A new study just published on Feb 2011 in the journal of cancer makes a strong argument for applying hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) for those patients who have had either surgery or radiation therapy for brain tumors. The study followed patients who had been treated with HBOT and there was a marked improvement in cognitive [...]
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is unique to any other therapy used for brain injuries and neurological conditions: It is the only therapy known that can significantly raise the oxygen content in the brain and cause an adaptation for repair and quicker recovery. The results of using HBOT adjunctively with have been extremely positive and now the research is in, showing us the value of applying repetitive HBOT. Please sign up for your << FREE BRAIN REPORT >>.
We have categorized neurological disorders into 3 major areas, all of which have shown great promise with the application of HBOT: Neurodevelopment disorders, neurological disorders, and neurodegenerative disorders.
1. Neurodevelopment disorders: These are childhood conditions where the brain needs to develop above and beyond the normal growth seen in children. The cause may be genetic (like mitochondrial disorder), environmental (like alcohol), or physiological (like Cerebral Palsy). If a diagnosis of one of these or other neurodevelopment disorders has been made, then it means that already the child is at a growth disadvantage. Now, the child not only has to make up for this, but still has to grow normally (i.e., from 3 to 4 years of age). Normal growth becomes very tough when these individuals still need to make up for previous delays. This puts the child at a great disadvantage and by the time he or she reaches their teens, they are even further at a disadvantage. This is why HBOT is so important, particularly in earlier life. HBOT provides extra growth factors and with proper brain exercises and neuropsychological techniques, these children can develop at a much quicker speed thus reducing the gap between them and their classmates or piers.
2. Neurological Injuries: These are conditions where the brain has developed normally and then has had some type of trauma, whether it was physical (like a TBI) or physiological (like a stroke). Either way, the brain is now compromised. One of the most important applications has got to be immediate HBOT to help recover viable brain tissue that is minimally functioning with low oxygen content. This therapy has proven effectiveness and must be considered as a primary treatment option in conjunction with other primary treatments, like PT and OT. Please sign up for your FREE BRAIN REPORT to get more information on this.
3. Neurodegenerative disorders: These are conditions where again the brain has developed well, but now the challenge is a degeneration of certain brain tissue, whether from genetic, environmental, or other causes, like accelerated aging itself. Here, HBOT proves as a valuable tool to recovery due to its ability to repair damaged tissue and increase the growth of neuronal stem cells (or brain new ‘baby brain cells). This is crucial when you think of the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders, which basically means degeneration of brain tissue. Clearly then, regeneration of brain tissue is of vital importance and stem cells are cells for regeneration. Recent studies document that a typical course of HBOT increases the mobilization of stem cells by up to 800%. Now that is powerful.
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We provide general family health care with a strong specialty in Brain Injury Recovery utilizing: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Environmental Medicine and Neuropsychology. HBOT is an excellent treatment to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen into all fluids of the body. Environmental medicine is the treatment of people who have suffered adverse health effects from exposure to chemicals or other substances in their environment.
With the experience of Dr. Ratansi and some of the latest technologies offered here at our centre, we are one of the nation’s leading centres in the utilization of HBOT in combination with Environmental Medicine in the treatment of several degenerative neurological conditions. Prevention is the greatest point to battle, however, with a large percentage of the population, prevention cannot have its desired effect until the body is brought back to a point that health restoration can happen. Our goal is to help each patient reach that point, that they can then regain the lost function they once enjoyed. It has been stated that the next coming health “plague” that will surpass all others, will be Neurological disease due to environmental toxins. This is well documented in a number of scientific circles, as concerns of our polluted environment continue to cause a negative-cumulative effect and these toxins become stored in our bodies’ tissue and fat cells, until the immune system begins to break-down thus causing a cascade of damage that manifests in various forms of degenerative illness. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat, are all sources of such toxins. Our bodies’ ability to rid itself of these toxins is the difference between health and disease.
