Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 They are finding that this works on children with Cerebralpalsy If it can work on them it sure can work on RSD !!!. I have a neice with it, and it seem that they are trying the same things that they try on her like Botox and stuff on pateints with RSD. HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY > HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY > > This is an exciting new treatment area for CRPS patients. Many of you are > already familiar with this form of treatment and some have already been > through the treatment process. At American RSDHope we try to bring > patients > the best and most complete information we can find on the topics that > affect > them the most, especially concerning treatments. HBO, or HBOT as it is > sometimes called, is one of those topics. > > We are building a new section on the website (see the link below) which > will > be added to a great deal more in the coming weeks and months as more > information is gathered but we have started with some information already > as > well as some links. > > In addition, I have begun a blog " PAIN IS A FOUR LETTER WORD " , (or weblog > for those of you still using a dial-up connection), and it will be used to > record my experiences as I undergo 20 or so Hyperbaric treatments > beginning > Monday, June 30th at National Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center (link > below). > The blog can be accessed by going to the HBO section or directly by going > to > the second link listed below. Any of you who believe in prayer, I would > greatly appreciate any and all! Thanks > > Here is some basic information on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. > > " Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (abbreviated HBOT) is a medical treatment that > uses pure oxygen to speed and enhance the body's natural ability to heal. " > " During therapy, the patient breathes pure, 100% oxygen under increased > atmospheric pressure. (The air we normally breathe contains only 19-21% of > this essential element.) The concentration of oxygen normally dissolved in > the bloodstream is thus raised many times above normal (up to 2000%). In > addition to the blood, all body fluids including the lymph and > cerebrospinal > fluids are infused with the healing benefits of this molecular oxygen. It > can reach bone and tissues which are inaccessible to red blood cells, > enhance white blood cell function, and promote the formation of new > capillary and peripheral blood vessels. This results in increased > infection > control and faster healing of a wide range of conditions. " > > As Dr Spiegel says on his website " Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has proven > itself to be a very viable option to treat reflex sympathetic dystrophy > (RSD). Numerous articles in the medical literature have shown the > reduction > in pain and swelling associated with RSD and a return of function using > hyperbaric oxygen. Best of all for RSD patients, this is accomplished > without the need for painful injections, narcotics, or surgical implants > for > pain management. Most RSD sufferers find that following the first few > treatments they are able to achieve a full night's sleep for the first > time > in years. They then notice the decreased need for narcotics, improved > thinking, with a diminished depression. The swelling of the effected arm > or > leg associated with RSD diminishes and they are able to start physical > therapy with marked improvement in muscle strength. Many people afflicted > with RSDhave then been able to return to a happier and more productive > life, > frequently returning to their prior occupation. > > Unfortunately, most people who suffer from RSD or CRPS only receive pain > management.This means being prescribed various narcotics, and > antidepressants. Then RSD patients must start on a long and frequent > schedule of stellate ganglion /sympathetic blocks. With exception of a few > fortunate RSD and CRPS sufferers who respond to these injection, this > expensive therapy is repeated weekly or monthly for the rest of the RSD > patient's life. When RSD sufferers fail to respond to these blocks, the > patient is referred for morphine pump implants or spinal stimulators which > cost $20,000 to implant and requires ongoing physician management on a > monthly basis to make the proper adjustments. The pain management > specialists usually pontificate the success that is achieved with these > treatments. Yet, if they are so successful, then why do RSD and CRPS > patients need 50 -200 stellate ganglion blocks, and why do most spinal > stimulators do and morphine pumps fail to control the pain. > > Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, which is an FDA approved therapy for treating > RSD > and CRPS, utilizes 100% oxygen administered under increased pressure. It > is > a very safe, painless,and cost effective means of treating the chronic > debilitating pain of RSD and CRPS. " > > Dr Spiegel has free reports available as well as