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selflessanatta · 11 months ago
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Autism and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Unmasking the 'Snake Oil' Claims, http://selflessanatta.com/autism-and-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-unmasking-the-snake-oil-claims/
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Autism and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Unmasking the 'Snake Oil' Claims
The US Food and Drug Administration has published a warning for parents to beware of false or misleading claims about HBOT for treating autism.
I know a family who purchased a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for their home to treat their son with autism.
It was expensive. A cheap one costs about $10,000, and some go as high as $40,000. Desperate parents are easily swayed into purchasing the more expensive models.
They did their research, which meant they went to Google and absorbed the various snake oil sales pitches. When they saw doctors who touted scientific studies backing their dubious claims, they were convinced the therapy had promise.
It did nothing.
At first, the imagined improvements strengthened their belief that they had found the cure. Their son’s health appeared better; they noticed more eye contact, and they believed he was on the mend.
Confirmation bias works that way.
They told their friends and other parents about their great discovery and their hopes for a “cure” to their son’s autism.
However, when they asked the specialists and therapists who worked with their son regularly about his progress, none reported any significant change.
After a few months, their enthusiasm waned, and they began questioning whether or not this was a cure.
They maintained their belief that the procedure improved his health for many more months, mostly as a way of rationalizing they made the right decision in purchasing the hyperbaric oxygen chamber and putting their son in it daily.
However, the objective reality was ultimately undeniable.
They purchased the chamber to cure their son. They kept it because they believed it improved his health. When they finally accepted that it made no difference, they were shattered.
They were heartbroken for two reasons.
One, they believed erroneously that they could transform their non-neurotypical son into what they wanted him to be. Their dreams of a perfect son were revealed as illusions.
Two, they were embarrassed because they told so many people, and convinced other parents of the efficacy of a treatment that turned out to be snake oil.
They certainly were not alone. It’s a trap nearly every special needs parent falls into, me included.
See: Snake Oil and Autism: The Truth About Autism Cure Scams
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness, a condition sometimes caused by surfacing too quickly when scuba diving.
According to the Mayo Clinic, other conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include:
Serious infections.
Bubbles of air in blood vessels.
Wounds that may not heal because of diabetes or radiation injury.
Notice that curing autism is missing from this list.
In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased 2 to 3 times higher than normal air pressure. Under these conditions, your lungs can gather much more oxygen than would be possible by breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure.
This extra oxygen helps fight bacteria. It also triggers the release of substances called growth factors and stem cells, which promote healing.
Studies of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for autism
A study from 2009 makes bold claims about helping autism, Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
After 40 sessions, mean physician CGI scores significantly improved in the treatment group compared to controls in overall functioning (p = 0.0008), receptive language (p < 0.0001), social interaction (p = 0.0473), and eye contact (p = 0.0102); 9/30 children (30%) in the treatment group were rated as “very much improved” or “much improved”…
Sounds great, doesn’t it?
These snake oil salespeople promote this study.
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Unfortunately, this old study hasn’t been able to be replicated by anyone else. Further, follow-up studies in 2016 and 2017 reach the opposite conclusions.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Key results
We found a single, small study of 60 children that evaluated high‐pressure oxygen therapy for ASD.
There was no evidence that high‐pressure oxygen therapy improved social interaction, behavioral problems, speech or language communication, or mental function in children with ASD. However, children who received high‐pressure (hyperbaric) oxygen therapy showed an increased occurrence of ear barotrauma events when compared with those in the control group.
[In other words, it hurt them.]
Quality of the evidence
The quality of the evidence is low. Evidence is insufficient to confirm that high‐pressure oxygen is an effective treatment for individuals with ASD.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder
Recommendation
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been approved for treating specific conditions such as decompression sickness. The current absence of conclusive evidence for treatment of autism symptoms has not supported its endorsement for use in treating ASD by the Food and Drug Administration. Further, the Food and Drug Administration has published a warning for parents to beware of false or misleading claims about HBOT for treating autism.21
Conclusion
Currently, there is insufficient evidence to support use of HBOT to treat children with ASD, and its use as a form of treatment is not recommended. More research might reveal specific groups of children who might benefit from such treatment.
In short, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is snake oil.
Snake Oil Sales Tactics
Snake oil treatments rely on the mistrust of consensus opinions. However, they do rely on expert testimony, an interesting dichotomy.
For example, the consensus opinion is that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is snake oil. However, some doctors claim it is not.
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Of course, the snake oil peddlers also claim it’s great, making dubious claims.
How HBOT Helps Autistic Patients
HBOT has been used as an alternative autism treatment, and it has shown positive results. [No. It has not.]
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Even Autism Parenting Magazine gets in on the snake oils sales support.
The bottom line
Multiple studies show that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help to alleviate the symptoms of autism in children and adults. Clinically supervised use of the therapy can potentially improve their cognitive abilities, communication behavior, and fine motor skills by increasing oxygenation circulation and reducing inflammation. However, the evidence supporting the efficiency of HBOT is mixed and anecdotal.
Notice how they contradict themselves in the paragraph above. They claim there are multiple studies and clinically supervised uses that show improvements, which is not true, but they follow with the accurate statement that the evidence is mixed and anecdotal, which means there is no real evidence.
If you are a desperate parent, you will ignore the disclaimer and latch on to the idea that the therapy works—confirmation bias at work.
With so many sources of plausible-sounding bullshit, it’s very difficult to sort fact from sales fiction, which is exactly how the snake oil sales pitch works.
Common Sense
If you are still considering hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you’ve probably convinced yourself that your child is unique, and they may be the one who does respond.
Before you waste tens of thousands of dollars on a submarine torpedo, ask yourself a few questions. Why hasn’t the 2009 study been replicated since? Wouldn’t a truly effective treatment for autism spark a great deal of follow-up research? Why have subsequent studies shown no results? If it were effective even for a small number of children, that would be reflected in the results.
Ask yourself what you expect from the therapy. Are you throwing a “Hail Mary” hoping for a “cure?” If so, I fear you are setting yourself up for a major disappointment.
