I can only speak as a person that sees and talks with people everyday, spinal cord injuries are helped with hyperbarics-the degree depends on the nature, as with anything. I would encourage anyone to look into this therapy. One site on the internet is Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics, just to mention one. This is a therapy that should not be ignored.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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, Jun 04 2009 05:36 PM
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 05:36 PM
I can only speak as a person that sees and talks with people everyday, spinal cord injuries are helped with hyperbarics-the degree depends on the nature, as with anything. I would encourage anyone to look into this therapy. One site on the internet is Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics, just to mention one. This is a therapy that should not be ignored.
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Posted 11 June 2009 - 01:01 PM
oxygen, on Jun 4 2009, 09:36 AM, said:
I can only speak as a person that sees and talks with people everyday, spinal cord injuries are helped with hyperbarics-the degree depends on the nature, as with anything. I would encourage anyone to look into this therapy. One site on the internet is Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics, just to mention one. This is a therapy that should not be ignored.There has been quite a few studies that help support the idea of benefits to acute patients, however hyperbaric therapies are typically very expensive and since they are not proven, most insurances (atleast in the States) will not let you proceed lightly.
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 01:37 PM
Hi,
My son went for 32 sessions of 2 and half hours each. He didnt have any baseline studies done before, so it would be difficult to be scientific about its effectiveness. There was no miracle increase in movement or sensation BUT his improved energy and stamina was worth every cent. He changed from barely being able to shower and have an hour of therapy before he needed to be back in his bed , to being able to do therapy sessions, stop at the shops on the way home and still go out with his friends in the evening. His wildly fluctuating blood pressure also seems to be more even. His head rushes are nowhere as bad as before.
He was told that hyperbaric would probably have done more for him if he had had it immediately post trauma....but to be realistic, the first month was taken up trying to keep him alive!
It is expensive, but he has already said that he may do more one day down the line, in a year or two he felt his energy needed a boost. If he did, we would plan a fundraiser.
Most of the others in the tank with him ( he was in the 6 people tank) where post cancer treatment or suffering from wounds that did not want to heal. eg diabetes or amputees. They all got good results, so I cannot see why it would not work for pressure sores too.
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My son went for 32 sessions of 2 and half hours each. He didnt have any baseline studies done before, so it would be difficult to be scientific about its effectiveness. There was no miracle increase in movement or sensation BUT his improved energy and stamina was worth every cent. He changed from barely being able to shower and have an hour of therapy before he needed to be back in his bed , to being able to do therapy sessions, stop at the shops on the way home and still go out with his friends in the evening. His wildly fluctuating blood pressure also seems to be more even. His head rushes are nowhere as bad as before.
He was told that hyperbaric would probably have done more for him if he had had it immediately post trauma....but to be realistic, the first month was taken up trying to keep him alive!
It is expensive, but he has already said that he may do more one day down the line, in a year or two he felt his energy needed a boost. If he did, we would plan a fundraiser.
Most of the others in the tank with him ( he was in the 6 people tank) where post cancer treatment or suffering from wounds that did not want to heal. eg diabetes or amputees. They all got good results, so I cannot see why it would not work for pressure sores too.
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