other articles on the > site. > > In our HBO section we also have a link to Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics in > San > Bernadino, CA. This is another fantastic facility that has been achieving > great results for CRPS patients with HBO therapy. We will adding some of > the > content from their site onto our new section in the coming weeks. I have > discussed HBO treatment for CRPS patients at length with the Director > there, > , and the whole thing is so exciting and when you start > learning, the more you learn the more it makes sense as to why this > treatment works for so many patients. > > Lastly, I am asking any of you out there who have been through the HBO > treatment, especially if you have been treated at a facility with the > hard-sided units, as opposed to the home units. Send in a basic summary of > your experience to keeths@... I am going to place some of these on > the > website so others will get an idea of what to expect. > > Thank you in advance everyone! > > > > HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBO) Section - > http://www.rsdhope.org/ShowPage.asp?page_id=165 > > s Blog - PAIN IS A FOUR LETTER WORD - > http://www.rsdhope.org/Showpage.asp?PAGE_ID=165 & PGCT_ID=4566 > > NATIONAL HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CENTER - Palm Harbor, FL - > http://www.florida-oxygen.com/ > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I AM PRESENTLY HAVING THESE TREATMENTS FOR WOUND CARE ON MY RIGHT LEG....BUT MORESO FOR MY RSD. I AM HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL AT LEAST BRING THE SEVERE PAIN DOWN TO TOLERABLE PAIN. I HAVE HAD FOUR TREATMENTS TO DATE. I DO NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES AS OF YET, BUT AM HOPEFUL FOR SUCCESS! THANKS FOR THE 411 AND I WILL CONTACT YOU IF THIS HELPS FOR YOUR RECORDS, AS I AM IN THE KIND OF CHAMBER YOU DESCRIBED. KATHY G. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 > > Has anyone ever tried Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Any results or info? > Yes i have in Mexico but can't say if it helped or not. Personally i'm from Canada. May i suggest yu check out www.healthsentinel.com and use the search tab. www.naturalnews.com is a great site as well..Hope this is helpful..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 > > > > Has anyone ever tried Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Any results or info? > > Yes i have in Mexico but can't say if it helped or not. Personally i'm from Canada. May i suggest yu check out www.healthsentinel.com and use the search tab. www.naturalnews.com is a great site as well..Hope this is helpful..... > hi there. Be carel with the healthsentinel.com site. Don't know why it sez it's been hacked. If yu'll send a message to - mykdymond@... i'll send yu a safe link...Sorry for the first one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I've heard of it being used and of getting some relief, but when I tried it I got claustrophobic after a minute and had to be released! On May 14, 2010, at 2:13 PM, knot_weed wrote: > > > > > > > I wonder if Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy would help?? > > That is not a well known therapy here in Netherlands, but some > beauty centers provide this therapy (or Ozone therapy which is > maybe related?). > > If there is a problem with oxygenation, I think it should be > possible to check this (e.g. ear thermometers use the oxygen level > and small changes in blood color in the earlobe to measure > temperature). > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 It does help, However if you are looking for a cure I will tell you that it's not out there. HBOT will push Abx deeper into the tissues and boost the immune system.  Sudylo RN/CHT www.juliashbot.com  > > > > > > > I wonder if Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy would help?? > > That is not a well known therapy here in Netherlands, but some > beauty centers provide this therapy (or Ozone therapy which is > maybe related?). > > If there is a problem with oxygenation, I think it should be > possible to check this (e.g. ear thermometers use the oxygen level > and small changes in blood color in the earlobe to measure > temperature). > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 My son did 5 weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. He felt great while in the chamber and then for a few hours after each session(daily). The effects were not long lasting as far as we can tell. This is not to say it was not beneficial. If he could do it it every day, he would. It is, however, very expensive, prohibitively so. There are soft-sided portable chambers that can be purchased on-line, but their effectiveness as compared to the hard-shell high pressure chambers is questionable.Steve C. > > > > > > > I wonder if Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy would help?? > > That is not a well known therapy here in Netherlands, but some > beauty centers provide this therapy (or Ozone therapy which is > maybe related?). > > If there is a problem