Thursday, November 5, 2009

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments

Go to miraclemountain.org to read their HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen treatment) manual for a better explanation than I could ever give.  The short story is that it's a metal chamber- sometimes for an individual, sometimes made large enough for a group.  Each "dive" consists of increasing the pressure in the tank, administering oxygen for a set amount of time at a set pressure and then decompressing before coming out.  Found medically helpful in burn victims, the oxygen can help heal cells.  Insurance companies and the medical field in general find it highly controversial as a treatment for brain damaged individuals- stroke, CP, trauma, etc and other conditions such as autism.  But ask the parents or patients of these conditions and you'll find they think it's a very important treatment to include in the big picture.   

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