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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Providers and Treatment Centers In The United States
Treating Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Other Neurological Disorders

Introduction to the Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Neurological and Developmental Disorders

[Request to Dr. James Neubrander to author this section is pending] [Example:] Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is classically defined as the inhalation of 100% oxygen at greater than 1 atmosphere absolute (ATA) in a pressurized chamber. This definition is now popularly defined as the inhalation of varying degrees of oxygen at greater than 1 atmosphere absolute (ATA) in a pressurized chamber. You will hear many terms used interchangeably by lay people and professionals alike: hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy (mHBOT), hyperbaric therapy (HBT), hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), hyperbaric air therapy (HBAT), hyperbaric enriched air therapy (HBEAT), etc. However, the most common way the term is used by the autism community is to just say "HBOT". Then most parents will state what they are doing, e.g. "we're using 1.5, 1.75, or 2.0 atmospheres in a hard chamber with 100% oxygen, or we're using a soft chamber (also referred to as a mild chamber) at 1.3 atmospheres 'with or without a mask' to which 'concentrated oxygen' is be supplied at concentrations varying from 24% to 70%." Conventional wisdom states that unless one receives HBOT in a hard chamber with 100% oxygen at atmospheric pressures greater than 1.5 ATA, little or no benefit will be seen.

However, as history has shown repeatedly throughout the years, convention is only convention until challenged, proven wrong, and then changed. Such is the case with HBOT and autism. Based on the published studies by Dr. Rossignol, the early work of Dr. Buckley and Dr. Kartzinel, and the tremendous number of children that have been treated by physicians such as Dr. Bradstreet, Dr. Feingold, Dr. Freedenfeld, Dr. Stoller and myself, and a growing number of other physicians who are now using HBOT routinely in their offices, there remains no doubt that HBOT works and that it works well for children with autism. There is also no doubt that it works well at low pressures with varying degrees of oxygen concentrations as well as at varying degrees of high pressures with 100% oxygen.

The reason I recommend HBOT for all my patients is because there is scientific evidence that pressure, independent of the concentration of oxygen, decreases inflammation and that any concentration of oxygen under any increased amount of pressure will allow more oxygen to dissolve into the extracellular fluids of the body: plasma, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, and interstitial fluid. Because dissolved oxygen is not confined to a hemoglobin molecule, it can go wherever "body water goes" and therefore reach 'deeper tissues' more easily and more consistently than ever before Because no test is able to predict which child may and which child may not respond to extra pressure and/or extra oxygen (in contrast to excessive oxygen), I let nature take its course and prescribe a clinical trial of HBOT for all my children Though I let "nature take its course", I would not consider prescribing or administering HBOT to children with autism unless there was good scientific evidence to support its use. Fortunately such evidence does exist, the body of which continues to accumulate, and the mechanisms of action by which HBOT may work for children with autism, as described below, may already be outdated by the time you read this.

A few of the multiple mechanisms demonstrating how HBOT may work for children with autism was originally and thoroughly researched over many months time by Dr. Rossignol. These mechanisms are shown below along with a couple others that have been suggested They include:

Angioneogenesis from the addition of oxygen: The growth of new blood vessels has been shown to occur from soft chambers as well as from hard, and is a process that may continue to increase subsequent to discontinuing therapy for a period of time after oxygen loading. Though it has been stated often on the internet boards that angioneogenesis does not occur unless pressures are 1.5 ATA or greater, the South American physician Dr. Efrain Olszewer has pre- and post-angiograms documenting collateral circulation beginning as early as ten to twenty hours after initiating hyperbaric therapy for cerebral vascular disease and peripheral arteriosclerosis at pressures lower than 1.3 ATA It is known that one of the problems children with autism have is decreased blood flow to the brain (cerebral hypoperfusion). Therefore is has been speculated that angioneogenesis is the way that HBOT helps autism However, though angioneogenesis may be one mechanism by which children with autism are helped by HBOT, angioneogenesis may not be the primary mechanism by which HBOT works The amount of cerebral hypoperfusion in autistics compared to controls is about 8%, so a small increase in oxygen delivery may be all that is needed to overcome this deficit and show clinical benefit. The small amount of increased oxygen that is needed by the cells to improve their function does not necessarily require new blood vessel formation to be accomplished because with HBOT free oxygen molecules are dissolved directly into the cerebrospinal fluid Therefore these cells are no longer dependent on increased oxygen delivery from increased blood vessel formation that secondarily delivers a greater oxygen load because it carries more hemoglobin.
Angioneogenesis from the removal of oxygen: At times it may actually be the sudden removal of higher than normal oxygen concentrations that the body has adapted to rather than the higher levels of oxygen itself that may stimulate angioneogenesis There are reports that the new vessel formation in the retinas of premature infants who were on high doses of oxygen was stimulated by the rapid removal of oxygen and not from the oxygen itself.
Increases in blood flow independent of new blood vessel formation, not only due to the competing mechanisms of vasodilation and vasoconstriction, but also due to decreasing the inflammation that secondarily constricts blood vessel lumens in a closed spac. Because inflammation is accompanied by swelling, tissue expansion or compression will occur. Therefore, whenever inflammation brings more fluid to a region of the body that is comprised of solid tissue and hollow blood vessels, the first thing to happen is that the hollow blood vessel lumens will be compressed and deliver fewer red cells carrying oxygen to the area. Once inflammation is reduced the secondary vascular narrowing is improved allowing increasing amounts of red blood cells carrying oxygen to reach the hypoxic areas and SPECT scans will once again "light up" turning from blue to yellow. SPECT scans demonstrate the relative amount of blood that is able to reach the different areas in the brain. Color coding allows easy visualization of what is occurring with blue areas representing little blood flow and yellow areas indicating normal blood flow.
Decreasing levels of inflammatory biochemicals: Recent studies have demonstrated that children with autism frequently have neuro-inflammatory and gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions occurring. Multiple studies demonstrate the beneficial effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in inflammatory conditions. C-reactive protein and high levels of cytokines have been shown to decrease with HBOT. One study demonstrates that the anti-inflammatory effect from HBOT is probably due to pressure effects and not necessarily increased oxygen tension.
Up-regulation of key antioxidant enzymes and decreasing oxidative stress: Children with autism have been shown to have increased oxidative stress and less reduced (active) glutathione HBOT, especially when using pressures less than 2.0 atmospheres, can up-regulate these antioxidant enzymes and afford antioxidant protection against oxidative stress.
Increased oxygenation to functioning mitochondria: Mitochondria are the energy producing organelles of the body. A growing number of studies are focusing on the mitochondria and its relationship to many disorders The possibility exists that some autistic symptoms may occur if these organelles are dysfunctional or fewer in number than the number found in children without autism. HBOT may have the potential to activate dysfunctional mitochondria and/or to activate "dormant/idling cells" thereby allowing more "mitochondrial product" to be appreciated by the body.
Increased production of new mitochondria from HBOT.
Bypassing functionally impaired hemoglobin molecules, the result of abnormal porphyrin production, thereby allowing increased delivery of oxygen directly to cells: A recent study documented impaired production and abnormal ratios of porphyrins in children with autism. Because porphyrin is involved in the production of functional heme/hemoglobin, and because this appears to be disordered in autism, the impaired delivery of oxygen to cells will be improved when HBOT bypasses hemoglobin-dependent oxygenation.
Improvement in immune and autoimmune system disorders: HBOT has been shown to benefit the immune system and multiple studies have shown that autism is frequently associated with various types of immune and autoimmune system biomarkers.
Decreases in the bacterial/yeast load found systemically and in the gut: Many children with autism have increased amounts of abnormal bacteria and yeast in their gastrointestinal tractsThese same children have shown clinical improvements when this overgrowth phenomenon is treated with antibiotics, either by natural agents or pharmaceuticals. HBOT has been shown to decrease abnormal bacteria/yeast in the gut.
Decreases in the viral load found systemically and possibly decreases in a viral presence that may exist in the intestinal mucosa: Children with autism have difficulty handling viral infections, most likely due to immune dysfunction. It has been postulated many times that children with autism have a chronic low grade viral gastroenteritis and viral encephalitits. HBOT has been shown to decrease HIV viral loads. I speculate that one of the primary reasons HBOT works so well for so many children whose abnormal stools improve once they start HBOT is because the chronic, low-grade, smoldering live viral load harbored in the intestinal mucosa (Wakefield/Krigsman hypothesis) does poorly when surrounded by higher oxygen concentrations. The literature states that in order to kill viruses 100% oxygen at 2.7 ATA or above is required. However, there is no reason to believe that even mildly increased oxygen tensions may inhibit viral activity and/or make the host less hospitable to chronic viral inhabitation. This explanation is in keeping with the clinical results I see. In my clinic improved bowel function is in the top 20 most commonly seen benefits. I explain to my patients that to get cockroaches out of the kitchen, I can either kill them with my shoe or turn on the light. Interestingly it only takes a little bit of light for them to leave the room. Likewise it is my theory that it only takes a little bit of increased oxygen tension for viruses to leave.
Increases in the production of stem cells in the bone marrow with transfer to the CNS: Studies have shown that HBOT increases the production of stem cells in the bone marrow and that transfer of stem cells to the central nervous system is possible.
(Theoretical only) Direct production of stem cells by certain areas in the brain.
Increased production and utilization of serotonin: Studies have shown abnormities in the autistic brain whereby it does not produce and subsequently does not use serotonin properly. Newer studies have shown that HBOT can work like an anti-depressant by increasing brain serotonin levels.
(Theoretical only) The possibility that oxidation may help rid the body of petrochemicals.
(Theoretical only) The possibility that oxidation may help rid the body of mercury and heavy metals.

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Modern Medical Advances: The Use of SPECT Scans in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

[Request to Dr. Paul Harch to author this section is pending] [Example:] Modern technology has been a positive factor in the treatment of cerebral palsy and other forms of traumatic brain injury. Specifically, SPECT imaging, or what is commonly termed the SPECT scan, is helping to identify those parts of the brain that are in a dormant state due to a lack of oxygen. As Dr. Philip James of the Wolfson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at the University of Dundee in Scotland has stated, "Loss of function in the brain can be either due to tissue swelling, which is reversible, or tissue destruction, which is not." When we combine what Dr. James said with what the SPECT scan can do, it is clear that the SPECT scan can help us identify those parts of the brain that stand a chance of being revived.

SPECT stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. The SPECT scan can give a clear picture of which parts of the brain are awake and working, which parts are dormant and sleeping, and which parts are lifeless and permanently damaged. This is of particular significance when considering HBO therapy because, to be blunt, the SPECT scan has the ability to indicate if HBO therapy is working or not by monitoring the change in brain tissue blood flow.

Some brain cells become dormant due to a lack of oxygen, which can be caused by reduced blood flow. Swelling can cause reduced blood flow. HBO therapy has been shown to reduce the swelling of brain tissue by constricting blood vessels. Also, HBO therapy dramatically increases the amount of oxygen at the cellular level, which, it is believed, may revive dormant, oxygen starved areas of the brain. The ability to perform a SPECT scan before and after a course of HBO therapy can help identify those parts of the brain affected by the therapy. The SPECT scan will identify those areas of the brain that have reacted in a positive manner to an increase in oxygen, indicating the potential for recovery.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Treatments for Autism and Other Developmental Disorders

[From the original article by Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona] [Excerpt:] The logic for using hyperbaric oxygen treatment for developmental disorders relates to the auto-immune and/or viral theory of these conditions. Hyperbaric oxygen has been studied for auto-immune disorders and found to be helpful. Encephalitis, in this theory, is thought to be part of developmental disorders. The encephalitis can be initiated by viral infection, by exposure to vaccines, and/or by other auto-immune processes (the result of exposure to abnormal opioid-like substances from the opioid excess hypothesis, for example).