~~wink~~
Anatta
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polwool · 4 years ago
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I heard a religious radio station state in an advertisement that hyperbaric chambers therapy “cures autism, alzheimers, stroke damage [and a while list of other uncurable conditions]” by “adjusting oxygen levels to pre-flood levels” and to “how oxygen levels were during Noah’s times”...
This comes after seeing a roadside billboard saying “god creates” with an X through an evolution illustration...
And it just further reminds me of how cancerous, anti-science, and detrimental to society religion can be on the United States.
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supermangusa · 4 years ago
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER
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Oxygen is essential for the development of all life processes. It is an essential substance to be able to live and the clear example is that, without food, a person can survive from 30 to 40 days, but, without oxygen, it does not reach 5 minutes.
When we breathe pure oxygen during a treatment, there is a significant increase in oxygen transport that can ensure that those areas of the body that are in hypoxia (lack of oxygen), benefit from this oxygen and can start their metabolic routes and physiological mechanisms.
This is precisely what happens when the hyperbaric chamber is used . Don't worry, you have most likely never heard of it, as it is not a commonly known medical instrument. And yet, it is widely used in certain medical problems .
Therefore, in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about this camera, very useful when the lungs need to breathe more oxygen than normal.
What is a hyperbaric chamber and what is it for?
Before explaining what the hyperbaric chamber is, it is important to talk about hyperbaric oxygen therapy or hyperbaric medicine . "Hyper" refers to higher than normal, while "baric" refers to pressure. Therefore, this oxygen therapy consists of breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber . This pressurized chamber is the hyperbaric chamber and it is a non-invasive and painless method.
Thus, it is a modality in which a chamber is used to create a pressure above atmospheric, with pure oxygen and for 60-90 minutes per session. want to know more about that https://www.smithsurgery.com/hyperbaric-chamber-las-vegas/
Sometimes when a body tissue is injured it may require a greater supply of oxygen to heal than normal, and the hyperbaric chamber is ideal for this. Why? Because the air pressure rises up to three times higher than normal air pressure , and in this way the lungs can breathe more oxygen.
Generally, this chamber may be the only therapeutic indication to cure a condition, although, at other times, it is only part of a comprehensive treatment and is used in conjunction with other therapies or medications. Furthermore, its use does not require hospitalization of the patient.
There is no doubt that the hyperbaric chamber can be of great help in a great multitude of diseases or conditions , although it should be noted that not all.
In this sense, decompression sickness stands out , which divers usually suffer when they ascend to the surface. Also carbon monoxide poisoning , such as can occur in fires, or with cyanide poisoning.
Another condition in which it can be used is when there are air bubbles in the blood vessels (arterial air embolism), severe anemia, deafness, infections such as gangrene or crushing skin lesions and in the healing of wounds that do not heal as a consequence from diabetes, radiation or burns .
Types of Hyperbaric Chambers
Hyperbaric chambers can be of different sizes, individual or collective, and pressurized with pure oxygen or only with compressed air . In this sense, there are two types of hyperbaric chambers: single and multiplace.
Single- seater hyperbaric chambers are the most common and it is a single unit, that is, it only allows the treatment of a single patient per session . Generally, the patient lies on a table that slides into a clear plastic tube. Communication between the healthcare professional and the patient is done through an intercom.
In addition, in this type of chamber, the internal environment maintains 100% oxygen and the patient does not need a mask , making it more comfortable. Its advantages also include that it is easier to observe the patient , no special procedures are required for decompression, and few operators are required.
On the other hand, there are multiplace hyperbaric chambers . These types of cameras are characterized in that they are used to treat several patients at the same time . In this sense, its capacity varies from two to more patients. In these, the patient can sit or lie down in a room that looks like a large hospital room.
These chambers are filled with air and oxygen is breathed in with the help of a mask that covers the nose and mouth or with a helmet that is designed for this purpose. In addition, these allow doctors and other health personnel to accompany patients and provide them with the necessary care.
In this sense, minor surgeries can also be performed inside the chamber and the risk of fire is also reduced.
This therapy is widely used to treat Acute Mountain Sickness . If you want to know more about it, we recommend our Mountain Rescue Expert .
What are the contraindications or risks?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the use of the hyperbaric chamber are a safe procedure, but, as in everything, they can also have some complications. For this reason, the hyperbarist doctor has to prepare a history of the patient that includes reference information, such as if there are lung diseases, chest pains or ear interventions.
It should be noted that, normally, in controlled situations and under the supervision of healthcare personnel, the risks are low and side effects do not usually appear . However, among the most frequent complications are:
Middle ear injuries due to increased air pressure.
Joint pain
Temporary myopia caused by changes in the lens of the eye.
Greater pressure on the head, causing pain in the sinuses.
Seizures produced by oxygen toxicity.
Lung collapse, which can also be caused by changes in air pressure.
Claustrophobia.
Air embolism.
In addition, the use of lighters, electronic devices, mobile phones or headphones is not allowed, since there is a greater risk of fire due to oxygen saturation , especially in chambers pressurized with pure oxygen.
It should also be noted that the use of this camera has not proven its clinical effectiveness in treating cancer, autism, diabetes, asthma, depression, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, hepatitis, spinal cord injury or AIDS, among others.
What is hyperbaric medicine?
Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is the part of medicine that is responsible for studying the changes suffered by living beings subjected to pressures higher than atmospheric and breathing 100% pure oxygen.
Thus, it is a discipline that has been used throughout the world for decades and, although its main objective was to solve the problems of decompression of divers and therapies for specific purposes in aeronautics, with the passage of time it have discovered more beneficial aspects for the health of the general population.
In this way, it serves to alleviate the lack of oxygen in the cells and increases the concentration in the blood plasma, although, for this, it must meet two requirements: that the oxygen is of a purity of 100% and that it is provided with a pressure greater than 1.4 atmospheres absolute (ATA).
Mainly, what it does is avoid injuries due to hypoxymia (shortness of breath) and it has more and more applications for various pathologies .
