In Part 1 of this Research Rundown, we try to wrap our heads around an evidence brief prepared for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), entitled Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury and or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Highlights: The brief...
In this Research Rundown we review a study that investigates the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat military personnel. This study is a good example of the studies floating around that could be preventing our American Heroes from getting the help they need and...
In this Research Rundown we dive into a study that used hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat animal subjects suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) associated with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Highlights: The study shows substantial evidence of HBOT...
According to a world-class Israeli study, Oxygen under pressure can dramatically reduce PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Veterans in the study made such positive progress that they were no longer categorized as having PTSD by the end of the treatment plan. The...
Extivita RTP is finding success using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to treat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Under Senate Bill 422, and in collaboration with The Community Foundation of NC East,...
A Tel Aviv University-led research study reportedly found that oxygen therapy can dramatically reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and was so successful that half of those who underwent the therapy were no longer deemed to have PTSD at the...
Abstract Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by changes in both brain activity and microstructural integrity. Cumulative evidence demonstrates that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) induces neuroplasticity and case-series studies...
Abstract Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a commonly used treatment for a variety of medical issues, including more than a dozen currently approved uses. However, there are alternative proposed uses that have significant implications among an active...
The Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Coordinating Center is responding to a request from the VA Health Services Research and Development Service for an update to the 2018 ESP evidence brief on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to treat Veterans and...
Abstract: Persistent postconcussion syndrome (PPCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a significant public health and military problem for which there is limited treatment evidence. The aim of this study was to determine whether forty 150 kPa hyperbaric...
