by HBOT News | Jan 28, 1998 | Stroke
Abstract: There are several reports that have studied the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on cerebral blood flow (CBF). However, most of the reports have been of animal experiments, and human studies are few so far. The aim of this study is to clarify the...
by HBOT News | Dec 9, 2022 | Brain Damage, Key Brain Damage Research, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
by Paul G. Harch, MD Despite the “Decade of the Brain” from 1990-2000(1) and all the advances of modern medicine, treatment of the most common neurological diseases (traumatic brain injury, stroke, and dementia) has made minimal progress in the last 100 years. In 2017...
by HBOT News | Sep 1, 2022 | Gender, Gender-Affirming Surgery, Hyperbaric Oxygen News, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The utility of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has advanced way beyond decompression illness (when scuba divers come to the surface too rapidly). Facilities are springing up around the world, and they’re being used to treat a wide range of complaints, from surgeries...
by HBOT News | Jun 30, 2022 | Adult and Pediatric Chronic Cerebral Disorders, Hyperbaric, Hyperbaric Oxygen News, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
In the past two years a disturbing trend has become a standard of care in the off-label use of HBOT for chronic pediatric brain injury, the use of 1.75 ATA oxygen. Unfortunately, this is merely the latest re-emergence of the age old illusion and nemesis of HBOT in...
by HBOT News | Apr 4, 2019 | Concussion News, News, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) News
Article from Inforum (Fargo, ND) highlights a $2M grant to help expand access to Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat head injuries at a clinic in North Dakota: After a series of four concussions in just two years, 13-year-old Payton Rude’s health...
