BRAIN RECOVERY 101

New study–Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Degenerative Disc Disease

The Journal of Orthopaedic Research just published on article demonstrating the beneficial effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on human degenerated intervertebral disks. During the course of the study, the researchers were able to evaluate physiological changes associated with regeneration of tissue, thus proposing various methods of action.

To read more of this study, please click here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20661932

Study–Properly Dosing HBOT for the Brain

Effect of hyperbaric oxygen administered at different pressures and

different exposure time on differentiation of neural stem cells in vitro

There has been a lack of scientific data on the dosing of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy, particularly when it comes to treating the injured brain. There are clinics throughout North America (and the world for that matter) that differ significantly in their dosages of oxygen. This difference is mainly due to the variables of pressure and time. Some clinics provide treatments at 1.3 ATA absolute and others go right up to 2.5 ATA absolute. In addition, most centers provide 60 minute sessions, however some go as little as 30 minutes.

Recently, it has been discovered through medical research centers that HBOT helps in the differentiation of the stem cells in the brain. Researchers now for the first time looked at the amount of differentiation of these neural stem cells in relation to the dosage of oxygen provided. They concluded that the dosage of HBOT at 2.0 ATA for 60 minutes, provided the best dosage of oxygen in being able to help the brain to create these new brain cells.

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Environmental Medicine Therapy for Brain Injuries

Genetics and Environment have crucial roles to play in certain brain injuries and movement disorders. There is more and more evidence for chemicals in the environment having an impact on brain functioning. These chemicals include:

• Solvents (like PCB’s, DDT’s, Benzenes, Toluenes, chlorobenzenes,)
• Heavy Metals (like Lead, Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, Tin)
• Dioxins
• Pesticides

We are only now beginning to have some clarity of the extensive damages that can be caused by these harmful chemicals and their mechanism of action. A good detailed evaluation along with possible laboratory workup can help to uncover if these harmful chemicals are related to your disorder. I have worked for many years in evaluating and clearing out these harmful chemicals that are stored and continually causing damage in our brain. It must be noted that these chemicals store in fat tissues and our brain consists in chemistry of around 60% fat composition.

It is therefore a real stress that can significantly affect our brain functioning. Patients who have been evaluated by me for having these harmful chemicals have been put on programs to help mobilize and excrete these from stored tissues. These programs alone can have shown to have significant improvements in these patients.

Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy for Brain Injuries

From my experience in treating brain injuries, this is by far the most powerful treatment for helping patients achieve their maximum recovery. It must be noted that the brain itself takes and consumes up to 25% of our normal oxygen consumption. This treatment works to force oxygen into our brain for those cells that have been affected by a previous injury and are now functioning on lower oxygen tensions in the brain. Through adaptation, a series of consecutive oxygen treatments can help to normalize this lower oxygen tension to the affected brain cells. This is created by the physiological affects of this treatment to reduce any fluid surrounding the damaged parts of the brain, restoring the oxygen tension to viable cells, and creating new blood vessel growth to the damaged tissues that have lost adequate blood supply. It must be noted that hyperbaric oxygenation therapy is a hospital-approved therapy for hard-to-heal wounds (like diabetic wounds to the legs and feet to help save these limbs from amputations). Consider then the brain to be just another organ that when injured can use this therapy for its hard to heal wound.

Peat Hyperthermia Therapy for Brain Injuries

This is a treatment that is one of my personal favorites that I have used successfully for a number of years now. It works by causing heat to be driven deep into tissue and allowing an unbelievably enhanced circulation of the body. I call it my “circulation supplement”. With this heat therapy, it allows us to compromised muskuloskeletal injuries, while reducing spasticity, swelling, and inflammation/pain in the body. In addition, after just one treatment, we excrete a substantial level of harmful chemicals from our body the skin, lungs, liver, bowels, and kidneys; which can all be documented through laboratory findings.

Nutritional Therapy for brain injuries

When looking at comprehensive therapies for the brain, nutritional therapy is by far one of the most fundamental starts. We know a lot on the chemistry of the brain (both for macronutrients and for micronutrients) and the job we have here is to put the right chemistry of nutrients for the brain. I feel that performing a detailed nutritional evaluation by history and laboratory is essential for us have optimal brain functioning, especially when being combined with specific brain therapy programs like hyperbaric oxygenation therapy.

The Hill Report- From Congressman Pete Sessions

This afternoon, the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation I authored to recognize and report the results and planned expansion of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Veterans Affairs medical facilities.  Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) uses a chamber to administer oxygen in prescribed dosages for a variety of external and internal injuries. Read the rest of this entry »

Baby Steps to Recovery

It can take years for the body and mind to recover from a traumatic brain injury, and in most cases, patients never regain full control.  But physicians are finding that breakthroughs in hyperbaric oxygen therapy are helping more TBI victims bring their lives back to normal.  This type of treatment is helping one Rapid City man take small steps toward rebuilding his life. Read the rest of this entry »

Oxygen Therapy benefit in Autism

A decompression chamber may help children with autism, say researchers. After 40 hours of hyperbaric treatment autistic children showed significant improvements in social interaction and eye contact compared with controls. The BMC Pediatrics study could not show if the results were long-lasting but should prompt further investigation of the treatment, the US team said. One theory is that oxygen can help reduce inflammation and improve flow of oxygen to brain tissue. Read the rest of this entry »

Edward Teller

by Carlo Lingiardi

It turns out that Edward Teller who developed the atomic bomb used to end WWII did use a 100% oxygen rigid hyperbaric chamber and a portable one when he was travelling to be better after he had strokes and I’m renting the chamber from the very person who gave these treatments to Mr. Teller who eventually had one for himself and did treatments until he died. Read the rest of this entry »

Ryan Gray: Part 2 of A Young Man’s Second Lease on Life

By Kurt Langmann – Aldergrove Star

UPDATE: Star readers and community members have responded with an outpouring of offers of assistance to Ryan Gray and his family, since The Star began a series of stories on the family's effort to get him home and in their care. Tradespeople have volunteered their services and began work this weekend on transforming Ryan's home into a wheelchair friendly house, and many others have offered prizes and purchased tickets for the upcoming fundraiser — but more is welcomed by the family. See information at the bottom of the following story.

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Strokes — Statistics and Prevention

by Dr. Ramsey

In order of predominance, the leading causes of death in the U.S. are (1) cancer (2) cardiovascular disease and (3) stroke. The main cause of strokes are blocked carotid arteries (80%) and more than half of the people who have strokes have absolutely no symptoms prior to stroke onset.

Half of the Medicare costs go directly to patients with strokes. Strokes are either caused by ischemia (poor blood flow from the carotid arteries), a clot from local or distant tissues or from a bleed (arterial hemorrhage within the brain from weakened vessels or injury).

Since most of the strokes in the US are caused by narrowing carotid arteries, we look first at preventing this. Lifestyle plays a large role here. First, make sure your blood pressure is not high. Second make sure that you have plenty of essential fatty acids in your diet. If you are at higher risk than normal (overweight, smoker, high blood pressure), consider an enzyme called nattokinase to go along with the fish oil and it works as good as taking Coumadin, better than aspirin at preventing clot formation and plaque buildup.
If you are reading this article and you or someone you know suffered a stroke, the absolute best medicine you will ever receive for this is Hyperbaric Oxygen. (See insert at end of this article). Very few hospitals will offer this care to stroke victims, yet it should absolutely be the first line treatment to restore optimal oxygenation to the starving tissue. Read the rest of this entry »