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relifehospitaljaipur · 3 years ago
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Jaipur
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Jaipur (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while under increased atmospheric pressure cerebral palsy hbot treatment in jaipur In HBOT or Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you can breathe pure oxygen in a small chamber or in a special room. This treatment is mainly to treat divining related problems. But with the help of this treatment, you can heal many other conditions too. In the year of 1662, a hyperbaric chamber was built by a physician. It was a sealed room along with a series of valves and bellows. The main motive was to treat the pressure, which can help to treat some respiratory diseases. FDA or the Food and Drug administration have already approved the HBOT treatment for 13 types of health conditions. We at Relife hospital are honored to announce that we are providing hyperbaric oxygen hbot therapy in Jaipur for the first time. To improve the patient’s health condition, we provide them pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Our expert doctors and nurses deliver 15-20 times more oxygen than the normal atmospheric level.
INDICATION FOR THE USE OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY OR HBOT?
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healthcarecolumn · 4 years ago
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy means breathing 100% oxygen in a pressurized tube or a room. It is a well-established and highly effective treatment for decompression sickness, serious infections, bubbles of air in blood vessels, and wounds that won’t heal easily. In Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber (HBOT) the air pressure is increased by 3–4 times than the normal atmospheric pressure.
In this condition, lungs are able to inhale more oxygen than they can do at normal atmospheric pressure. Under this therapy, your blood is able to carry this pure oxygen throughout your body. This helps in the fight against bacteria and helps in releasing the substances called stem cells and growth factors, which further fasten up the healing process.
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The Need for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Every tissue of your body needs an adequate amount of oxygen to function properly. And when it gets injured, it needs even more oxygen to heal fast. Through this system named Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, the oxygen supply in the blood increases. This temporarily restores the blood gas normal levels and tissues start healing faster and fight infection even more effectively.
This therapy is used to cure many medical conditions and different institutions use it differently. You could be suggested Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy if you suffer any of the following medical conditions.
Brain Abscess
Severe Anemia
Bubbles of air in blood vessels (arterial gas embolism)
Decompression Sickness
Burn
Crushing injury
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Gangrene
Sudden Deafness
Non-healing wounds like diabetic foot ulcer
Infection of skin or bone causing the death of tissues
Sudden and Painless Vision Loss
Skin Graft or skin flap at risk of tissue death
However, there are some diseases, treatment of which can’t be claimed to be effective as the shreds of evidence of the success of HBOT are insufficient in these regards. These diseases are:
Allergies
AIDS/HIV
Arthritis
Alzheimer’s Disease
Autism
Asthma
Brain Injury
Bell’s Palsy
Cerebral Palsy
Cancer
Cirrhosis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Depression
Heart Disease
Gastrointestinal Ulcers
Hepatitis
Heatstroke
Multiple Sclerosis
Migraine
Spinal Cord Injury
Parkinson’s Disease
Stroke
Sports Injury
Risks of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Though Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is safe, still some complications can arise. The potential risks include:
Injuries in the middle ear, including leaking fluid and eardrum rupture
Myopia, caused by temporary eye lens changes
Too much oxygen can result in Seizures in your Central Nervous System
It can also lead to a fire as a result of too much oxygen in the chamber.
How to prepare for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Since the chamber is filled with pure oxygen, it can ignite fire even at a little spark. Hence you are needed to get off from any battery-powered gadgets and lighters. You may also be asked to remove any hair or skin care products that are petroleum-based and can lead to the ignition of the fire. You should ask for specific instructions from the healthcare team present there.
Results of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
To reap benefits from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, one might need more than a single session. Your medical condition shall set the number of sessions you may need. In some cases, like that of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, you may start healing after 3–4 visits. But in some cases like non-healing wounds, you may require 20–40 treatments. This therapy can alone treat decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, and arterial gas embolism. But, to treat other conditions, this therapy is used as a part of a comprehensive treatment plan which can fit into your individual needs.
Closing Comments
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kristablogs · 4 years ago
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Inhaling pure oxygen could keep your brain younger for longer
Subjects take part in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Florida. Many showed increased cognitive response after a three-month trial. (The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research/)
No matter how much retinol cream and hair dye we slather on our faces and roots, we’ll all succumb to age eventually. There’s no cure for it, and it’s much more than skin-deep—aging takes a severe toll on our neurological well-being. Although biologists recently discovered how to reprogram the molecular processes of aging in yeast cells, we haven’t yet cracked the mysteries behind aging in the human brain. Nearly 16 million people in the US struggle with cognitive impairment, a debilitating condition that eventually robs individuals of their independence by chipping away at their memory, motor functions, and ability to concentrate or learn.
But neuroscientists in Israel are trying to turn back the biological clock with one simple ingredient: oxygen. Shai Efrati, a physician and director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center in Israel, has developed a new type of hyperbaric oxygen therapy that increases blood flow in the brain to prevent declining cognitive function in the brains of healthy, older adults. His team’s results were published in the journal Aging this month.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing in pure, highly concentrated, oxygen in a pressurized chamber for a long duration, allowing a person’s lungs to collect three times the normal amount of oxygen from air. With elevated blood-oxygen levels, body tissues supposedly heal at increased rates by stimulating the formation of new vessels at sites of injury. Historically, doctors have used the therapy to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, skin burns, traumatic brain injuries caused by strokes, and gas embolism, a condition that impacts deep-sea divers when nitrogen bubbles form in the circulatory system. More recently, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been advertised as an all-encompassing treatment for many diseases—though the FDA emphasizes that the therapy hasn’t been clinically proven to treat cancer, diabetes, and autism.
In this recent study, Efrati tested the therapy on normally aging adults without preexisting conditions to improve their cognitive function. For three months, 63 adults aged 65 and older spent five days a week, two hours a day in a pressurized chamber, breathing in concentrated oxygen at levels 1,500 times higher than that in the atmosphere. By the end of the study, Efrati discovered that blood flow in the brain increased. Frequent cognitive assessments also revealed that patients scored much higher on attention and information-processing speed tests than prior to the experiment.
The study results showed an uptick in blood flow and oxygen levels in certain regions after the hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research/)
Here’s how the researchers say it works. By dramatically raising blood-oxygen levels in aging patients, Efrati harnessed oxidative stress to prompt some brain cells to go into survivalist mode. Oxygen atoms are free radicals—at concentrated amounts, they scour the body, damaging DNA, cells, and proteins in a phenomenon called oxidative stress. “These short periods of high oxygen actually impose a mild beneficial stress on cells in the brain,” says Mark Mattson, a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. This pressure might promote neurogenesis, a process in which stem cells form new neurons and brain cells, essentially making the central processing unit look and run “younger.” Exercise and intermittent fasting invoke similar reactions in the brain, Mattson says, without extreme adverse impacts.
