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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) demonstrated a significant drop in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and suicidal ideation in a new study of military personnel, according to a study published in Medical Gas Research. Researchers enrolled 29 active-duty...
Abstract The Notch signaling pathway is critically involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, development, and homeostasis. Far infrared (FIR) has an effect that promotes wound healing. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. In the present...
One woman with UC shares how hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped her recover from a severe flare.There is no cure for ulcerative colitis. It took me a long time to realize that the chronic condition is a lifelong journey with a number of therapies that can help along the...
Almost 2 million kids suffer concussions every year playing sports like hockey, soccer and football, but one local athlete says he found a treatment that is making him better a lot faster. Spencer Silverstein, quarterback of the football team at Richard Montgomery...
New Orleans, LA - A pilot case control study of veterans of the US armed forces with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS), with or without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has found significant improvements...
Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, report the case of the reversal of...
Watch Megyn Kelly interview Kristal Carlson about her toddler's drowning induced brain damage and miraculous HBOT treatment on NBC's Today Show.
A recent Department of Veterans Affairs decision to begin offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to some veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder has drawn praise from the chairman of The American Legion’s PTSD/TBI Ad Hoc Committee. Read the full...
KFLY, Acadia, LA reporting on Lafayette resident Paul Bosworth's traumatic brain injury and his experience with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Bosworth shows SPECT imaging of his brain before and after the HBOT treatment, indicating...