehabilitation and the Mild to Moderate
Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic.
 

Cornell Study

This study was designed as a randomized, delayed entry trial of the effects of HBOT on children ages 1 to 5 years with moderate to severe CP.  Dr. Maurine Packard

View Report

Low Pressure Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Pediatric Brain Injury, A Minimal Risk Medical Treatment

View Report

HBOT for Developmental Disabilities including RS and CP

Earl M. Williams, Ph.D.

View Website

Hyperbaric-oxygen treatment of multiple sclerosis. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

BH Fischer, M Marks, and T Reich

New England Journal of Medicine

Articles in the Press

Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy Association on HBOT and Brain Injury, August 2002

The United Cerebral Palsy Association issues a statement on HBOT, "Sufficient clinical experience does exist to support the need for additional controlled studies exploring these questions in a scientifically acceptable manner."

View Entire Article on UCP Website

 

 

Waking Up Sleeping cells

Candis McLean

View article from Alberta Report

Stroke

The Lion Magazine, November 2002

Hyperbaric Oxygen Offers New Hope for Stroke Victims

TBI

Autism

Hyperbaric treatment shows promise for autism   -  Fri, Mar 20, 2009 (Reuters Health) — Kids with autism may benefit from a series of treatments in a pressurized chamber with boosted oxygen levels.  http://www.babycenter.com/204_hyperbaric-treatment-shows-promise-for-autism_10310687.bc

Helpful Links   

HOT 4R CP Kids Foundation  The foundation’s goal is to fund education and research into Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the treatment of children living with Cerebral Palsy. Our hope is that one day all children living with CP can benefit from this therapy.

The Healing Center Online  Good site for Autism and CP research.

Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics "Our Mission is the advancement of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy used in traditional circumstances as well as the prevention and enhancement aspects of your health. We are committed to explore and illustrate the uses of HBOT. Our aim is to make HBOT more widely known and to vastly increase the average American’s access to the availability of HBOT."

Spinal Rehabilitation Group: Molecular Hyperbaric Medicine
"The Spinal Rehabilitation Group is a day care facility in Australia utilising the benefits of Hyperbaric Medicine as part of a multi disciplinary treatment program specialising in chronic degenerative spinal related, neurological and vascular disorders."

MEDLINEplus "is a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions.  MEDLINEplus is updated daily and can be bookmarked at the URL: medlineplus.gov. There is no advertising on this site, nor does MEDLINEplus endorse any company or product."

Organizations that may help with special needs

The following is a list of people and organizations to call if you have a special needs child. It may be worth the effort to call to see what each program offers.
 

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