It’s not just about raising oxygen levels, however: Fluctuation is also key. During the study, Efrati instructed patients to keep oxygen masks on for 20 minutes, then remove them for five-minute breaks. “You put the mask on and breathe 100 percent oxygen,” says Alexander Alvarez, a physician at Aviv Clinics, who administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy. “Then, when you take off the mask, the body thinks it’s in trouble.”
Patients must spend at least two hours, five days a week in the oxygenation chamber at Aviv Clinics. (Dave Globig/)
Efrati thinks that stress caused by fluctuating oxygen levels in the blood might stimulate stem cell growth. But this chain of events hasn’t been scientifically proven yet, says Uri Ashery, a professor of neuroscience at the Sagol School of Neuroscience in Israel. “The mechanisms behind hyperbaric oxygen therapy are unknown,” he notes. When asked if increased blood flow means more brain activity, as indicated in the study, Ashery also hesitated. “Not necessarily,” he says. “It can allow the brain to be more active since it brings in new oxygen. But it doesn’t always mean the brain is more active.”
But what about the patients’ high scores on cognitive assessments after the treatment? While there’s no direct evidence of stem cell proliferation, the study participants exhibited better short term memory, longer attention spans, and the ability to process information at faster speeds than before. Cognitive performance peaked after 20 treatments, Alvarez says, and remained elevated six months after therapy. It did drop off eventually—and scientists still aren’t sure how long the effects last. The treatment doesn’t last forever, Ashery explains, and its longevity depends on each individual’s genetics and lifestyle.
Despite those caveats, the waiting list for the hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the Florida-based company Aviv Clinics is already starting to grow, says CEO Dave Globig. Despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, adults 55 years of age and older have been scrambling to get appointments since the treatment was first rolled out in mid-June. While most clients come from the Villages, a sprawling retirement community that hems the clinic, Globig anticipates taking on patients coming from all over the world. Each treatment package costs $60,000 and spans sixty days, requiring individuals to commute to the clinic five times a week for two-hour sessions.
After their 60 days are up, patients will continue to be monitored with a wearable medical device. If their cardiovascular or cognitive health declines, they’ll be invited back for a physical test and perhaps another round of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Alvarez says.
Ashery hopes that one day the treatment might be popularized enough that it becomes accessible for more populations. “This is something that the government could invest in,” he says. “The scientific and medical communities show that it is quite helpful and prevents a lot of care later on, so this could easily become part of our regular treatment for older adults.”
Efrati, meanwhile, dreams of an aging community that’s completely independent and well-functioning. Longevity isn’t enough—a high quality of life is what these neuroscientists strive for. “We will all die someday,” Efrati says. “But we want to die when we are functioning. We want to go down with our heads up, not when we are debilitated.”
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scootoaster · 4 years ago
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Inhaling pure oxygen could keep your brain younger for longer
Subjects take part in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Florida. Many showed increased cognitive response after a three-month trial. (The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research/)
No matter how much retinol cream and hair dye we slather on our faces and roots, we’ll all succumb to age eventually. There’s no cure for it, and it’s much more than skin-deep—aging takes a severe toll on our neurological well-being. Although biologists recently discovered how to reprogram the molecular processes of aging in yeast cells, we haven’t yet cracked the mysteries behind aging in the human brain. Nearly 16 million people in the US struggle with cognitive impairment, a debilitating condition that eventually robs individuals of their independence by chipping away at their memory, motor functions, and ability to concentrate or learn.
But neuroscientists in Israel are trying to turn back the biological clock with one simple ingredient: oxygen. Shai Efrati, a physician and director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center in Israel, has developed a new type of hyperbaric oxygen therapy that increases blood flow in the brain to prevent declining cognitive function in the brains of healthy, older adults. His team’s results were published in the journal Aging this month.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing in pure, highly concentrated, oxygen in a pressurized chamber for a long duration, allowing a person’s lungs to collect three times the normal amount of oxygen from air. With elevated blood-oxygen levels, body tissues supposedly heal at increased rates by stimulating the formation of new vessels at sites of injury. Historically, doctors have used the therapy to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, skin burns, traumatic brain injuries caused by strokes, and gas embolism, a condition that impacts deep-sea divers when nitrogen bubbles form in the circulatory system. More recently, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been advertised as an all-encompassing treatment for many diseases—though the FDA emphasizes that the therapy hasn’t been clinically proven to treat cancer, diabetes, and autism.
In this recent study, Efrati tested the therapy on normally aging adults without preexisting conditions to improve their cognitive function. For three months, 63 adults aged 65 and older spent five days a week, two hours a day in a pressurized chamber, breathing in concentrated oxygen at levels 1,500 times higher than that in the atmosphere. By the end of the study, Efrati discovered that blood flow in the brain increased. Frequent cognitive assessments also revealed that patients scored much higher on attention and information-processing speed tests than prior to the experiment.
The study results showed an uptick in blood flow and oxygen levels in certain regions after the hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research/)
Here’s how the researchers say it works. By dramatically raising blood-oxygen levels in aging patients, Efrati harnessed oxidative stress to prompt some brain cells to go into survivalist mode. Oxygen atoms are free radicals—at concentrated amounts, they scour the body, damaging DNA, cells, and proteins in a phenomenon called oxidative stress. “These short periods of high oxygen actually impose a mild beneficial stress on cells in the brain,” says Mark Mattson, a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. This pressure might promote neurogenesis, a process in which stem cells form new neurons and brain cells, essentially making the central processing unit look and run “younger.” Exercise and intermittent fasting invoke similar reactions in the brain, Mattson says, without extreme adverse impacts.
It’s not just about raising oxygen levels, however: Fluctuation is also key. During the study, Efrati instructed patients to keep oxygen masks on for 20 minutes, then remove them for five-minute breaks. “You put the mask on and breathe 100 percent oxygen,” says Alexander Alvarez, a physician at Aviv Clinics, who administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy. “Then, when you take off the mask, the body thinks it’s in trouble.”
