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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Cerebral Palsy

Here is an article I found today about HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy).  It explains what HBOT is in very direct easy to understand terms. If you are at all interested in HBOT and don’t know anything about it, then read this.  It’s a good start.

Three months ago when 7-year-old Calvin spoke, almost no one could understand what he was saying, said his mother, Ariane Vieth. Calvin was born with cerebral palsy, a chronic condition that effects movement and muscle coordination, caused by damage to the brain.

In the last three months, Calvin began using an alternative therapy recommended by his speech therapist — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) — and Vieth said she has seen significant results.

HBOT begins with a high-pressure sealed oxygen chamber. Patients are given oxygen at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, which is the main difference between HBOT and breathing in oxygen from an oxygen bottle.

“The pressure is the key, it’s what pushes the oxygen deeper,” said Dr. Rochelle Neally of the Long Beach Hyperbaric Center. “It’s what allows the oxygen molecules to be pushed into the blood stream. When oxygen is delivered to damaged tissues or areas of the brain, oxygen creates tissue repair and regeneration.”

For the full story please go to Gazettes.com

This entry was posted by David Austin on Thursday, October 12th, 2006 at 8:50 pm and is filed under Cerebral Palsy . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

3 Comments

  1. dr pankaj dwivedi says:

    It is given in Nelson textbook of pediatrics 17th addition page 2025 that Hyperbaric oxygen does not improve the condition of children with cp(lastline).

  2. angela nixon says:

    I am Angie.I am 28 years old . i have a cerebal palsy. because her mother was given tetracycline when she pregnant with me. it has affected my left side and my mind and thinking is more like i am sixteen years old. and i need a lot of things medicare and medicaid won’t pay for. and i am very badly with deppression and anxiety.and it make me not able to work.

  3. Dave Austin says:

    Angie, thank you for your comments here. The biggest concern I have about any possible claim you might have is the statute if limitations. The statute of limitations varies from state to state and in some case begins to run immediately and in other cases you have until you are age 18 plus some set amount of years. The only way to tell is to review the statute in your state. (Or the state where the injury occurred). Being 28 years old is older than any statute I am familiar with. Please talk with a lawyer and specifically ask about time limits if you are thinking about pursuing a case.

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