This article contains the following sections:

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Study - Viral Encephalitis
Encephalic Lesions and Hyperbaric Oxygen
The Importance of Glial Cells
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Questions and Answers
Hyperbaric Oxygen and Ischemia
Vitamin Use in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Published Papers on Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Anoxic Encephalopathy and Coma
Controlled Clinical Trials of Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Information About Using HBOT for Auto-immune diseases
Treatment of Children's Epilepsy by Hyperbaric Oxygenation

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Books, Published Papers and Research Studies on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Quick Index of Research Studies and Published Papers

Quick Index of Books

The Oxygen Revolution: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Arthritis, Autism, Learning Disabilities and More, by Paul G. Harch, MD
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (Dr. Morton Walker Health Book Series), by Richard A. Neubauer, MD
Oxygen to the Rescue: Oxygen Therapies and How They Help Overcome Disease, Promote Repair, and Improve Overall Function, by Pavel Yutsis, MD
Physiology and Medicine of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, by Tom S. Neuman and Stephen R. Thom
Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child: A Promising Treatment, by Richard A. Neubauer, MD
Stroke: Recovery with Oxygen, by Polly Houston
Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine, by K. K. Jain, Richard A. Neubauer, MD, Paul G. Harch, MD, William P. Fife, PhD
AIDS Under Pressure: Hyperbaric Medicine in the Management of HIV Disease, by Michelle Reillo
History of Hyperbaric Chambers, by Gerhard F. Haux
Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, by Wilbur T. Workman (Editor)
Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, Second Edition - Revised, by Eric P. Kindwall (Editor)
The Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-Injured Child, by James T. Joiner (Editor)
Hyperbaric Nursing, by Valerie Larson-Lohr, Helen C. Norvell
Wound Care Practice, 1st Edition, by Paul J. Sheffield, PhD (Editor), Adrianne P. S. Smith, MD (Editor), Caroline E. Fife, MD (Editor)

Research Studies and Published Scientific Articles on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy May Improve Symptoms in Autistic Children
Hyperbaric 0xygen Therapy Might Improve Certain Pathophysiological Findings in Autism
D . Rossignol , L . Rossignol
Medical Hypotheses ,�Volume 67 ,�Issue 2 ,�Pages 216 - 228

Abstract

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that currently affects as many as 1 out of 166 children in the United States. Recent research has discovered that some autistic individuals have decreased cerebral perfusion, evidence of neuroinflammation, and increased markers of oxidative stress. Multiple independent single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) research studies have revealed hypoperfusion to several areas of the autistic brain, most notably the temporal regions and areas specifically related to language comprehension and auditory processing. Several studies show that diminished blood flow to these areas correlates with many of the clinical features associated with autism including repetitive, self-stimulatory and stereotypical behaviors, and impairments in communication, sensory perception, and social interaction. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used with clinical success in several cerebral hypoperfusion syndromes including cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, closed head injury, and stroke. HBOT can compensate for decreased blood flow by increasing the oxygen content of plasma and body tissues and can even normalize oxygen levels in ischemic tissue. In addition, animal studies have shown that HBOT has potent anti-inflammatory effects and reduces oxidative stress. Furthermore, recent evidence demonstrates that HBOT mobilizes stem cells from human bone marrow, which may aid recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. Based upon these findings, it is hypothesized that HBOT will improve symptoms in autistic individuals. A retrospective case series is presented that supports this hypothesis.

Treating Children with Autism Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
M.Markley, Ph.D., CHT

Summary

In more than 7,000 facilities worldwide, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used for decades to heal serious infections, non-healing wounds, and to treat divers with the bends. An increasing number of these hyperbaric medical centers are also successfully treating neurological injuries and disease such as autism. Recent studies have suggested that a common link among children with autism is chronic inflammation of areas of the brain and gut, and that the anti-inflammatory effects of HBOT may make it one of the safest and most effective ways to help resolve the debilitating effects of autism.

This study evaluated the effects of 20 hours of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the functional outcomes of twenty children (4 females and 16 males) ranging in ages from three to seven years, each with a clinically proven diagnosis of autism, and living in Hawaii. Pre-HBOT baseline and post-HBOT follow up evaluations were performed by experienced autism testing clinicians in the community, independent of the treating facility. Testing outcomes proved statistically significant clinical improvements in 100% of the children in one or more of the following areas: Communications, Social Interaction, Imagination/ Creativity, Stereotyped Behaviors and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores.

The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Symptoms in Children with Autism: An Open-label Pilot Study
Daniel A. Rossignol, Lanier W. Rossignol, S. Jill James, Stepan Melnyk and Elizabeth Mumper
BMC Pediatrics, Volume 7, November 2007

Abstract

Recently, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has increased in popularity as a treatment for autism. Numerous studies document oxidative stress and inflammation in individuals with autism; both of these conditions have demonstrated improvement with HBOT, along with enhancement of neurological function and cognitive performance. In this study, children with autism were treated with HBOT at atmospheric pressures and oxygen concentrations in current use for this condition. Changes in markers of oxidative stress and inflammation were measured. The children were evaluated to determine clinical effects and safety.

Eighteen children with autism, ages 3�16 years, underwent 40 hyperbaric sessions of 45 minutes duration each at either 1.5 atmospheres (atm) and 100% oxygen, or at 1.3 atm and 24% oxygen. Measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP) and markers of oxidative stress, including plasma oxidized glutathione (GSSG), were assessed by fasting blood draws collected before and after the 40 treatments. Changes in clinical symptoms, as rated by parents, were also assessed. The children were closely monitored for potential adverse effects.

At the endpoint of 40 hyperbaric sessions, neither group demonstrated statistically significant changes in mean plasma GSSG levels, indicating intracellular oxidative stress appears unaffected by either regimen. A trend towards improvement in mean CRP was present in both groups; the largest improvements were observed in children with initially higher elevations in CRP. When all 18 children were pooled, a significant improvement in CRP was found (p = 0.021). Pre- and post-parental observations indicated statistically significant improvements in both groups, including motivation, speech, and cognitive awareness (p < 0.05). No major adverse events were observed.

In this prospective pilot study of children with autism, HBOT at a maximum pressure of 1.5 atm with up to 100% oxygen was safe and well tolerated. HBOT did not appreciably worsen oxidative stress and significantly decreased inflammation as measured by CRP levels. Parental observations support anecdotal accounts of improvement in several domains of autism. However, since this was an open-label study, definitive statements regarding the efficacy of HBOT for the treatment of individuals with autism must await results from double-blind, controlled trials.

Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Patients with Cerebral Stroke, Brain Trauma, and Neurologic Disease
Noori�S.�Al-Waili, Glenn�J.�Butler, Jorge�Beale, Mahdi�S.�Abdullah, R.�W.�Bill�Hamilton, Boke�Y.�Lee, Paul�Lucus, Michael�W.�Allen, Richard�L.�Petrillo, Zev�Carrey and Michael�Finkelstein
Advances in Therapy, Volume 22, Number 6 / November, 2005

Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy has been used to treat patients with numerous disorders, including stroke. This treatment has been shown to decrease cerebral edema, normalize water content in the brain, decrease the severity of brain infarction, and maintain blood-brain barrier integrity. In addition, HBO therapy attenuates motor deficits, decreases the risks of sequelae, and prevents recurrent cerebral circulatory disorders, thereby leading to improved outcomes and survival. Hyperbaric oxygen also accelerates the regression of atherosclerotic lesions, promotes antioxidant defenses, and suppresses the proliferation of macrophages and foam cells in atherosclerotic lesions. Although no medical treatment is available for patients with cerebral palsy, in some studies, HBO therapy has improved the function of damaged cells, attenuated the effects of hypoxia on the neonatal brain, enhanced gross motor function and fine motor control, and alleviated spasticity. In the treatment of patients with migraine, HBO therapy has been shown to reduce intracranial pressure significantly and abort acute attacks of migraine, reduce migraine headache pain, and prevent cluster headache. In studies that investigated the effects of HBO therapy on the damaged brain, the treatment was found to inhibit neuronal death, arrest the progression of radiation-induced neurologic necrosis, improve blood flow in regions affected by chronic neurologic disease as well as aerobic metabolism in brain injury, and accelerate the resolution of clinical symptoms. Hyperbaric oxygen has also been reported to accelerate neurologic recovery after spinal cord injury by ameliorating mitochondrial dysfunction in the motor cortex and spinal cord, arresting the spread of hemorrhage, reversing hypoxia, and reducing edema. HBO has enhanced wound healing in patients with chronic osteomyelitis. The results of HBO therapy in the treatment of patients with stroke, atherosclerosis, cerebral palsy, intracranial pressure, headache, and brain and spinal cord injury are promising and warrant further investigation.

Hyperbaric Oxygenation in the Acute Stroke
By R.A. Neubauer, M.D., J.Orient, M.D., & M. Hall-Dickenson B.Sc.

Introduction

One thousand cases of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy for acute stroke with intervention ranging from four hours to one week are in the literature. Work observation by Ingvar and Lassen published the first report on the treatment of four stroke patients with hyperbaric oxygenation. The overall results showed a regression of EEG changes during treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation. Hayeman and Saltzman published 22 of cases with some excellent results. Nighogossian performed a double blind study utilizing a time factor of entry up to 24 hours. Anderson in a control study showed that with a late entry the tendency toward poor results occurred with the hyperbaric oxygenation. The Russians have done extensive work. A critical time factor of four hours and a specific protocol for hyperbaric oxygenation in the acute stroke were published in 1980.

Conclusions

Because of certain rapid physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygenation, it may perhaps be a treatment of choice.
1. It reduces cerebral edema - focal and generalized.
2. It overcomes ischemia hypoxia, thus stopping or reducing the ischemic cascade.
3. It protects the integrity of the cell membrane and restores the integrity of the blood brain barrier.
4. It neutralizes toxic amines.
5. It neutralizes free radical.
6. It reduces the adhesiveness of the red cell and stickiness to the platelets to the endothelium.
7. It efficiently elevates the driving force for oxygen making increasing tissue space availability.
8. It reactivates dormant idling hypoxic neurons.
9. It reduces lactate peaks.

The Dosage of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Chronic Brain Injury
Paul G. Harch, M.D.
The Second International Conference on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and the Brain Injured Child

Introduction

The concept of dosage of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) derives from the definition of HBOT as a drug. Using the broad definition of HBOT by Harch and Neubauer, HBOT is the use of greater than ambient pressure oxygen as a drug to treat basic pathophysiologic processes/states and their diseases. Drug dosage of HBOT, therefore, is a function of baseline or reference ambient pressure, depth of pressurization, duration, frequency, air breaks, surface interval, number of treatments, idiosyncratic genetic patient factors, and time to intervention in the disease process which determines the pathological targets. All of these factors cause HBOT to be a narrow-window drug in chronic brain injury similar to digoxin and coumadin: too little maybe ineffective and too much can be toxic. In addition, oxygen is a respiratory metabolite: ;too little has serious metabolic consequences and too much can cause metabolic fatigue. Determining the proper dosage in a given patient with a specific or multiple diseases can be difficult. Ultimately, one wants the best dosage that improves the patient while doing the least harm.

Excerpt

HBOT has both acute and chronic effects. This paper will address only the chronic effects. Chronic effects of HBOT include fibroblast stimulation, collagen deposition, anglogenesis, epithelialization, and bone remodeling. This is most evident in shallow perfusion gradient wounds such as the classic homogenous wound of external beam radiation. In this animal and human model, Marx (3) has shown that intermittent exposure to HBOT induces the aforementioned chronic trophic effects to cause wound healing. The final level of tissue oxygenation after HBOT is approximately 80% of normal tissue, but the effect is durable for years. The unproven mechanism of the effect is thought to be secondary to transient elevation of tissue oxygen levels that results in a steep oxygen gradient that causes anglogenesis. Since 1995 this effect has been better characterized as signal induction where the drug HBOT, by elevation of tissue oxygen pressures, alone or in combination with other factors, signals the DNA to begin transcription of various gene sequences to mRNA (4,5,6). The mRNA is translated to proteins which cause trophic tissue changes, i.e., wound healing. These mechanisms are thought to be responsible for the HBOT-induced wound healing that is seen in a large variety of chronic non-healing wounds, such as arterial insufficiency, venous insufficiency, diabetic, radiation, sickle cell, vasculitic, and other ulcers.

Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child:
Observations on Blood Flow and Metabolism in Brain Damaged Children Responding to Hyperbaric Oxygenation and the Clinical Findings of its Benefit
R. A. Neubauer, M.D.

Summary

Cerebral Palsy is a term that encompasses many etiological factors in children diagnosed in utero to age fourteen. Problems may present in utero, peri-natal, and post-natal. Infections, traumatic brain injury, near-drowning, and strokes in children suffering from neurological problems come under the heading of Cerebral Palsy. Hyperbaric oxygenation not only relieves hypoxia but also jumpstarts the brain to much better organization and function. In the very young, it produces a better internal milieu for the growth of new brain tissue. Compelling studies around the world were presented at a conference in Boca Raton, July of 1966. This is well known therapy for the neonates in China, Russia, and South America. In certain of these areas, hypoxic or neurologic involved infants are taken from the delivery room to the hyperbaric chamber. The clinical effects are remarkable.

Cerebral Oxygenation and the Recoverable Brain
Richard A. Neubauer and Philip James
Ocean Hyperbaric Center, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, USA | Wolson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK

Introduction

Oxygenation is the most critical function of blood flow and a sudden reduction in oxygen availability is an inevitable consequence of severe ischemia. The resulting cascade of events may result in the failure of membrane integrity of some cells and necrosis, but in the surrounding zone of tissue, less affected by hypoxia, cells survive to form the ischemic penumbra. The timing of these events is uncertain, but sufficient oxygen is available to these cells to maintain membrane ion pump mechanisms, but not enough for them to generate action potentials and therefore function as neurons. The existence of such areas has been suspected for some time based upon the nature of clinical recovery, but has now been demonstrated by SPECT imaging with a high plasma oxygen concentration under hyperbaric conditions as a tracer. A course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy frequently results in a permanent improvement in both flow and metabolism. These changes apparently represent a reversal of the changes that render neurones dormant and the activity of cells, previously undetectable by standard electrophysiological methods, can now be demonstrated. Three patients are presented in whom recoverable brain tissue has been identified using SPECT imaging and increased cerebral oxygenation under hyperbaric conditions. Improved perfusion from reoxygenation has correlated with clinical evidence of benefit especially with continued therapy. [Neurol Res 1998; 20 (Suppl 1): 533-536]

Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child
Richard A. Neubauer, M.D.
3rd EPNS Congress, European Paediatric Neurology Society, Nice, France, November 7-10, 1999.� Published By Monduzi Editore, International Proceedings Division: 283-289.

Excerpt from Results and Conclusions

In all cases, cerebral palsy has an etiologic episode which is ultimately hypoxic ischemic. Unfortunately, preemies and hypoxic infants are not given large doses of surface oxygen because of the fear of retrolental fibroplasia. Hyperbaric oxygenation has no such side effect. Recent uncovered data showed that the oxygen was not the cause, but the withdrawal from the oxygen environment. Resubmersion into the oxygen completely cured the retrolental fibroplasia.

There are multiple conditions causing the problems in utero, at birth or immediately post partum such as premature placental separation, amniotic fluid embolus, trauma and stroke at birth, cord around the neck, meningitis, peritonitis, and shaken baby syndrome, etc. In Russia and South America, many neonates have been taken from the delivery room into the hyperbaric chamber.

With newer methods such as ultrasound, SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography), PET (positron emission tomography) and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), devastating problems may be easily identified prior to development of clinical symptoms and this is the time for intervention with hyperbaric oxygenation.

Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy: A Review and Comparison to Currently Accepted Therapies
Carole Sénéchal, Ph.D.; Serge Larivée, Ph.D.; Engelbert Richard; Pierre Marois, M.D.
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Volume 12, Number 4, Winter 2007

Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) has shown promise in clinical trials and is sought by many parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). There is unusual resistance to expanding the indications for this modality, which is the only treatment available for certain conditions, such as decompression sickness and air embolism, and which is effective in a number of others related to wound healing. A recent study that showed notable improvements in children with CP treated with slightly pressurized air, as well as those treated with a standard protocol for HBOT, is invoked to deny effectiveness of HBOT. Political and economic considerations, rather than purely scientific ones, play an important role in this controversy. Further systematic research is needed, but in the meantime children should not be denied access to HBOT.

Rationale

CP is most often caused by an ischemic/hypoxic injury during the perinatal period. While hypoxia may cause cell death, there may sometimes be a zone called the "ischemic penumbra," in which brain cells receive just enough oxygen to survive, but not enough to function normally. Since that discovery, many have asked the question: to what extent can HBOT reactivate damaged neurons? It is generally admitted that the cells to which the blood flow is dramatically reduced for 10 minutes or so (less than 10 ml of blood per 100 g of brain tissue per minute) undergo necrosis and form the core of a lesion. With less severe hypoxia, some researchers believe that cells can survive for a long time in an "idling" state, and might be reactivated if blood flow is restored. Those who observed a decrease in spasticity and functional improvements with HBOT hypothesized that neurons might be viable but inactive much longer than previously believed.

Conclusions

Previous studies of HBOT in CP have shown noteworthy favorable results, but to produce conclusive evidence, additional, more systematic trials are needed. Much is at stake. Improvement in the function, independence, and comfort of persons with a severely disabling neurologic condition could lead to significant improvements in health and quality of life as well as to significant cost savings in the long term. While other treatment modalities are paid for by government programs, parents must bear the cost of HBOT as the controversies continue. In the meantime, given the very low risk of adverse effects and the promising results, children should be allowed access to HBOT.

Improvement in Cerebral Metabolism in Chronic Brain Injury After Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Zarabeth L. Golden;�Richard Neubauer;�Charles J. Golden;�Lorie Greene;�Julie Marsh; April Mleko
International Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 112, Issue 2 February 2002 , pages 119 - 131

Abstract

While no research study has yet [2002, ed.] demonstrated convincing evidence for the efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in patients with chronic neurological disorders (CND), anecdotal studies have been supportive of its use in improving healing of the damaged brain. The current study hypothesized that individuals with CND show increases in cerebral blood flow and metabolism as measured by Single Positron Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in the cerebral hemispheres, but not on measures of cerebellar and pons blood flow; and younger patients show more improvement than older patients. The study used archival data to compare 25 older and 25 younger subjects who were given SPECT scans pretherapy, midtherapy, and posttherapy. ANOVAs using the SPECT scans as a within subjects variable and age as a between subjects variable confirmed the hypothesis that the cerebral measures all changed but that the cerebellar and pons measures did not. Post-hoc t-tests confirmed that there was improvement in blood flow from the beginning to the end of the study. An age effect was found on only two of the five measures; however, there were no interactions. Analysis by post-hoc t-tests showed that the younger group had higher blood flows, but not more improvement than the older group. The results provided the first statistical research data to show the effectiveness of HBOT in improving blood flow in CND. These results indicate that HBOT can be an effective part of the treatment for such clients. The implications of these findings and future research directions were discussed.

Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Lyme Vasculitis
W. P. Fife, Ph.D. and R. A. Neubauer, M.D.

Purpose

It is the purpose of this paper to demonstrate the positive effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on severe encephalopathy occurring in Lyme Disease as a synergistic treatment with antibiotics.

Conclusion

In the series treated at the Ocean Hyperbaric Center results of SPECT imaging gave documentation that hyperbaric oxygenation was a valid treatment of Lyme Disease. This tended to document the work done by Dr. Fife. Because of the difficulty in actual diagnosis it would be suggested that all patients with possible Lyme Disease should have a SPECT or functional brain imaging. Although these cognitive modes and other anomalies may accompany many other diseases, these changes can also come in Lyme Disease and probably respond to hyperbaric oxygenation irrespective of the cause. The serologic diagnosis is mandatory for Lyme. Although difficult to document the positive effects, the long-term results of Dr. Fife's protocol has established this as a treatment of choice. It was the use of his protocol that resulted in the positive changes in Lyme encephalopathy which paralleled the clinical improvement. Frequently the diagnosis can be made only by an astute physician.

Reversal of Residual Stroke Symptoms Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Morton Walker, D.P.M.
Alternative & Complementary Therapies - January/February 1996

Excerpts

Six years after his stroke occurred, Mr. Phosfeld was given access to two major medical advances, one diagnostic advance that determined the viability of his ischemic penumbra and the other a therapeutic advance that nourished that penumbra with oxygenation. These procedures allowed him to overcome his residual stroke symptoms (sequelae). More effective for visualizing the internal functional structures of the brain than either computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), with the addition of a special radiotracer element, technetium-99 mHMPAO [Tc-99m, dl-hexamethyl-propyleneamine oxime], commercially known as Ceretec® (Amersham Co., Arlington Heights, Illinois). Together, SPECT and the tracer allow for observing both local and global evolutionary changes in the brain following stroke most accurately.

The damage to neurons that accompanies ischemia is repairable if associated hypoxia is corrected within a reasonable period of time. Because blood flow to the ischemic area cannot be restored immediately, the only way to get oxygen into the ischemic tissues is by increasing the rate and distance of oxygen diffusion through the marginal trickle of blood flow. HBO provides the means for increasing the amount of oxygen carried by the trickling capillaries. Oxygen delivered under pressure from a hyperbaric chamber nourishes the tissues even when there is an absence of red blood cells.

