The passage of NC Senate Bill 442 recognizes hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a practical treatment solution for PTSD in veterans. Senate Bill 442 appropriates $150,000 from the North Carolina state budget to assist in connecting veterans with hyperbaric oxygen therapies....
Life-saving oxygen therapy planned to help NC veterans
In North Carolina, at the Extivita clinic in RTP hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is being used to treat PTSD and TBI in veterans. Veterans gain hope again as they slowly but surely see their depression disappear. The HBOT therapy is considered life-saving, since...
NC veterans with TBI, PTSD to receive free hyperbaric oxygen treatments
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,...
HBOT Can Dramatically Reduce PTSD Symptoms, per an Israeli Study
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...
VA Will Expand & Extend Participation in its Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Program for Post-Traumatic Stress
From NewsDakota.comAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will expand and extend the Fargo VA’s participation in its hyperbaric oxygen...
Veterans Suicide Prevention Bill S.785 Signed into Law Expands the VA’s Research into HBOT
From TreatNow.org.Secretary Wilkie Applauds President Trump for Signing Suicide Prevention BillVA Secretary Robert Wilkie released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act...
Veteran suicide is a problem. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a solution.
Excerpt from Military Times, Rep. Greg Murphy.Each year, the United States recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Month. In 2017 alone, more than 47,000 Americans tragically died from suicide. More than 6,100 of these Americans were veterans....
Legislative Alert: S.785 to Prevent Veteran Suicide Moves to the House
From Treat NowThe Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Bill Unanimously Passed in the Senate. Bipartisan legislation to connect veterans with life-saving care is one step closer to becoming law.As Ranking Member of the Senate...
Senate Passes Comprehensive Bill to Combat Veteran Suicide
“On Saturday I heard another compelling story from a North Dakota veteran named AJ about the powerful difference Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can make in the lives of our veterans. Our legislation advances the study of this impactful treatment and will...
Clark Memorial, Purdue to study hyperbaric oxygen therapy for PTSD, traumatic brain injury
Purdue Neurotrauma Group, a Purdue University Research team, has selected Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville, IN to participate in a statewide pilot study to research HBOT treatment for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic...