Doctors and researchers with Aviv Clinics say hyperbaric oxygen therapy is showing promising results for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD. Credit: First Coast News Retired Col. Andy Smith says HBOT therapy helped his PTSD. Dr. Elamir, a board-certified internal...
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News for Veterans
Using Pressure and Oxygen to Treat PTSD
North Carolina is moving forward with a new way to help veterans who suffer from PTSD. N.C. formally recognized hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a viable treatment for PTSD in November with the passage of Senate Bill 442, which appropriated $150,000 from the state budget...
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"...
NC veterans with PTSD, brain trauma eligible for free hyperbaric oxygen treatment
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – It’s estimated about 20 veterans lose their life to suicide every day. Many of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. North Carolina’s Senate Bill 442 is creating an opportunity to expand treatment to help deal...
Israeli Study Shows New Therapy Can Dramatically Reduce PTSD Symptoms, Many No Longer Had Illness: Report
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...
The VA Should Consider Hyperbaric Oxygen as a Worthwhile Treatment
From Military Times Commentary by Tommy Tuberville Army Capt. Kyle Salik is the first patient to receive oxygen therapy at the new Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center June 20, 2017. (Robert Shields/Army) The COVID-19 pandemic...
Healing Arizona Veterans sponsors hyperbaric oxygen therapy for eligible vets
After being knocked unconscious four times due to Marines deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, Armando was living life with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. His diagnosis of post-concussion syndrome, and an autoimmune disease from toxic...
Veterans with traumatic brain injury needed for hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
INDIANAPOLIS (WISHTV) — Indiana has put $1 million toward hyperbaric oxygen therapy research. Indiana was the first state to use public funds for what is considered experimental, or off-label, treatment of traumatic brain injuries. The program was just getting started...
VA Will Expand & Extend Participation In Its Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Program
From NewsDakota.com AMESTOWN, 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 therapy...