Hyperbaric Treatment Alternatives
Earlier we mentioned a number of medical conditions in which Hyperbaric Oxygen can help. In addition to those conditions there are other conditions in which it is investigating the use of hyperbaric chamber in countries such as Puerto Rico, United States, Europe, South America and in almost every country in the world. When used on an experimental basis for:
• Brown Recluse Spider Bites
• Leprosy
• Necrosis of the head of F Emura
• Intestinal obstruction
• Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Head Trauma
• Epilepsy• Multiple Sclerosis
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Autism
• Retts Syndrome
• Angel Syndrome
• hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
• anoxic encephalopathy
• Superficial Keratitis
• Subepithelial keratitis
• Migraine
In Puerto Rico there is a research center and home treatment for hypoxic ischemic conditions. Specifically for conditions in which there was an injury to the patient’s neurological level. It is located in Isabela, PR, located specifically at the Center for Adults and Children with Disabilities Inc.
This center is offering its services in a hyperbaric chamber treatment since May 2004. When you have found favorable results in patients with Cerebral Palsy, Head Trauma, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Autism Syndrome Syndrome Retts and Angel, among others. In Puerto Rico, is the only place authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA for its acronym in English) that provides these services to be experimental in nature.
In most of the above conditions treatment can vary from 40 to 120 treatments treatments in a single treatment session. The patient may need several sessions to deliver significant improvement. The m edical decide the number of treatments per session, which will take the patient. The number of sessions required for each patient will depend on the progress of the patient, supervised by a physician properly trained in Hyperbaric Medicine.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is not invasive or painful. Speeds healing, helps form new blood vessels, reduces inflammation, helps build bones, helps reduce the toxic effects on infections, decreases morbidity, resulting in shorter stays in hospital, reduce health care costs AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE.