In this 9/11 tribute, Extivita honors all service members who have defended our country & highlights the unfortunate truth about veteran suicide. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is breathing new life into injured veterans and saving lives. If you know someone suffering...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) News
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Gaining Independence from Suicidal Ideation
Treat Brain Wounds with Hyperbaric Oxygenation and other Alternative Therapies "VA’s top clinical priority is preventing suicide among all Veterans — including those who do not, and may never, seek care within the VA health care system.” Yet nowhere in their...
Veteran says oxygen therapy is helping his PTSD
RALEIGH, N.C. — Post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of care for it are two issues plaguing the veteran population. Now, there’s an option: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The option became available after the state legislature designated funding for this purpose....
HBOT News Network Podcast: Elena Schertz & Extivita RTP
Elena Schertz, NP of Extivita-RTP in North Carolina, discusses how her clinic is actively healing the injured and sick with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), including veterans, sports athletes and COVID long-haulers. She explains the proven benefits of HBOT – what it...
‘A godsend’: The 22 Project helps veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Veteran Tim Hammer undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of The 22 Project, May 20 in Delray Beach. JIM RASSOL/THE LAKELAND LEDGERAnthony Scaife can finally sleep at night. A veteran who served in the United States Navy from 1986 to 1993, Scaife suffers from...
Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Heal Your Brain?
Research supports hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for mild brain injuries and Alzheimers disease, but it remains controversial as a treatment for autism.(Nakleyka/Shuttertock) A new study shows promising results for this alternative treatment BY JENNIFER...
Maroon wins Arthur C. Rettig Award
Image Credits @drjosephmaroon Steelers' neurosurgeon Joseph C. Maroon, MD, was awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence by NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS). Dr. Maroon was presented the award at the NFLPS scientific meeting during the 2022 NFL...
North Carolina launches plan to use new “lifesaving” oxygen therapy to treat veterans for PTSD
By Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter North Carolina is one of the first states in the country to start using a new oxygen treatment to help veterans overcome Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being called a "lifesaver"...
Dr. Maroon’s Personal Experience with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
My Personal Journey to Florida’s Aviv Hyperbaric Clinic – By Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS* In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, traveled to Florida seeking the Fountain of Youth. Legend has it that magical waters, from a special spring, could reverse the aging...