Patients must spend at least two hours, five days a week in the oxygenation chamber at Aviv Clinics. (Dave Globig/)
Efrati thinks that stress caused by fluctuating oxygen levels in the blood might stimulate stem cell growth. But this chain of events hasn’t been scientifically proven yet, says Uri Ashery, a professor of neuroscience at the Sagol School of Neuroscience in Israel. “The mechanisms behind hyperbaric oxygen therapy are unknown,” he notes. When asked if increased blood flow means more brain activity, as indicated in the study, Ashery also hesitated. “Not necessarily,” he says. “It can allow the brain to be more active since it brings in new oxygen. But it doesn’t always mean the brain is more active.”
But what about the patients’ high scores on cognitive assessments after the treatment? While there’s no direct evidence of stem cell proliferation, the study participants exhibited better short term memory, longer attention spans, and the ability to process information at faster speeds than before. Cognitive performance peaked after 20 treatments, Alvarez says, and remained elevated six months after therapy. It did drop off eventually—and scientists still aren’t sure how long the effects last. The treatment doesn’t last forever, Ashery explains, and its longevity depends on each individual’s genetics and lifestyle.
Despite those caveats, the waiting list for the hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the Florida-based company Aviv Clinics is already starting to grow, says CEO Dave Globig. Despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, adults 55 years of age and older have been scrambling to get appointments since the treatment was first rolled out in mid-June. While most clients come from the Villages, a sprawling retirement community that hems the clinic, Globig anticipates taking on patients coming from all over the world. Each treatment package costs $60,000 and spans sixty days, requiring individuals to commute to the clinic five times a week for two-hour sessions.
After their 60 days are up, patients will continue to be monitored with a wearable medical device. If their cardiovascular or cognitive health declines, they’ll be invited back for a physical test and perhaps another round of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Alvarez says.
Ashery hopes that one day the treatment might be popularized enough that it becomes accessible for more populations. “This is something that the government could invest in,” he says. “The scientific and medical communities show that it is quite helpful and prevents a lot of care later on, so this could easily become part of our regular treatment for older adults.”
Efrati, meanwhile, dreams of an aging community that’s completely independent and well-functioning. Longevity isn’t enough—a high quality of life is what these neuroscientists strive for. “We will all die someday,” Efrati says. “But we want to die when we are functioning. We want to go down with our heads up, not when we are debilitated.”
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Autism Disorder & Treatment Market - Global Trends and Industry Insight by  2023
Autism Disorder & Treatment Market Information: By Type (Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Others), by Treatment Type (Aba, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Others), by Drug (SSRIs, Anti-Convulsant, Others) – Global Forecast Till 2023
Global Autism Disorder and Treatment Market - Overview
Autism disorder affects a significant percentage of population. It can be characterized by a collection of multidimensional neurodevelopment disabilities characterized by social, behavioral and communication challenges. Market Research Future, a firm which specializes in market reports related to the healthcare sector among others, published in its recent report on ‘Global Autism Disorder and Treatment Market Research Report- Forecast To 2022’ that the market is anticipated to grow with a stellar CAGR percentage during the forecast period.
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Despite manifold developments in the fields of medical sciences and technology, the cure for autism is still under development. Due to the substantial rate of cases that are detected the population group that the cure could be directed towards is vast. However the demand levels can be characterized as high for autism related therapy procedures and medications. The immense level of demand for this particular segment has spurred action from government bodies by way of initiatives to develop treatment methods for the autism spectrum.
Private bodies have also invested heavily in the treatment methods for discovering possible cures for autism through establishing various grants. Increased level of research and awareness drives by patients and prominent public figures has created more traction for this market. The market may find itself restricted due to lack of proper diagnostics to detect the disease, slow pace of R & D as compared to the number of cases being discovered.
Latest Industry Updates:
Dec 2017 Australia’s Zelda Therapeutics Ltd has teamed up with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to study the pharmacology of cannabinoids, with a focus on the potential for treating autism.
Nov 2017 Scientists have performed a successful test of a possible new drug in a mouse model of an autism disorder. The candidate drug, called NitroSynapsin, largely corrected electrical, behavioral and brain abnormalities in the mice. NitroSynapsin is intended to restore an electrical signaling imbalance in the brain found in virtually all forms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Nov 2017 Researchers at the School of Medicine and at UCLA have received a $9.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health to study the ways that many genes associated with autism spectrum disorder may converge to affect a smaller number of molecular pathways or cellular processes responsible for the condition.
Mar 2017 In a new study, Juergen Hahn and Daniel Howsmon of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, and colleagues present a method to identify a child as being on the autism spectrum based on concentrations of specific substances found in a blood sample.  The team is also hoping to study whether treatments could be used to alter the concentrations of FOCM and TS products and, if so, whether this could impact symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
June 2017 In a small randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have stated that a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in core symptoms of autism.
March 2017 Servier, France’s largest independent pharma company, has entered into a partnership to accelerate the development of a medicine that could become the first treatment for the core symptoms of autism. It has signed an exclusive agreement with Marseille-based Neurochlore to develop and market bumetanide in pediatric autism in Europe. The development plan includes three Phase III trials with an oral liquid form designed for children.
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On The Basis Of Types: Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder & Others.
On The Basis Of Type of Treatment: Neurofeedback, Auditory Integration Training, Chelation Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Facilitated Communication and Others.
On The Basis of Drugs: SSRIS, Anti-Convulsants, Stimulants – Ritalin, Anti-Psychotic, Risperidone and Others.
On The Basis Of Region: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and ROW.
Global Autism Disorder and Treatment Market - Regional Analysis
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Some Benefits Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The immune system combats with all types of infections within the human body and people use hyperbaric oxygen therapies to acquire a competitive advantage against those infections. Oxygen levels inside the body will help preserve life and provide all the resources to the body that it needs to ward off all types of disorders. Individuals have used oxygen treatment to combat the effects of heart attacks, strokes, and ailments. Atmosphere that's 100 pure has many healing attributes and individuals use oxygen therapy to increase the immune system.
