November 13, 2012
Should Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Be Used to Treat Combat-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?
The average incidence of traumatic brain
injury (TBI) among service members deployed in Middle East conflict
zones has increased 117% in recent years, mainly due to proximity
to explosive blasts. Therapeutic exposure to a high oxygen environment
was hoped to minimize the concussion symptoms resulting from
mild TBI, but hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) treatment may not offer
significant advantages, according to an article in Journal of
Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,
publishers.The article is available free on the Journal of Neurotrauma
website at www.liebertpub.com/neu.
A prospective trial conducted at the U.S.
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine evaluated the benefits
of HBO2 therapy on post-concussion symptoms in 50 military servicepersons
who had suffered at least one combat-related mild TBI. The study,
"The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Symptoms Following Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury," compared the results following
30 sessions of either HBO2 (2.4 atmospheres absolute pressure)
or sham treatment over an 8-week period.
George Wolf, MD and Leonardo Profenna,
MD, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (San Antonio,
TX), David Cifu, MD and William Carne, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth
University (Richmond), and Laura Baugh, MD, Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences Department of Neurology (Bethesda,
MD), present data demonstrating that both patient groups showed
significant improvement in concussion assessment and cognitive
testing scores over the course of the study.
This is a particularly important communication
that addresses a continued area of controversy, particularly
as it relates to the treatment of our military personnel sustaining
mild traumatic brain injury," says John T. Povlishock, PhD,
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Neurotrauma and Professor, VCU
Neuroscience Center, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. "While
the authors stress that based upon their findings, larger multi-center,
randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trials should
be conducted, the compelling data in this communication does
not support any therapeutic value for hyperbaric oxygen treatment,
striking a cautionary note for those involved in the care and
management of this patient population."
(ATTENTION: This article is
crap and an attempt to cover up the truth! 1.3 ATA with air is
NOT a PLACEBO! Read the February
8 2013 Rebuttal here)
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November 9, 2012
The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Symptoms after
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
February 8, 2013
Access
Denied : Veterans affected by TBI and PTSD are being prevented
from recovering with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).
Rebuttal letter to the disinformation and lies of the authors
conclusions of the US Military study.
1.3 ATA with ambient air is NOT a PLACEBO !
HBOT and HBAT are both effective treatments for TBI !
By Daniel Page, president and founder
Quebec Association of Hyperbaric Therapy
www.therapiehyperbare.com