Treatment with HBO also has numerous other attributes for the stroke-impaired individual that cannot be duplicated by any other known drug. For brain pathophysiologies, oxygen under pressure:
- Overcomes ischemia/hypoxia and breaks the ischemic cascade
- Reduces cerebral edema, thereby enhancing local blood flow with its improved nutrient delivery and removal of metabolic waste products
- Restores the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and cell membranes
- Stimulates cell transport mechanisms and cell metabolism, thereby ameliorating local acidosis while improving neuronal function and aiding neuronal plasticity
- Scavenges free radicals
- Neutralizes toxic amines
- Promotes phagocytosis, fibroblast proliferation, and collagen production

Multiple Sclerosis: Its Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutics With Emphasis on the Controversial Use of HBO
S. E. Gottlieb and R. A. Neubauer
Journal of Hyperbaric Medicine, Vol 3, No. 3, 1988

Excerpt

A review of the current hypotheses in the etiology and pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is presented together with the implications for therapy. A new hypothesis as to etiology is presented. Special emphasis is placed on the controversy surrounding the use of hyperbaric oxygen in a critical analysis of the published double-blind studies and related discussions. Emphasis placed on the predominant infective and autoimmune hypotheses cannot be supported, either from the pathology of the disease or by the response to treatment. It is concluded that the evidence of beneficial effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, despite the use of patients with advanced disease in trials, is very impressive, especially in chronic progressive disease. It is also concluded that there is need for further research and that such studies should examine the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation alone, and in combination with other therapeutic agents, in individual patients with the methods of real-time investigation now available. Meanwhile, based on comparative efficacy and safety, hyperbaric oxygenation is recommended for treating early stages of MS, especially for treating cerebellar and bowel-bladder disorders.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Providers & Treatment Centers Listed by State

Alabama

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Woodie Fritz, M.D., Medical Director; Homer C. Marshall, C.H.T., R.N., Certified Hyperbaric Technician, Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Lyme Disease; Meniere's Disease; Migraine Headache; Multiple Sclerosis; Parkinson's Disease; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Stroke; Wound Healing
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is approved by the Federal Drug Administration, and is used quite extensively in Europe and Asia. HBOT acts by enhancing tissue levels of life-giving oxygen. Normally, oxygen is almost exclusively carried by red blood cells. During hyperbaric oxygen therapy, there is a substantial increase in the amount of oxygen carried in all body fluids including plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph and intracellular fluids. This allows increased oxygen levels in areas of tissue damage or injury. Increasing oxygen levels promotes growth of blood vessels and increases the metabolic activity of previously marginally functioning cells including brain neurons.
Patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy enter a monoplace (one-person) clear acrylic chamber where they breathe 100% oxygen delivered to the chamber under increased atmospheric pressure. Typically, treatments last one to two hours during which time patients relax, watch television, or sleep, while they are carefully monitored by highly trained technicians.

The Hyperbaric Center of Alabama is a state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen facility. We utilize two Sechrist hyperbaric chambers—the most technologically advanced monoplace chambers available. Treatments are administered by our staff of highly trained, courteous technicians under the direction of Woodie Fritz, M.D., board certified in family practice with more than 26 years of experience.

	Chamber(s):	3 Monoplace (Fortius 420)
	Listed Staff:	Dr. David Adams (DAN! Clinician)
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Neurodevelopmental Delays
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Birmingham Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, LLC is a newly opened clinic in the Inverness area of Birmingham, Alabama dedicated to treating autistic and neurologically delayed children. It is the only clinic of its kind in Alabama and one of very few in the southeast. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has rapidly become a treatment of choice in the biomedical care of autism and PDD and is a vital part of the "Defeat Autism Now!" DAN! Protocol. We are ourselves parents of autistic children and after becoming frustrated by the lack of available care for our boys, became hbot providers to bring this valuable service to the autistic community. We utilize nurses, EMT's, and certified techs to deliver safe, effective hyperbaric care as ordered by the prescribing physician. Since we don't have the overhead or the restrictions of the larger hospital based facilities, we are able to keep treatment cost well below the national average and provide care to more of the people who need it.
Currently the indications for hyperbaric oxygen are expanding. There is much research being done on the effects of HBOT on neurodevelopmental disorders but it is currently believed to be a successful and promising treatment option. Many different medical problems can show benefits with hyperbarics and specifically children with autism, cerebral palsy, near-drowning, carbon monoxide poisoning, and other anoxic insults can show tremendous improvements in function and cognitive processes. There are many other problems treated with HBOT and more information regarding these can be found on the website for the International Hyperbaric Association.

We provide hyperbaric treatments to children with neurodevelopmental delays. These treatments are specified by the child's primary physician, but can be administered with multiple different profiles. The most common profile for autism is a 1 hour treatment at 1.5 ATA, 100% oxygen, repeated either once or twice per day. To receive 100% oxygen the child must wear a hood that is cut to fit around the neck. Some children have trouble with the change in pressure and can have discomfort in their ears. For this reason the hoods are not placed until the chamber reaches final pressure, so that clients can drink water, chew gum, and pinch their noses as needed to help equalize middle ear pressure. A DVD player is available to watch videos while in the tank and this greatly increases tolerance of the treatments.

Pressurization and Depressurization are best tolerated when the rate of change is kept at around 1psi per minute. This adds approximately 15 minutes to the treatment time at 1.5 ATA. These treatments can be repeated twice per day but with a three to four hour break in between. An adult caregiver in good health must dive with the child at each session. If you are interested in receiving treatments please contact our office as soon as possible, as there may be short wait for availability.

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Arizona

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Arizona

12802 N. Cave Creek Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85022
Phone: 602-996-8327
Toll Free: 877-996-8327
Fax: 602-996-3348

	Chamber(s):	1 Multiplace (six persons)
	Listed Staff:	Albert G. Reach, N.D., D.C.
	Conditions Treated:	Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Crohn's Disease; Lyme Disease; Migraine Headaches; Necrotizing Arachnoidism (Brown Recluse Spider); Raynaud's Disease; Traumatic Brain Damage
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy delivers 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than sea level atmospheric pressure while the patient is enclosed within a certified pressurized chamber. The patient breathes 100% oxygen while covered under a hood, or while wearing a mask.
When red blood cells deliver only a limited supply of oxygen to tissue cells, negative physiological changes occur. Injuries, infections and diseases can cause a drop in tissue oxygen level to almost zero. World wide research confirms that breathing 100% oxygen under pressure forces the oxygen to reach those tissues and body systems affected by injury, infection, or disease and accelerates the body's healing process. Statistics from Hyperbaric Oxygenation demonstrate tremendous improvements in hundreds of conditions such as slow healing wounds, migraines, brain injuries, chronic fatigue, spider bites, and even Cerebral Palsy.

At Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Arizona, we have a large, six person walk-in chamber in which one sits comfortably, breathing 100% oxygen through a mask or hood, while the chamber is safely pressurized with filtered whole air. You sit or recline in the pressurized chamber, possibly with one or more people, while you breathe 100% oxygen through a mask or head tent, or hood. You can often watch TV or read or sleep. Dr. Reach works with several M.D.'s, D.O.'s, N.M.D.'s, and Homeopaths as well as through a few patient advocate groups. We will always work with your Doctor. We believe in informed consent and patient and family rights.

NorthStar Neurology & Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

7598 N LaCholla Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone: 520-229-2122
Fax: 520-797-5555

	Chamber(s):	Multiplace (up to 6 people)
	Listed Staff:	Carol L. Henricks, M.D.
	Conditions Treated:	ALS; Bell's palsy; Brain Injury; Cerebral Palsy; Coma; Memory Disorders, including Alzheimer's; Migraine Headache; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Myasthenia Gravis; Neuropathy; Parkinson's Disease; Seizures (Epilepsy); Sleep Disorders; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Any United States soldiers that sustained traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury in service to our country in Iraq or Afghanistan will be treated without charge.

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California

Beverly Hills Center For Hyperbarics

1125 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 405
Beverly Hills, CA 90035
Phone: 310-551-1375

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace
	Listed Staff:	Ralph Potkin, M.D., Medical Director; Kurt Arisohn, C.H.T., E.M.T., D.M.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, Diver Medical Technician; Jason Ryn, Certified Advanced Diver Medical Technician; Katrina Laurent, Nurse, Certified X-Ray Technician; Eugenia Galvao, Hyperbaric Technician, Autism Consultant
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Lyme Disease; Migraine and Cluster Headaches; Plastic Surgery; Lupus; Soft Tissue Injuries; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); Wound Healing
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Centrally located in the Beverly Hills area, we are a unique facility. Our staff is composed of experienced hyperbaric physicians and hyperbaric technicians, all of whom have years of patient care and field experience.
The Beverly Hills Center for Hyperbaric Medicine is nationally recognized for its expert clinical care in the area of Hyperbaric Medicine. Many other facilities follow medical protocols developed here. Although our physicians are also on the staff at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The Beverly Hills Center for Hyperbaric Medicine is the first independent facility in the Los Angeles area and the only independent hyperbaric treatment center that is accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and also the only independent facility to meet hospital based hyperbaric unit standards. Dr. Ralph Potkin, our Medical Director is one of the pioneers of the freestanding concept.

We are able to provide the highest quality HBO therapy to our patients while emphasizing personalized patient care- all this in a private medical office. This gives you, our patients, ease of access, convenience and above all complete confidentiality during your treatments. All this is provided to you at a cost far below most other units. We are available to serve you on a flexible schedule -24 hours a day- weekends and holidays as needed.

Healing Chambers of America - San Diego Center for Hyperbaric Therapy

Gateway Medical Center
995 Gateway Center Way, Suite 108, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92102
Phone: 619-263 0067
Toll Free: 888-691-1482 Fax: 619-263 0340

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace (Sands Series III)
	Listed Staff:	Harvey Tuomi, M.D. and Brenton Wynn, M.D., Medical Directors
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Edema (Toxic Encephalopathy, Vasogenic, Traumatic); Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Concussion (Post-Concussive Syndrome); Delayed Carbon Dioxide Intoxication; Diabetic Limb Salvage; HIV & AIDS Related Neuropathies; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Vascular Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Vegetative Coma (Closed Head Injury)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Established in 1997,� San Diego Hyperbarics is the most experienced outpatient hyperbaric medicine center in San Diego County. A number of San Diego hospitals choose to send their acute care patients to this� convenient location (do not confuse our name with those of other non-affiliated and less experienced San Diego Centers that have copied it). We provide hospital standard hyperbaric sessions at the most competitive prices.
Healing Chambers International is a guild of Centers with the Mission to make Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) available and affordable to all persons who need it. We are expanding� our affiliated out-patient Centers around the world to ensure that specialist physicians can, if they choose, prescribe HBOT as an adjunct to their usual response to disease and trauma, having full confidence that their orders will be carried out to the high standards of any hospital.

Our affiliated Centers all have�physicians in daily attendance and we have 24/7 access to our eminent Scientific Advisory Board for specialist advice on the ever-widening groups of maladies that physicians are now referring their patients for HBOT. We can proudly claim that our physicians and staff are the most senior and experienced in HBOT. We provide hospital standard hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)� at affordable prices, utilizing the collective knowledge of an elite group of HBOT medical specialists who are part of our Scientific Advisory Board, and in particular, the experience of Dr. Frederick Cramer who acts as their Medical Mentor in Hyperbaric Medicine.

Our Centers' goal is to achieve optimum recovery for patients with the least amount of HBOT treatment sessions. Our patients do not just pay for a "block" of slots of HBOT at one of our Centers. We will be here for consultations/adjustments to aid in healing throughout the process and, if needed, afterwards — it is a relationship.

San Diego Hyperbaric and Wound Care and Pain Treatment Center

Gateway Medical Center
995 Gateway Center Way, Suite 208
San Diego, CA 92102
Phone: 619-263 0067
Toll Free: 888-691-1482 Fax: 619-263 0340

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace (Sands Series III)
	Listed Staff:	Brenton Wynn, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Diabetic Limb Salvage; Wound Care
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our physicians and staff have decades of experience in treating chronic care and problem wounds. To salvage threatened limbs, we� combine the most advanced wound-care technology with decades of hospital based clinical skills. As well, our physicians have vast clinical experience in the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). If HBOT is required as an adjunct to standard wound-management, we will direct our patients to the most appropriate location and our specialist physicians will supervise HBOT sessions.
Our Medical Director, Dr. Brenton Wynn, is Board Certified in Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, plus Hyperbaric Medicine certifications with special application to Chronic Wound Care. Our large San Diego Center is located on the second floor of Gateway Medical Center. Just minutes from down town San Diego. Parking is abundant and free with easy ambulance access.

San Diego Hyperbaric and Wound Care Center is an independent clinic, owned and operated by Southern California Institute for Problem Wounds, Inc. Note: This Center does not treat emergency care patients. If you are suffering from a serious or fresh traumatic wounding injury, call 911.

San Diego Center for Hyperbaric Therapy

5038 Ruffner Street, Suite C
San Diego, CA� 92111
Phone: 858-268-4268
Fax: 858-268-4265

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist 3200)
	Listed Staff:	David L. Bortz, M.D., Medical Director; Richard Sprunger, E.M.T., Navy S.E.A.L. and Combat Medic, Lead Technician; Jennifer Dorner, Pulmonary Care Practitioner; Kraig Dorner, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technician, Safety Operator
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Fibromyalgia; Frost Bite; Immune System Building; Lyme Disease; Migraine; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Recovery from Plastic Surgery; Spinal Injuries; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a medical treatment which introduces 100% oxygen to the patient in a painless, relaxing atmosphere. HBOT uses controlled pressure in excess of the usual pressure in the atmosphere.� The administration of 100% pure oxygen through hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the oxygen delivered 10 - 15 times more than what is delivered at normal atmospheric levels or at sea level.
The HBOT procedure transports oxygen through out the body tissues and increases the oxygen entering the blood stream. By increasing the oxygen under controlled pressure the oxygen can reach tissue, bone, plasma, the central nervous system and the lymph that are not normally accessible to the red blood cells.

HBOT has a positive effect on the immune system due to the increased efficiency of the white blood cells, which fights infection and kills bacteria. HBOT increases the effectiveness of the red blood cells to carry the oxygen to parts of the body that would not normally be reached. The air we normally breathe at sea level contains 21% oxygen, 78% Nitrogen and 1% of other gases. But, HBOT contains 100% oxygen which prompts healing and growth of new blood vessels, decreases swelling and inflammation, deactivates and clears toxins, metabolic waste and improves the healing rate and ability to fight infection.

Our Mission is to provide you with the best professional care available. Our Goal is to administer hyperbaric oxygen therapy to enhance the healing process and to help to improve the quality of life. Our Desire is that you feel at ease, relaxed and comfortable while you are undergoing therapy. Our Hope is that you enjoy the comfort of our office and friendly knowledgeable staff during your healing process.

Rapid Recovery Hyperbarics Medical Clinic

1455 North Waterman Ave. #124-126
San Bernardino, CA 92404
Phone: 909-889-7626

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace and 1 Multiplace (Gulf Coast)
	Listed Staff:	Donald Underwood, D.O., M.D., M.H.P. J.D., Medical Director; Susan Rodriguez CHT, Certified Hyperbaric Chamber Technician; Patrick Rodriguez, C.H.T., E.M.T., D.M.T., Certified Hyperbaric Chamber Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, Diving Medical Technician; Ruth Mason, R.N.; Harold Royse, R.R.T., Respiratory Therapist
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Migraine Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Spina Bifida; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	Yes. Santa Monica Hospital; J. Michael Uszler, M.D., Medical Director of Santa Monica Imaging and Therapy Associates, Assistant Clinical Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA

Our Mission is the advancement of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy used in traditional circumstances as well as the prevention and enhancement aspects of your health. We are committed to explore and illustrate the uses of HBOT. Our aim is to make HBOT more widely known and to vastly increase the average American's access to the availability of HBOT.
HBOT is generally used as an adjunctive therapy. It does not compete with or replace other treatment methods, rather it enhances your body's ability to heal and compliments your on going Physical Therapies, Preventive, and Alternative Treatments. Our intention is to provide information by which you can investigate the beneficial possibilities of using HBOT.

Each member of our team has well over 10,000 hours of chamber operational time and attends ongoing Educational Hyperbaric Courses to uphold the highest standards, maintaining the safety of every client we are referred. We work alongside your treating physician ensuring the very best in Hyperbaric Therapy for you and your family.

	Chamber(s):	4 Monospace
	Listed Staff:	Koren Barrett, N.D., a Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Doctor; Robert W. Sears, M.D.; Patricia Gonzalez O.T.R/L., Occupational Therapist; Asha Bhakta, M.A., Co-founder of Creative Solutions for Autism; Catherine Heads, R.N., Infusion and Phlebotomy Nurse; JoQueta Hayes, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P., Pediatric Speech Therapist
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Mitochondrial Disease; Multiple Sclerosis
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Integrative Hyperbaric Center—or "A Place of Grace"—was created because of a little girl named "Gracie" whose life was saved by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Until the age of three, Gracie's Mitochondrial Disorder meant that life was mainly spent in hospitals. Her time at home with family was limited and scarce. In effect, Gracie was blind, failing to thrive, and fed through a feeding tube. She weighed 11 pounds at age 3. To compound her troubles, she suffered from seizures, infantile spasms, and underwent several surgical procedures.
Gracie's family researched Hyperbaric Therapy for over a year, and even though research (at that time) showed very little hope for children with Mitochondrial Disorders, Gracie exhibited many of the same characteristics seen in CP and TBI affected children. Gracie's real journey began here, after mainstream medicine offered her so little hope. Hyperbaric medicine was her last choice—and salvation. It gave "Grace" back to her family.

There is an unspeakable joy that comes when a child says "mama" for the first time, or when the child looks "at" their parent instead of "through" vacant eyes. This joy is amplified a hundred-fold when it is a child who has been given no chance to live. The only thing that changed in Gracie's life was the addition of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. If you or your loved one can benefit from Hyperbaric Therapy, it is imperative to examine the possibilities. It is never too late to try. Hope makes the dreams of humanity real. Please visit our clinic for comprehensive, "family-focused" hyperbaric care.

Brain Therapeutics Medical Center

26381 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: 949-367-8870
Toll Free: 800-300-1063
Fax: 949-367-9779

	Chamber(s):	4 Monospace (Hyox)
	Listed Staff:	David Alan Steenblock, M.S., D.O., Director; Technicians are Certified Emergency Medical Technicians in addition to being Certified Diver Medical Technicians
	Conditions Treated:	Alzheimer's and Dementia; Arthritis; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Cognitive Disorders & Memory Loss; Macular Degeneration; Migraine; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Osteomyelitis; Non-Healing Wounds; Parkinson's Disease; Radiation & Other Burns; Stroke; Sudden Deafness; Swallowing Disorders
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Dr. Steenblock's Clinic provides a Comprehensive Neuro-Rehab Program utilizing Hyperbaric Oxygen, Pulsed Magnetic Therapy, Acupuncture, External Counterpulsation, as well as Nutritional / Metabolic Therapies. Where brain damage is located determines which nerves, muscles, organs and tissues will be affected. But we are also a "brain and body" therapeutics medical clinic, treating the whole person, striving to find the underlying cause of your disease, then addressing it with safe, non-invasive, effective therapies backed by scientific and clinical proof.
Our treatment programs have been designed to give the maximum amount of recovery possible for stroke and traumatic brain injury as well as a host of other autoimmune, degenerative and injury conditions. An individualized treatment program is created for each patient depending upon the location, severity and time since the injury or disease process began. Dr. Steenblock is a rare breed of doctor who won't give up until he gets to the bottom of your concerns.

Some of what sets us apart from other clinics touting the use of hyperbarics or IV therapies are: When you make an appointment to see Dr. Steenblock, you see Dr. Steenblock - not merely a video image or other practitioner. Another fact of which we are proud, is that our clinic was among the earliest pioneers in chelation when few had ever even heard of chelation. Dr. Steenblock taught chelation safety to other doctors through The American College for the Advancement in Medicine (ACAM). We are, to the best of our knowledge, the only hyperbaric clinic fully certified by the local county fire department to operate hyperbarics. This means everything for you and your loved one's safety.

	Chamber(s):	1 Monospace (Sechrist) and 1 Multiplace (up to 6 people)
	Listed Staff:	Mike and Ellen Bittner, Founders; Karima Hirani, M.D., Medical Director; Molly Lawrence, C.H.T., E.M.T., A.D.M.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technician, Advanced Diving Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician
	Conditions Treated:	ADD/ADHD; ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease); Autism; Birth Injuries; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Cosmetic Surgery Recovery; Crohn's Disease; Decreased Immune Function; Fibromyalgia; General Health and Well-Being; Lyme Disease; Migraine/Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Parkinson's Disease; Regional Sympathetic Dystrophy; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injuries
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a prescribed treatment approved by the FDA and AMA in which a person breathes 100% medical grade oxygen while under increased pressure. Treatment is given within a multi-place (multiple occupancy) or mono-place (single occupancy) hyperbaric oxygen chamber. During treatment, one can relax by watching a movie, reading, or just rest.
The healing power of oxygen under pressure is well documented and supported by scientific research and clinical trials. During HBOT, high levels of oxygen dissolve into the blood, plasma, and tissues. The treatment allows oxygen to reach areas where there is little blood flow due to inflammation, injury, infection, or disease. HBOT promotes the growth of new blood vessels, which enhances blood flow, tissue growth, and the body's ability to heal.

Hyperbaric Centers of California, Inc. promotes health, healing, and hope. We are located in the scenic coastal city of Ventura, California. We invite you to contact us to discuss how you or a loved one may benefit from this safe non-invasive therapy. We are happy to answer any questions and provide you with further information. If you are considering treatment, we would gladly provide a tour of our facility. Please give our director a call to schedule a tour and learn more about how hyperbarics can help. While visiting our center, you can enjoy Ventura's beaches, convenient shopping centers, or nearby Thille Park. If you are visiting from outside the local area, turn your treatment time into a vacation with Ventura's numerous outdoor activities!

Bay Area Hyperbarics

2444 Old Middlefield Way, Suites L and M
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-567-9110
Fax: 650-567-9186

	Chamber(s):	4 Monospace (3 Marine-Dynamic and 1 Perry Baromedical Sigma I)
	Listed Staff:	Lisa St. John, M.S., Clinical Director; David Roberts, C.H.T., Senior Certified Hyperbaric Technologist and Safety Director; Randy Foster, C.H.T., E.M.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technologist and Emergency Medical Technician; Renée Guzmán, Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Edema; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Closed Head Injury; Coma; Lyme Disease; Macular Degeneration; Migraine/Cluster Headache; Multiple Sclerosis (certain aspects); Perineal Crohn's Disease; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Scleroderma; Sickle Cell Disease with Crisis; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Sudden Blindness or Deafness; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

BayArea Hyperbarics is an affordable hyperbaric oxygen clinic serving people who need to heal. We recognize that each patient is an individual and has unique health care needs. We value every patient and are guided by our commitment to provide effective treatment and compassionate care to our patients. BayArea Hyperbarics is a place where the purpose is not only to heal your body but also to support you during the process. BayArea Hyperbarics administers physician-referred Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT or HBO). We do not diagnose, assess, or provide medical services to patients.
BayArea Hyperbarics is an independent, free-standing clinic that has provided healing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to patients in the South Bay and surrounding areas since 1998. We have administered over 18,000 treatments safely and effectively. We are the only hyperbaric facility south of San Francisco and San Pablo and north of Monterey that uses Medicare-approved hyperbaric hard chambers reimbursable by insurance. We are located in Mountain View, California approximately 10 minutes north of San Jose and 40 minutes south of San Francisco.

BayArea Hyperbarics treats multiple conditions and diagnoses approved by Medicare, e.g., non-healing wounds, osteomyelitis, radionecrosis, crush injuries, compromised skin grafts and flaps, infections, gas gangrene, gas embolism, peripheral arterial insufficiency, carbon monoxide intoxication, decompression illness. We also provide treatment for conditions that are not always covered by insurance, e.g., stroke, brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy and Autism. We accept patients from medical groups and hospitals such as Kaiser Permanente, O'Connor Hospital, Palo Alto Medical Group, Camino Medical Group, Mills Peninsula, Santa Cruz, Stanford, and many, many more. Our dedicated staff of professionals provides qualified and compassionate care; our purpose is to help you heal!