When they're exposed to an oxygenated environment, the immune system is boosted by a gain in the amount of cells. The cells in the body, and all organs are saturated in oxygen. When oxygen is under pressure, it has the capability of infusing essential organs with oxygen, and this pressurized air source causes a quicker recovery HBOT Benefits procedure. Individuals have used hyperbaric oxygen therapies to cure burns in a home atmosphere, and afterwards in therapy centers. The normal injuries one would expect a professional football player to earn on game day could be healed in less time and many professional athletes utilize the home systems every day.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps the body to cure in ways. Oxygen saturation of the muscles within the body may also cause the body to produce more red blood cells. Blood cells inside the body's main intention is to produce oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygen therapies promote the immune system by adding to the body's defense system. An environment that's oxygen enriched has the capabilities of healing while promoting healing at the exact same time. Tissue, bone and body parts can be reached by greater oxygen levels quicker and be more successful when battling infections. White blood cell generation extends off the chart when hyperbaric oxygen treatments are utilized.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted hyperbaric oxygen treatments for remedy many health ailments and a number of them happen to be life threatening. Individuals with ulcers, burns, carbon monoxide poisoning, stroke, cancer, heart disease have all benefited from receiving regular treatments. Healing properties speed to the source. People that receive hyperbaric oxygen therapies have noted a rise in pleasures and an increase in energy and stamina. When subjected to pure oxygen brain cells have been stimulated, and people who suffer brain damage from strokes and car injuries have shown signs of regaining while in the hospital.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment provides a oxygen supply that will deliver high pressure, pure oxygen to different parts of the body along with immune system security. Folks can rent a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber on a basis or select a version and buy it throughout the year for home usage. Many users have commented that the hyperbaric oxygen chambers feature a operation which is great for apartment or house living environments. The unit is equipped with a power and compressor supply and is economical to operate.
Oxygen therapy produces many healing functions. The machine provides help to people through an oxygen enriched environment delivered. There are five benefits to utilizing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. People have recovered the use of motor abilities which were lost or damaged after motor vehicle accidents when they failed a series of oxygen therapies. Since the beginning of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, there has been a remarkable improvement in processes.
This form of treatment has helped many patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease and Crohn's disease. Children who are afflicted with autism have achieved better concentration skills and motor responses that were better as soon as they've spent one to 2 hours a day over a period of a couple of months at the hyperbaric chamber. People that suffer from chronic pain have detected considerable relief after only one treatment in the hyperbaric chamber and of these, many came out of the remedies feeling. Of using oxygen therapy, the benefits go on. The system is bolstered by the regeneration of red and white blood cells due to the pure oxygen atmosphere. The white blood cells are responsible for fighting with any sort of disease. The bloods cells are responsible for delivering oxygen to all of The physiological organs.
The oxygen-enriched environment has helped repair cell damage in many cases. Many doctors will encourage operation patients before they leave the clinic on account of the therapeutic attributes of the remedies, to take advantage of treatments. People that undergo hyperbaric oxygen treatment achieve an overall feeling of rejuvenation. They feel anxiety at all, or will also feel sad. Frequent travelers will recover faster from flying on longer trips when remedies are used regularly at home. From stiffness in the joints people will notice relief from the usage, and typically, they will not have joints that are swollen because the oxygen treatments forced it to go away and took that.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment chambers are available for rent through local sellers. These oxygen therapy systems for home use can be leased on a month-to-month basis or purchased outright. Patients feel relief from many ailments after experiencing one treatment. The Food and Drug Administration has supported oxygen treatment as a viable remedy for a large number of maladies. Hyperbaric oxygen treatments increase the development of cells on all levels and promote recovery. This therapy will enhance people's quality of life and their health.
Because of the developments of engineering and science, there's a glimmer of hope for treating illnesses. New ground has broken. Two of the medications are Chelation treatment and Hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Chelation treatment is around the usage of this agent known to bind molecules, like minerals or metals as EDTA, and eliminate them in your system. EDTA or ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid is a synthetic amino acid that is FDA-approved to deal with heavy metal toxicities and lead poisoning. Additionally, it has been found effective to deal with macular degeneration, blood vessel diseases atherosclerosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia poisoning, diabetes and enhance blood flow to the heart, legs and brain.
EDTA chelation may be administered by an IV Drip and takes three hours to finish. It takes 30 session for a IV chelation therapy. EDTA may be administered through capsules, pills and liquid chelation.
The British first used during the first world war chelation therapy to take care of soldiers which were subjected to arsenic established. Then it was used throughout the next world war on navy personnel which were exposed to lead poisoning. EDTA was the agent.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is around the use of pure oxygen inside an airtight chamber. The therapy involves having the patient breathe in pure oxygen that has been pressurized the atmospheric pressure. It is very secure, is U.S. FDA approved and requires no surgery. It's used to treat Alzheimer's disease, stroke and dementia, ADD/ADHD, diabetes, Crohn's disease and head injuries.
1 factor hyperbaric oxygen therapy very safe is also made by that is that it may done right in the home without any medical oversight this is sometimes done because chambers are now available for rent and for sale. Chambers come in 2 sizes, the only bag which could be operated and the double which needs two individuals to be operated and fits two people. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy does not require that much time because its sessions.
To start with, it must be understood that oxygen therapy isn't a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. You probably already know there's no cure. Improve their wellbeing and the usefulness of hyperbaric therapy is to stabilize the patient's illness.
A lot of people suffering from their functional abilities after hyperbaric oxygen treatment and MS report improvements in their overall symptoms. Patients have reported improvements in their ataxia, numbness in their fingers and hands, balance, visual fields, concentration, pain, weakness, and dizziness. It's been shown that often, progress can be accomplished in disorders.
Hyperbaric treatment produces vasoconstriction, which leads to the leaky that is dilated blood vessels in MS to constrict back towards a more normal size. Hyperbaric treatment reduces the internal swelling gathering, which may lead to nerve cells dying. Vasoconstriction can be forced by medicines, but they generally also lessen the total amount of oxygen tissues receive when blood flow is decreased.
Oxygen is Vital to all tissues of the body and particularly to To encourage and enhance the recovery procedure. Research at the University of Dundee, Scotland, has shown that with the transportion of oxygen is restricted by tissue. They've discovered a severe lack of oxygen in the affected areas throughout a "MS flair". If oxygen is needed to decrease swelling and help prevent plaque or discoloration formation, it can't reach the cells .