with oxygenation, I think it should be > possible to check this (e.g. ear thermometers use the oxygen level > and small changes in blood color in the earlobe to measure > temperature). > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 > > My son did 5 weeks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. He felt great while in the chamber and then for a few hours after each session(daily). The effects were not long lasting as far as we can tell. that makes sense to me; at least from a scientific point of view I would guess it is only adressing some of the symptoms, not the cause of the problem (like many 'treatments' for Lyme). So the benefit disappears quickly after you stop the treatment. Borrelia has great survival skills; once it has established itself in the body, you can't kill it except with very strong stuff (which often is dangerous for the host as well, in the concentrations that are really effective). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I have started HBOT therapy and seem to have gotten rid of all the pressure in my head. Has anyone had long term success. If so, how many treatments did you do? I am happy to hear anyone's experience or opinions. thanks. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for posting this.  We tried to use our local MS centre and were required to get Drs permission.. They said NO.. How did you get MS centre to agree to taking your son for dives?  Many thanks  Tracey On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:19 PM, wade8824 <rachel@...> wrote:  Although related to MS centre funding, I have been filmed with my son at Coventry MS centre after undergoing 28 dives of HBO therapy. J is doing really well. For a child with severe verbal dyspraxia and very few clear words the oxygen seems to be helping him clarify his speech sounds and he is certainly an enthusiastic learner. His eye contact has improved, his ability to listen has improved, he is nodding his head in acknowledgement as you talk to him, he is carrying instructions out over distance and time but most of all his speech is coming!!! never say never, even at the age of 9. To see clip go towww.itv.com/central-east/ms-funding51361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for posting this.  We tried to use our local MS centre and were required to get Drs permission.. They said NO.. How did you get MS centre to agree to taking your son for dives?  Many thanks  Tracey On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:19 PM, wade8824 <rachel@...> wrote:  Although related to MS centre funding, I have been filmed with my son at Coventry MS centre after undergoing 28 dives of HBO therapy. J is doing really well. For a child with severe verbal dyspraxia and very few clear words the oxygen seems to be helping him clarify his speech sounds and he is certainly an enthusiastic learner. His eye contact has improved, his ability to listen has improved, he is nodding his head in acknowledgement as you talk to him, he is carrying instructions out over distance and time but most of all his speech is coming!!! never say never, even at the age of 9. To see clip go towww.itv.com/central-east/ms-funding51361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for posting this.  We tried to use our local MS centre and were required to get Drs permission.. They said NO.. How did you get MS centre to agree to taking your son for dives?  Many thanks  Tracey On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:19 PM, wade8824 <rachel@...> wrote:  Although related to MS centre funding, I have been filmed with my son at Coventry MS centre after undergoing 28 dives of HBO therapy. J is doing really well. For a child with severe verbal dyspraxia and very few clear words the oxygen seems to be helping him clarify his speech sounds and he is certainly an enthusiastic learner. His eye contact has improved, his ability to listen has improved, he is nodding his head in acknowledgement as you talk to him, he is carrying instructions out over distance and time but most of all his speech is coming!!! never say never, even at the age of 9. To see clip go towww.itv.com/central-east/ms-funding51361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Wonderful :-)!!!www.itv.com/central-east/ms-funding51361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Sorry Anita As far as I am aware it is only available to see at itv.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Great news , hope they can keep the centre open Mandi x In a message dated 11/10/2010 21:40:38 GMT Daylight Time, rachel@... writes: and very few clear words the oxygen seems to be helping him clarify his speech sounds and he is certainly an enthusiastic learner. His eye contact has improved, his ability to listen has improved, he is nodding his head in acknowledgement as you talk to him, he is carrying instructions out over distance and time but most of all his speech is coming!!! never say never, even at the age of 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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