	Chamber(s):	2 Monospace (Sands)
	Listed Staff:	Janine Marie Thill, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technologist; Additional Certified Hyperbaric Technologists
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue; Crohn's Disease; Diabetic Neuropathy; Fibromyalgia; Lyme Disease; Migraine / Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Raynaud's Phenomenon; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our Monoplace (single patient) hyperbaric chambers are "hard" chambers; the same equipment used in hospitals, and is a patented PVHO, approved by ASME and the FDA as a medical device which is made from medical grade stainless steel and air cleaned parts. In comparison, soft inflatable plastic chambers use low compression filtered room air which cannot achieve the same results. Our chambers are modern and designed roomy for patient comfort. This is ideal for patients that have had extremity, facial, torso, or back surgery. Because of the patented design of our chambers, patients enjoy freedom of movement, no hoods or masks are used. The roomy chamber has 5 good sized windows for light to enter and for the patient to see outside the chamber plus there is always a Technologist at the control panel usually within sight. These features are very helpful for patients who are borderline claustrophobic. For added convenience we have installed a flat screen monitor for patients who would like to watch a movie during their time in the chamber.
Our chambers are energized with 100% pure Oxygen which is directed through multiple manifolds and check valve pressure systems for patient comfort and safety (inferior systems use compressed room air supplied from an air compressor which is only 15-20% oxygen). Our Certified Hyperbaric Technologists (CHT's) are educated in Hyperbaric Medicine, have completed a long Internship, and have experience in the Hyperbaric field. Our CHT's are certified nationally to be able to work in any hospital Hyperbaric program and are also licensed through the chamber manufacturer here in the state of California. We are Now the Preferred Providers of HBOT for Kaiser Permanente & Blue Shield of California!

Patient Confidentiality is paramount. Each & every employee at Hyperbaric Recovery and Rejuvenation Center signs a detailed Disclosure and Confidentially statement agreeing not to disclose any patient information to anyone, for any reason, unless directed by the patient. HR&R staff is empathetic to patient's health crises, challenges, limitations, and needs because we started out as patients ourselves and believe in hyperbarics and the healing process.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of Sacramento

1936 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 916-732-9030
Fax: 916-732-9033

	Chamber(s):	Monospace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	John Cassidy, M.D., Medical Director; Kenneth Stoller, M.D.. F.A.A.P.
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Cosmetic Surgery Recovery; Lyme Disease; Migraine and Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Osteomyelitis; Radiation Tissue Damage; Serious Anaerobic Infections; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	Yes. J. Michael Uszler, M.D., Medical Director of Santa Monica Imaging and Therapy Associates, Assistant Clinical Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA

Our facilities have many years of experience in providing HBOT for patient who have prescriptions for a variety of brain injuries and other CNS neurological disorders. This includes many pediatric brain injuries such as children living with special needs like Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Near-Drowning and other types of brain injury. In fact, the facility was featured on the independently produced Discovery Channel Special, "The Healing Chamber" for its work with pediatric brain injured children.
The Sacramento clinic is 15 minutes from the Sacramento International Airport and next to the University of California, Davis Medical Campus and close to a number of hotels. Sacramento is well known as the Capital of California, as well as for the wide variety of unique places to visit within 1-2 hours - including "Old Sacramento", San Francisco, Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park, to names just a few.

The Sacramento facility is also located near downtown Sacramento and very close to the University of California Davis Medical Campus (UCDMC), which supports the world-renowned UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute for autism research and therapies and the well-known Shriners Hospital for pediatric burn victims and Cerebral Palsy children. Also, at UCDMC is a Ronald McDonald's House for families traveling with children who are receiving a variety of local medical, therapeutic or other care.

Our patients are referred for Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments (HBOT) through a variety of private practitioners, surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists, neurologists, gastroenterologists, pediatricians and other physicians. Many prescribing physicians have suggested the largest referral source is through word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied patients who felt that HBOT was valuable in treating their condition and found the clinic to be professional, comfortable, and convenient.

Chico Hyperbaric Center

1026 Mangrove Ave., Suite 10
Chico, CA 95926
Phone: 530-899-9361
Toll Free: 888-324-6240
Fax: 530-899-9841

	Chamber(s):	Multiplace (up to six people plus a nurse)
	Listed Staff:	Dr. William Fife, Ph.D.; Mitch Hoggard, Pharmacist; Kurt Johnson, M.D; Donald Shirachi, Ph.D
	Conditions Treated:	Cerebral Palsy; Closed Head Injury; Lyme Disease; Mesenteric Thrombosis; Necrotizing Arachnidism; Purpura Fulminans; Sickle Cell Crisis; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Chico Hyperbaric Center began as an idea to use hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy to dramatically improve the quality of life of those around us who are suffering from disease. The idea of helping people through the use of HBO therapy began to germinate following a series of events that started with our son falling ill.
Early in 1997 we heard about an investigational study for the treatment of Lyme disease. Dr. William Fife, Professor of Hyperbaric Medicine at Texas A & M University, had come out of retirement to explore the potential of using hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy in the treatment of Lyme disease. Our son and two other children were initially accepted into the study. We traveled to College Station, Texas, for HBO therapy, which consisted of two one-hour treatments per day, five days a week for three weeks, for a total of thirty treatments per patient. (For preliminary results of Dr. Fife's study, see his study outline at Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Lyme Disease.)

Dr. Fife's dedication in helping others through the use of HBO therapy is not limited to just the fact that he came out of retirement to ensure completion of the Texas study. Dr. Fife is a pioneer of Hyperbaric Medicine in the United States. He has worked with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and NASA. He has held academic and leadership positions in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, the Armed Forces, private industry, research and university foundations, and numerous boards and councils. Dr. Fife is now retired after holding the positions of Professor of Hyperbaric Medicine and the Director of the Hyperbaric Laboratory at Texas A & M University College of Medicine, College Station, Texas.

We are thankful that Dr. Fife also donated his time and expertise in helping to set up the Chico Hyperbaric Center. Dr. Fife has continued his ongoing involvement with the Chico Hyperbaric Center by sitting as an unpaid member on our Medical Advisory Board.

Since the Chico Hyperbaric Center began operating we have treated hundreds of people with HBO therapy. Although Lyme was the disease that was predominantly treated in the beginning, we continue to expand the list of conditions treated by HBO therapy at our facility. These conditions include those approved by the FDA—such as treating difficult healing wounds and osteomyelitis—and other areas of investigational study that include cerebral palsy and the possible use for patients suffering from stroke.

At the Chico Hyperbaric Center no patient undergoes treatment without a health care professional in attendance during treatment. Our health care professionals include Certified Hyperbaric Technicians (CHT), paramedics, nurses, and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Also, our staff is experienced; they have safely administered over 12,000 HBO therapy treatments.

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Colorado

Life-Source Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

830 Kipling Street, Suite 120
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 303 462-1070
Fax: 303 462-1066

	Chamber(s):	Dualplace (42" Fortius 420)
	Listed Staff:	Alexander Thermos, D.O., D.C., Medical Director; Sandra Saavedra, Patient Care Coordinator
	Conditions Treated:	Autistic Spectrum Disorder / Asperger's Syndrome; Burger's Disease; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia; Frostbite; Diabetic Retinopathy;�Early Organic Brain Syndrome (�Small Vessel Disease); Hypoxic Encephalopathy; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis); Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS); Migraine and Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Pneumocystis Infection (AIDS); Post Cosmetic Surgical Procedures; Radiation Myelitis; Sensory Integration Syndromes; Sickle Cell Crisis and Hematuria; Stroke; Toxic Encephalopathy; Vegetative Coma
	SPECT Scans Offered:	Yes. Brain Matters, Inc. \| Brain SPECT Imaging, Denver, Colorado

Life-Source Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy / Family Medicine treatment center is rapidly becoming known for our unique and compassion-driven approach to treatment of each of our Patients as individuals with a diagnosis, not as just treatment directed at a diagnosis alone.�Each of our patients has a mental, emotional, and spiritual component that we try and address for the treatment of the 'whole' person.
Life-Source Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is committed to advancing the scientific body of knowledge and evidence that supports the use of HBO Therapy for conditions currently considered "investigational" or "off-label" in nature (Non-FDA 'approved').�Since we are a freestanding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Clinic, we have the clinical freedom to treat any condition that is as a result of / complicated by a reduction of tissue (specific) oxygenation, and not only the conditions that are considered as 'Medicare' or 'Insurance Accepted' indications.

Your response to treatment is our utmost concern, and we modify treatment for each individual, utilizing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, medication, nutritional supplements, physical & occupational therapies, Acupuncture, Osteopathic & Chiropractic Manipulation, and Intra-Venous Nutritional Support & Therapy where indicated.�We will coordinate referrals and evaluation with any necessary specialist in the area which would help to achieve our patient's maximal recovery.

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Connecticut

Breiner Whole-Body Health Centre

5520 Park Avenue, Suite 301
Trumbull/Fairfield, CT 06611
Phone: 203-371-8258
Fax: 203-286-2929

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace (Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	Adam Breiner, N.D.; Elena Sokolova, M.D., N.D.; Roslyn Fishman, Hyperbaric Oxygen Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis; Anoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue; Coma;�Cranial Nerve Syndrome; Crohn's Disease; Lepromatous Leprosy; Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Migraine; Poor Wound Healing; Peripheral Neuropathy; Radiation Osteonecrosis; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Sickle Cell Crisis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Whole-Body Medicine is one of the few Hyperbaric Oxygen facilities in the tri-state area specializing in the treatment of neurological conditions.�Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is emerging as one of the most stunning of all medical treatments. Oxygen, the source of life on this planet, when infused into the body at higher than atmospheric pressure can bring new life to areas once thought lost to disease and injury.�
Whole-Body Medicine uses advanced Sechrist mono-place chambers.�Mono-place chambers enables us to provide a level of�customization for each person that can not be achieved with multi-place or inflatable hyperbaric chambers.�Every condition should�adhere to a�specific protocol in order to achieve maximum results.�For instance, Lyme disease is generally treated at a greater depth and at lengths up to 90 minutes, while Stroke victims and Autism�are treated at shallower depths and shorter lengths of time.�A multi-place chamber houses multiple patients at a time, often with different conditions and needs; therefore, optimal treatment cannot always�be achieved with a muti-place unit.�

Your hyperbaric oxygen treatment begins with a thorough evaluation and screening.�Additional tests and scans may be run to determine�if hyperbaric oxygen is the right�course of treatment for you.�Often additional adjunct therapies may be used�along with hyperbaric oxygen�in order to maximize and accelerate results.�Many of these synergistic therapies include diet, supplementation, EEG Neurofeedback, and physical therapy (speech and physical therapy�offices are available on premises).

Our hyperbaric oxygen chambers adhere to the strictest levels of safety and maintenance.�The chambers have been installed and maintained by PVHO2 Systems Inc. At all times during your treatment, either a doctor or�trained hyperbaric oxygen technician will be present to monitor your treatment.�Patients may choose to watch a video during their treatment from our wide selection of movies and shows,�or some�use the time to meditate, or catch�up on much needed rest.