Over the previous two decades, international medical research has demonstrated that Hyperbaric Oxygen can play with an effective role in treating Multiple Sclerosis. In most countries, HBOT is considered an essential component of the MS treatment program. From the 60 MS National Therapy Centres alone, over 10,000 MS patients have received oxygen therapy in Britain.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment should begin before irreversible lesions have been established and preferably as soon as practical. This does not necessarily mean patients with long-term MS won't benefit; but it will imply that time is a variable.
Even though at the trials Multiple Sclerosis had advanced, the outcomes are still quite impressive.
In a recent book in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine entitled, "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Multiple Sclerosis, a Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double-blind Study," researchers revealed significant objective improvements in 70% of patients treated. After treatment stopped, 88 maintained their developments
The central nervous system is what allows individuals to walk without worrying about stumbling. It also controls the movement characteristics of their face and assists that most would take for granted. For people who suffer from Parkinson's disease, however, the nervous system is damaged and lots of sufferers find that movement capability goes away. Family and Friends will start to search for alternative treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments which will help those that are stricken with this unkind disease. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help system disorders in the region of memory loss and nerve damage.
Because forms advised them for memory loss related to Parkinson's disease, many people feel obligated to focus care on routine medical care dedicated to prescription drug treatments. Parkinson's sufferers don't know about the condition of the art remedies being found through oxygen treatment. Oxygen assists the nervous system where stroke or Parkinson's disease has damaged nerve endings by replenishing oxygen in shape to body tissues. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is innovative technology which afflicted with Parkinson's disease had attempted and believe is a godsend. Scientists have discovered that the nerve endings that cause tremors responded well to oxygen treatments. Many families have noted that the healing response is enormous when the individual's nervous system is saturated with pure oxygen.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be accomplished in the home, or at medical treatment facilities . Home remedies are preferred because they may be done at any time of night or the day. The hyperbaric chamber is comfortable while the oxygen treatments are being treated, and many activities can be achieved. Dozing is permitted during treatments and this in itself is reason to relax and let the healing process begin. In the environment, there's moderate nerve endings and atmosphere pressure appear to have no recourse except to let recovery cycle to continue. Immediate results change with every individual. Many will feel knowledgeable and euphoric after the treatment and this is due to the oxygen atmosphere that is rich. A smile might be the first sign that the treatment is working as promised, when the patient walks, or the arms may swing again.
The healing process will be virtually unnoticeable for many patients if they're in the advanced stages of this illness, but with recurrent sessions, it is anticipated that remarkable improvements will be viewed. Therefore, the need for oxygen treatments in the home. This timetable is ordinary when damage occurs because the central nervous system is a matrix of neural endings. Parkinson's disease causes joints to seize up and become unresponsive. The central nervous system will react slower and faster in certain patients . Since the nervous system disease is introduced to the flux of oxygen changes will happen to damaged regions of the body. A lot of people are grateful with this cutting edge technology.
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FDA Warns Parents of Fake Autism Remedies
Federal health officials are warning consumers to be wary of products claiming to offer autism “cures” or treatments, indicating that they often are not approved, do not work and may carry serious risks. 
The FDA updated a consumer information page this week, calling on parents to avoid products claiming miracle cures for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It urged parents not to be fooled by claims that chelation therapies, hyperbaric oxygen chambers or detoxifying clay baths could treat or cure the condition.
“One thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure for autism,” the FDA warning states. The FDA notes that since autism was first identified, there is a “long history of failed treatments.”
Chelation therapies are advertised to cleanse the body of toxic chemicals and heavy metals. The therapies are said to bind and remove the toxins from the body. Chelation therapies are often sold as sprays, suppositories, capsules, liquid drops and clay baths.
There are some FDA-approved chelating agents, however those products are approved to treat lead poisoning and iron overload, not autism. Those products are also only available by prescription. Any FDA-approved chelating therapy should only be used under doctor supervision and should not be used for autism, the FDA warns.
Unscrupulous advertisers also claim that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help treat ASD. Hyperbaric chambers involve placing an individual in a pressurized chamber to increase their oxygen intake. It is not an approved treatment for autism and not only does it not work, but it can also cause children to suffer seizures, experts say.
The FDA also warned against clay baths, which are touted as a detoxifying product that will pull chemicals, toxins, pollutants and heavy metals from the body. Many companies claim the therapy offers dramatic improvement for autism symptoms.
Both raw camel milk and essential oils are marketed as treatments for autism. Yet, the FDA warns the products have not been proven to be safe or effective for autism. Many of these products, claiming to treat autism, also have serious health risks, the agency warned.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 68 children has an autism spectrum disorder. It is common among all populations, demographics and socioeconomic groups. It is much more common in boys, occurring 1 in 42 children, compared to girls, occurring 1 in 189 children.
Many children who have autism will experience problems with social interaction, have difficulty with verbal and nonverbal communication, exhibit receptive behaviors and have narrow obsessive interests. These behaviors can mildly impact a child’s life, or be quite disabling.
The FDA advises that the best way to avoid false claims is to be suspicious of products claiming to treat a wide range of disease. Personal testimonials of people who have successfully used the products should never take the place of proven scientific evidence.
The agency also reminds parents that few diseases or conditions can be treated quickly. Always be suspicious of products offering a “quick fix.” Products claiming to be miracle cures, scientific breakthroughs or having secret ingredients are often hoaxes.
The FDA has only approved a few drugs to help manage some of the symptoms related to autism. Those drugs include antipsychotics, like Risperdal for patients ages 5 to 16 and Abilify for patients ages 6 to 17. Both are used to treat irritability in children with ASD. The FDA warned patients should always check with their doctor before using any drugs or products to treat autism.
“Autism varies widely in severity and symptoms,” said Dr. Amy Taylor, a pediatrician at the FDA. “Existing autism therapies and interventions are designed to address specific symptoms and can bring about improvement.”
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Advantages of Hyperbaric Chamber in Chiropractic therapy
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There are several alternative methods that are evolved to provide pain relief for the patients. The chiropractic experts are using these techniques to provide relief to the patients suffering from pain due to different complications. Similarity the method of hyperbaric chamber is used for treating the patients in chiropractic regime.