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Florida

	Chamber(s):	6 Monoplace (Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	Albert Edwin Zant Jr., M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Autism; Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke); Head Injury (Cerebral Edema); Lyme Disease; Retinal (Central) Artery Insufficiency Acute; Sickle Cell Anemia Crises; Spinal Cord Injury (Acute); Tramatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Medicine Inc. of Florida is based in Northwest Florida with two clinics operating and specializing in Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment of stroke, autism and brain injury. HBOT enhances the body's natural-healing process virtually risk free.
Dr. Eddie Zant has been in private practice for over 30 years, and is at the forefront of innovative and effective medical treatments. Dr. Zant evaluates every patient. He designs and supervises every patient's course of therapy. He monitors every patient's progress, and is able to provide other treatments to accelerate and enhance each person's recovery.

By using his vast experience and knowledge to combine hyperbaric oxygen with other therapies, he is able to ensure that you get the type of care that is best for you and your particular condition.

	Chamber(s):	3 Monoplace (Hypertec Hybrid 3200)
	Listed Staff:	S. Tracy Rhodes, M.D.,Medical Director, Board Certified, Internal Medicine, Board Certified, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine; Kristen M. Grider, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technologist, Chief Operating Officer/ Safety Director; Renee M. Oliver, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technologist, Clinical Coordinator
	Conditions Treated:	Acute & Chronic Brain Injury; Acute Sports Injuries; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Accidents (Stroke); Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Sometimes we need a greater amount of oxygen than we physically are able to breathe. Hypoxia (lower than acceptable oxygen levels) can hinder our body's natural healing processes.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a conservative treatment method in which oxygen levels can be returned to comprised tissues. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) uses 100% medical grade oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure to nourish all tissues and allow the body to heal itself naturally. HBOT is a non-invasive therapy that only requires the patient to lay down and breathe.

Central Florida Hyperbaric Oxygen Center is a freestanding non-emergent Hyperbaric facility.The facility has been in existence for over six years. Over those years the outcomes with HBOT have been remarkable. Currently, HBOT is used for 14 FDA approved indications including, chronic non-healing wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning and SCUBA diving related injuries.

Our freestanding status grants us the privilege of providing oxygen therapy to conditions that are, at the present time, considered alterative including chronic brain injuries like cerebral palsy, stroke and multiple sclerosis. We are geared to treat most FDA approved indications, however, we have found that the treatment of non-FDA approved conditions such as Cerebral Palsy and Stroke, have been the most rewarding. We are constantly striving to update our knowledge and documentation of the results of this promising therapy.

Ocean Hyperbaric Neurologic Center

4001 Ocean Drive
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33308
Phone: 954-771-4000
Toll Free: 800-552-0255

	Chamber(s):	12 Monoplace (Vickers Clamshell and Sechrist Horizontal)
	Listed Staff:	Richard A. Neubauer, M.D., Medical Director; Ginger Neubauer, Director of Research
	Conditions Treated:	Anoxic Ischemic Encephalophathy; Carbon Monoxide Intoxication; Cerebral Palsy; Coma; Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The OHNC is recognized as being amongst the world leaders in successfully helping patients suffering from some of the most debilitating brain conditions: (a) stroke, (b) traumatic brain injury, (c) anoxic ischemic encephalopathy, (d) coma and (e) cerebral palsy and the brain-injured child.� While HBOT is not a "cure-all", the indications for its use are varied and continue to grow, along with new knowledge in the field.
It is the OHNC's view that, when professionally administered soon after an accident, HBOT can drastically reduce the amount of injury. According to Dr. Richard Neubauer, "It is unfortunate that actor Christopher Reeve did not receive HBOT within the first few hours. We have treated similar cases, with no remaining central nervous system deficits." However, patients suffering from brain damage have benefited from HBOT, even years after their incidents occurred.

South Florida Center for H.O.P.E.

1898 H. West Hillsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-1434
Phone: 954-571-9392
Toll Free: 866-473-4673
Fax: 954-571-6788

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace (Sechrist 32)
	Listed Staff:	Hope Fine, R.R.T., C.H.T., Clinical Director, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Certified Hyperbaric Technologist; Jack S. Olin, M.D., Medical Director; Ira Kutner, Licensed Acupuncturist; Christiana S. Arianas, L.R.N., Health Care Administrator, Senior Office Manager; Robin Gwynn, Hyperbaric Technician; Nicole Kavanagh, Technician Assistant
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Crohn's Disease; Diabetic Wounds; Fibromyalgia; Lyme Disease; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, (HBOT) is a medical procedure that is accepted by the fda to treat certain ailments with the use of pure oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure. The need for HBOT and the ongoing research is rapidly being recognized and regarded as mainstream medicine. During therapy, the patient spends a prescribed amount of time in a cylindrical acrylic chamber receiving pure oxygen (100 percent oxygen) under pressure while being monitored under meticulous conditions. The amount of time the patients spends in the chamber and the number of treatments is determined by the hyperbaric physician.
The introduction of pure oxygen under pressure saturates the patients tissues up to ten times normal level, thereby enhancing the body's natural healing process. Results from HBOT treatments has produced astonishing results in a broad range of acute and chronic conditions, from devastating strokes to resistant infections such as lyme disease and osteomyelits. It is also very effective for Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Fibromyalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy as well as Crohn's Disease and Diabetic wounds that will not heal, sports injuries and elective cosmetic surgery.

South Florida Center for H.O.P.E. is governed by the highest standards of care offering the most dedicated staff in a clean and friendly environment. Our technicians come with medical backgrounds and are trained in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to care for patients of all ages in our state-of-the-art facility.

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist 3600)
	Listed Staff:	Norman P. Ellison, M.D., Medical Director; Connie Governale, Facility Administrator; Anne Marie Heid, N.R.E.M.T., D.M.T., National Registered Emergency Medical Technician, Diver Medical Technician, Supervising Hyperbaric Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Anoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy; Autism; Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Cerebral Palsy; Chemical Toxicity; Chronic Fatigue; Crohns Disease; Fibromyalgia; Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Radiation Tissue Damage; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Advances in the field of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are ground breaking, especially in the area of Wound Care and Neuro wellness. Now, Hyperbaric Services of the Palm Beaches offers the most convenient, state-of-the-art, free standing facility in South Florida. Providing specialized high quality service for all wound care and neurological patients, the new offices celebrated their grand opening in February of 2008.
Located on the grounds of the Delray Medical Center, Hyperbaric Services of the Palm Beaches features two Sechrist Industry 3600 monoplace oxygen therapy chambers in a beautifully appointed, brand new facility. Patients find the therapy experience painless and relaxing from the comfort of their private chamber complete with personal entertainment center including TV and DVD.

Our compassionate and experienced staff is committed to working closely with you and your physician to improve the quality of life for you or your loved one through restorative health provided by HBOT. Offering over 20 years of related experience, each member of our dedicated team is Hyperbaric certified, including two staff physicians trained in Hyperbaric Oxygen Medicine.

Specializing in wound care prognosis's, Hyperbaric Services of the Palm Beaches is contracted with Medicare and most Managed Care Providers, treating all Medicare accepted indications for hyperbaric therapy including but not limited to: chronic and resistant wound healing; neurological prognosis's such as stroke, head injury, cerebral palsy, near drowning; sport injuries; plastic surgery recovery healing; and much more.

	Chamber(s):	4 Monoplace (Sechrist 3200)
	Listed Staff:	David�Perlmutter,�M.D.,�F.A.C.N., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Edema (brain swelling); Chronic Fatigue; Closed Head Injuries; Cluster Headache; Coma; Crohn's Disease; Delayed Wound Healing; Diabetic Retinopathy; Lyme Disease; Migraine Headache; Meniere's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Organic Brain Syndrome; Osteomyelitis (both acute and chronic); Osteoradionecrosis (bone degeneration after radiation�exposure); Parkinson's Disease; Peripheral Neuropathy; Radiation Myelitis; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Sickle Cell Anemia; Severed Limbs; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Perlmutter Hyperbaric Center is a state of the art hyperbaric oxygen facility. We utilize four Sechrist Model 3200 hyperbaric chambers - the most technologically advanced monoplace chambers available. Treatments are administered by our staff of highly trained, courteous technicians under the direction of Board Certified Neurologist, David�Perlmutter,�MD,�FACN, an internationally recognized leader in the use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of neurological�disorders.

Increasing tissue oxygen levels produces several important long term therapeutic benefits including enhanced growth of new blood vessels, increased ability of white blood cells to destroy bacteria and remove toxins, increase growth of fibroblasts (cells involved in wound healing), and enhanced metabolic activity of previously marginally functioning cells including brain neurons. Patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy enter a 1-person clear acrylic chamber where they breathe 100% oxygen delivered to the chamber under increased atmospheric pressure. During the treatments, which typically last 1 to 2 hours, patients relax, watch television, or sleep while they are carefully monitored by highly trained technicians with whom they can communicate easily through an intercom system. Hyperbaric oxygen treatments are safe and painless, although approximately 5% of patients (typically those who report ear pain with flying) may experience mild ear�discomfort.

Dr.�Perlmutter also serves as Adjunct Instructor at the Institute for Functional Medicine in Gig Harbor, Washington, and has contributed extensively to the world medical literature with publications appearing in such journals as The Journal of Neurosurgery, The Southern Medical Journal, Journal of Applied Nutrition, and Archives of Neurology. He is the author of: BrainRecovery.com - Powerful Therapy for Challenging Brain Disorders, The Better Brain Book, and Raise a Smarter Child By Kindergarten, and is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of nutritional influences in neurological�disorders. Dr.�Perlmutter has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated radio and television programs including 20/20, The Faith Daniels Program, Larry King Live, CNN, Fox News, Fox and Friends, The Today Show, Oprah, and The CBS Early Show. Dr.�Perlmutter was awarded the 2002 Linus Pauling Award for his pioneering work in innovative approaches to neurological disorders.

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	Chamber(s):	4 Monoplace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Allan M. Spiegel, M.D., Hyperbaric Physician; William S. Maxfield, MD., F.A.C.N.M., Medical Consultant; Philip Drosos, Hyperbaric Medicine Technician; Peggy Hoskins, Nurse, Hyperbaric Medicine Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Cerebral Palsy; Lyme Disease; Migraine Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Post-Polio Syndrome; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our hyperbaric doctor, Allan M. Spiegel, M.D., is affiliated with Morton Plant/Mease Hospitals in Dunedin and Countryside, and has been practicing neurology for 17 years in Palm Harbor, Florida. He is actively involved in pharmaceutical clinical trials to further the availability of new medications to assist in the treatment of neurological disorders. Furthermore, he is a proponent and practitioner of hyperbaric medicine as well as an advocate for the use of HBOT therapy to treat neurological disorders and injuries. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Pain Management, American Society of Neurorehabilitation, American Medical Association, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

Our ultimate goal is not to promote the use of hyperbaric medicine over another form of treatment, but to promote wellness in our patients. We always strive to ensure that our hyperbaric therapy is best for you and your subjective diagnosis.