There are many chiropractic centers that are offering the therapies like hyperbaric oxygen, spinal decompression various types of massages like deep tissue, shiatsu, and sports massage Los Angles. These are highly beneficial for the patients suffering from the complications arising from traumatic injuries and other such reasons.        
In this article we will focus on the advantages of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for pain relief. Below are the advantages of the hyperbaric oxygen therapy that the users can avail by visiting the hyperbaric chamber Los Angeles or the other regions. The major advantages are:
1.Fosters new blood cells growth and increases oxygen intake: The first and foremost advantage of the hyperbaric oxygen therapy is that it helps in developing the new blood cells. This is quite useful in treating various ailments that are occurring due to reduce blood cells generation. This also helps in increasing the oxygen intake of the body that helps in improving the metabolism resulting in better health conditions.
2.  Increases the blood flow to the cells to all regions of the body: The therapy is excellent method to enhance the blood flow to the affected areas of body which are unable to get the proper blood supply. This is very much helpful in treating the different ailments arising from the reduced blood flow.
3.  Helps in reducing pain in the affected areas: The therapy is quite advantageous for the patients suffering from pain and considered as an important methods of treatment in chiropractic regime. This is widely used for treating the patients suffering pains due to obstructed nerves and blood vessels.
4.  Decreases swelling in the different part of body:  It is also observed that the patients undergoing the hyperbaric oxygen therapy are showing reduced swelling in the affected areas of body. This helps in improving the several conditions associated with swelling.
5. Useful in treating the disorders like brain disorders and autism: Such disorders are having the root cause of cell degeneration which accounts for developing conditions like Autism and other brain related disorders. The increased oxygen supply helps in curing the patients with such disorders.  
6. Helps in checking cancer metabolism: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is also known to provide relief for the cancer patients by blocking the metabolism of the cancer affected cells. This is quite beneficial for the cancer patients to reduce the chances by decreasing  the development rate.    
7.Reduces the tendency of ketogeneis in body:Studies suggest that increased oxygen pressure is helpful for decreasing the oxidative agents in the body that are responsible for the development of ketogeneis. It not only increases the antioxidant property of the body by increasing oxygen level but also check the development.
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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY IN JAIPUR
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Jaipur (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while under increased atmospheric pressure
HBOT THERAPY IN JAIPUR
WHAT IS H.B.O.T. Treatment AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
In HBOT or Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you can breathe pure oxygen in a small chamber or in a special room. This treatment is mainly to treat divining related problems. But with the help of this treatment, you can heal many other conditions too. In the year of 1662, a hyperbaric chamber was built by a physician. It was a sealed room along with a series of valves and bellows. The main motive was to treat the pressure, which can help to treat some respiratory diseases. FDA or the Food and Drug administration have already approved the HBOT treatment for 13 types of health conditions. We at Relife hospital are honored to announce that we are providing hyperbaric oxygen hbot therapy in Jaipur for the first time. To improve the patient’s health condition, we provide them pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Our expert doctors and nurses deliver 15-20 times more oxygen than the normal atmospheric level.
INDICATION FOR THE USE OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY OR HBOT?
Are you looking for the hbot therapy near me? If yes, then without any doubt, just reach to the Relife hospital, Jaipur. One of the best hbot hospitals in Jaipur. Some of the indications of using Hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBOT are mentioned below,
Ulcerative Colitis
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Cerebral Palsy and Autism
All problem wounds & Gangrene
Dr. Avtar Doi, the chief physiotherapist of Relife hospital, offers treatment of cerebral palsy. If you have serious joint pain and require physiotherapy, Relife hospital is the best one where you can get all types of treatment. Now get the hbot oxygen therapy near me. We all know that fresh oxygenated blood is important to repair any kind of wound of our body. In this type of case, a proper oxygen supply can save one person’s life. HBOT plays a vital role in curing it. For Hbot Treatment in Jaipur, call us. We are happy to help you. Our prime goal is to serve people and give them a better and healthy life. Below mentioned wounds require for HBOT treatment,
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The problem, non healing wounds, and ulcers
Thermal Burns
Invective wounds – gas gangrene, refractory osteomyelitis, necrotizing soft tissue infections
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy means breathing 100% oxygen in a pressurized tube or a room. It is a well established and highly effective treatment for decompression sickness, serious infections, bubbles of air in blood vessels and wounds that won’t heal easily.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy means breathing 100% oxygen in a pressurized tube or a room. It is a well established and highly effective treatment for decompression sickness, serious infections, bubbles of air in blood vessels and wounds that won’t heal easily.
In Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber (HBOT) the air pressure is increased by 3 – 4 times than the normal atmospheric pressure. In this condition, lungs are able to inhale more oxygen than they can do at normal atmospheric pressure.
Under this therapy, your blood is able to carry this pure oxygen throughout your body. This helps in the fight against bacteria and helps in releasing the substances called stem cells and growth factors, which further fasten up the healing process.
The Need for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Every tissue of your body needs an adequate amount of oxygen to function properly. And when it gets injured, it needs even more oxygen to heal fast. Through this system named Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, oxygen supply in the blood increases. This temporarily restores the blood gas normal levels and tissues start healing faster and fight infection even more effectively.
This therapy is used to cure many medical conditions and different institutions use it differently. You could be suggested Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy if you suffer any of these following medical conditions.
This therapy is used to cure many medical conditions and different institutions use it differently. You could be suggested Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy if you suffer any of these following medical conditions.
Brain Abscess
Severe Anemia
Bubbles of air in blood vessels (arterial gas embolism)
However, there are some diseases, treatment of which can’t be claimed to be effective as the shreds of evidence of the success of HBOT are insufficient in these regards.
These diseases are:
Allergies
AIDS/HIV
Arthritis
Alzheimer’s Disease
Autism
Asthma
Risks of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Though Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is safe, still some complications can arise.
The potential risks include:
Injuries in the middle ear, including leaking fluid and eardrum rupture
Myopia, caused by temporary eye lens changes
Too much oxygen can result in Seizures in your Central Nervous System
It can also lead to a fire as a result of too much oxygen in the chamber.
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