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Georgia

	Chamber(s):	2 Monospace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Ken Knott, M.D., Medical Director; Christopher Grant, C.H.T., N,R,E.M.T,-I, Founder, Certified Hyperbaric Technologist, Emergency Medical Technician; Brook Beerman, B.S., Nutrition and Dietary Measures
	Conditions Treated:	AIDS; Autistic Disorders; Cerebral Edema; Cerebral Palsy; Chemical / Pesticide Poisoning; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Closed Head Injury; Epilepsy Due to Hypoxia; Fibromyalgia; Flesh Eating Bacteria; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Headaches, Cluster & Migraine; Hypoxic Birth Disorders; Lupus; Lyme disease; Macular Degeneration; Mercury Poisoning; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Near Hanging; Non- Healing Post Surgery, Reconstruction and Cosmetic Surgery; Parkinson's Disease; Peripheral Nerve Injury and Neuropathies, Demyelination; Recluse Spider Bite; Rheumatoid Arthritis; RSD; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Health Horizons, Incorporated specializes in physical medicine, rehabilitation and hyperbaric medicine with an emphasis on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of muscle skeletal and neurological injuries, chronic pain management and hormonal replacement. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy service, provided by ProHBO, offers treatment for conventional and alternative indications. Treatments are performed in our two high-quality Sechrist monoplace chambers which provide for a safe, private and convenient one-on-one treatment. At Health Horizons, the ProHBO difference and mission sets us apart from the rest.
The monoplace chambers are designed to house a single patient. They features a pneumatic control system and a unique full length, acrylic observation window. Full 360-degrees vision is maintained, as well as two-way communication with the operator. The chamber is normally pressurized with 100% oxygen thus relieving the patient from wearing an uncomfortable and cumbersome mask or hood for the entire treatment. During treatment the patient remains lying comfortably on a specialized contoured bed. ProHBO chambers are inspected yearly by an outside independent company and also uphold the highest training, safety, maintenance and service protocols available.

The Medical Director, Ken Knott, M.D., is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with an emphasis on muscle skeletal injuries, chronic pain, hormonal replacement and hyperbaric medicine. The CEO of ProHBO at Health Horizons, Christopher Grant, BS, CHT, NREMT-I, is an experienced professional with over 20 years as a leader in the dive industry, 15 years in emergency medical services, and over 9 years in hyperbaric medicine. He is a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist.

The range of clinical conditions responding favorably to HBOT is growing rapidly. Many individuals have shown vast improvements with HBOT and the results are generally based on patient treatment outcomes rather than scientific studies. Often times these chronic medical conditions languish in an individual's life unless the individual requests that HBOT be added to their overall health care program.

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Hawaii

Hyperbaric Medicine Center

275 Puuhale Road
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: 808-851-7030 or 808-851-7032

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace
	Listed Staff:	Kathy Gumpel, Director
	Conditions Treated:	Aseptic Necrosis; Autism; Bone Infections (refractory osteomyelitis); Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism; Cerebral Edema; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue (such as in HIV); Crush Injuries; Diabetic Ulcers and Dicubitus Ulcers; Near Drowning; Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (necrotizing fasciitis); Peripheral Neuropathy; Post-Surgical Healing; Radiation Myelitis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been used around the world for nearly 50 years to treat illness and disease. It is a respected treatment which - in it's simplest form - uses pure oxygen to speed and enhance the body's natural ability to heal. High dose oxygen therapy is approved by the American Medical Association, the FDA, Medicare and Medicaid, and most health insurance companies. Patients who may benefit from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy most often suffer from diseases or injuries associated with hypoxia (or a lack of oxygen in the body's tissues). It is at this cellular tissue level where healing and regeneration takes place. The treatments are non-invasive (no needles or pills are involved), and painless.�
A patient undergoing treatment spends a prescribed amount of time sitting comfortably in a very special body-length chamber, where pure oxygen is administered and atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled under meticulous conditions. The dosage, which includes pressure, time and frequency of treatments, is suited to each patient's specific diagnosis, and has been prescribed as a recognized protocol by the top hyperbaric medicine experts in the world.�

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is based on simple concepts. The air we breath has a small percentage of oxygen. Breathing 100% oxygen in a normal room increases that level of oxygen in the bloodstream by about 3% to 5%. However, breathing pure oxygen in an increased-pressure environment delivers twenty to thirty times that amount of oxygen to your body's tissues. This is especially important in tissues affected by poor circulation such as brain tissues damaged by stroke or head injury.

In order to provide patients with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, a pressurized environment is used. The patient is placed within a hyperbaric chamber, which is then pressurized to therapeutic levels. Trained hyperbaric medical staff will determine the pressure and the length of treatment based upon carefully studied and recommended protocols.�

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Idaho

Hyperbaric Oxygen Providers Express (H.O.P.E.) Mobile Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Service

618 9th Street South
Rupert, ID 83350
Phone: 208-436-3505

	Chamber(s):	Mobile Dualplace (48")
	Listed Staff:	John Crowe, M.S., Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Buerger's Disease; Cerebral Edema (Toxic, Encephalopathy, Vasogenic, Traumatic); Cerebral Palsy; Charcot Marie's Tooth Disease; Chronic Fatigue; Closed Head Injury; Compartment Syndrome; Crohn's Disease; Delayed Wound Healing; Early Organic Brain Syndrome; Hypoxic Encephalopathy; Lupus; Lyme Disease; Migraine; Multiple Sclerosis (Acute, Relapsing/Remitting, Chronic Progressive); Peripheral Neuropathy; Severed Limbs and Digits; Sickle Cell Crisis and Hematuria; Spider Bite; Stroke (Acute / Chronic); Trigeminal Neuralgia; Vegetative Coma
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

It is the mission of Hyperbaric Oxygen Providers Express to provide economical HBOT service to all those who request it. A warm professional and courteous manner at a reasonable fee is our goal. This is done by using a mobile decompression chamber set up in your local area. This eliminates the need for you to miss work, travel a long distance, pay for food and lodging, take your child away form therapies you are involved in already plus suffering the inconveniences of being away from home. We are one of only two Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Mobile Services in the United States (we are not able to travel to Alaska or Hawaii).
We are not medically trained. We are technically trained. Everyone we have administered to with hyperbaric oxygen has had a doctor and/or a nurse. We don't do treatments, we administer hyperbaric oxygen. We don't have patients but we have administered to over 100 people. Although with health matters, results will vary from person to person, we have had results that have ranged from zero to amazing.

Even though many people have experienced very positive results using HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Providers Express can not guarantee that you will experience these same results using our service. However, it is our hope and prayer that you or your loved ones will experience positive results. H.O.P.E. will do everything in its power to make this come about. Our chamber technician is certified and trained to operate decompression chambers. He will do everything possible to comply with your request in a helpful and courteous manner. We hope to be friends with the people we serve.

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Illinois

American Hyperbarics

1 Northfield Plaza
560 West Frontage Road
Northfield, IL 60093
Toll Free: 888-425-0402 or 866-450-9822

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace and 1 Multiplace (up to 8 people)
	Listed Staff:	Tom Fox, M.S., M.A.S., C.H.T., Director; Claudine Lanoix, C.H.T.; Al Wilson, C.H.T., D.M.T.; Herb Yeager, C.H.T.; Darline Wiggley, C.H.R.N., C.H.T.
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brain Injury; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue; Immune System Building; Lyme Disease; Migraine; Near Drowning; Peripheral Neuropathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Recovery from Elective Plastic Surgery (Laser and Traditional); Sports Injuries; Stroke (Acute and Post)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a therapeutic intervention performed under the direction of a physician. In this therapy, sequential high dose oxygen is given to treat conditions. American Hyperbarics is a company dedicated to the development and provision of clinical hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Our programs include hospital-based, clinical-based services and a mobile service, which is used for service development. Our staff is available to answer questions, you as a healthcare professional or patient might have concerning this type of therapy.

Midwest Hyperbaric Institute and Neurofeedback Center

391 Quadrangle Drive, Suite S-1
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Phone: 630-378-1760
Toll Free: 866-281-4268
Fax: 630-378-1764

	Chamber(s):	4 Monoplace (2 Perry Sigma Plus and 2 Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	August Martinucci, M.D., Medical Director; Ronald Holt, M.D., Physician, Specialist in Emergency Medical Care Medicine
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Lyme Disease; Migraines; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Near Drowning; Recovery from Plastic Surgery; Sports Injuries; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Midwest Hyperbaric Institute is a free-standing medical facility that administers hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a medically controlled environment.�One of our physicians is always present during hyperbaric oxygen treatment sessions and we have a staff of trained technicians with over twenty years experience. We currently have four monoplace treatment chambers, two of which are large Perry Sigma Plus Chambers, and the other two are 2500 Sechrist Chambers.
One of our trained technicians is in constant view of the patient during treatment and can communicate via intercom the entire time.�The chamber walls are clear acrylic for the comfort of the patient and the treatment is non-invasive.Our philosophy at Midwest Hyperbaric Institute, P.C. is that oxygen is a drug and needs to be administered as a drug.�Therefore, every patient that comes to our facility is evaluated by one of our doctors and receives treatment according to the prescription written by a doctor. The frequency and duration of treatments will be determined by the diagnosis and prescription given by your doctor or our attending physician. Successful patient care requires a team approach between our facility, your physician, and other treatment centers.

Midwest Hyperbaric Institute is located 25 miles south of Chicago, in Bolingbrook, Illinois.�We are in close proximity to several major highways and airports.�There are several hotels within a few blocks of our facility.

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Louisiana

Harch Hyperbarics

Family Physicians' Center
5216 Lapalco Boulevard
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone: 504-348-4357
Fax: 504-348-8656

	Chamber(s):	5 Monoplace (one Sechrist 3200 and four Sechrist 2500B's)
	Listed Staff:	Paul G. Harch, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of the LSU School of Medicine Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship in New Orleans
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Lyme Disease; Migraine; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	Yes. Paul G. Harch, M.D. at West Jefferson Medical Center, 1101 Medical Center Boulevard, Marrero, Louisiana 70072

In 1990, Dr. Harch began treating divers who had chronic residual neurological effects of cerebral decompression illness. While treating them with HBOT, he indexed their treatment and neurological improvements to high resolution SPECT brain imaging. The success with these divers led to the application of HBOT to patients with other chronic neurological disorders. In 1992 he pioneered the application of low pressure HBOT & SPECT brain imaging to the first cerebral palsy child and in 1996 to one of the first autism spectrum children in North America.
Multiple Centers and studies have also confirmed Dr. Harch's breakthrough results with neurologically impaired children (Montgomery 1999, Barrett 1999, Collet 2001, Packard 2000,Golden and Neubauer 2002, Waalkes 2002, Sethi 2004, and others) and additional centers are reporting the same experience in adult neurological conditions. All of these studies are discussed in the article Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Cerebral Palsy and Pediatric Neurology: A Scientific Perspective PDF 332 K. Exceptional Parent Magazine, June, 2004; 34(6).

Due to his expertise and unparalleled success in both animal and human research, Dr. Harch is now recognized as a scientific expert and one of the foremost authorities in the United States on the use of HBOT and SPECT brain imaging for neurological conditions.

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Maryland

The Wound Healing Center at Baltimore Washington Medical Center

301 Hospital Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: 410-787-4900

	Chamber(s):	3 Monoplace
	Listed Staff:	Nelson Goldberg, M.D., Medical Director; Richard Kelton, M.D., Hyperbaric Physician; Bahador Momeni, M.D., Internal Medicine; M. Cornelius Musara, M.D., General Surgery; Reid Fitzgerald, M.D., Emergency Medicine; John Murphy, D.P.M., Podiatrist; Ross Cohen, D.P.M., Podiatrist
	Conditions Treated:	Arterial/Venous Stasis Ulcers; Bone Infections (Osteomyelitis); Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Crush injury; Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Diabetic/Neuropathic Wounds; Non-Healing Infected Wounds; Other Necrotizing Soft Tissue (Subcutaneous, Muscle, Fascia) Infections; Radiation Tissue Injury (Soft Tissue and Osteoradionecrosis)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Wound Healing Center at Baltimore Washington Medical Center, an affiliate of the University of Maryland Medical System, is a state-of-the-art, outpatient resource. It is the first specialized wound care facility in Anne Arundel County that has three hyperbaric oxygen chambers. In addition, the center has six treatment areas and can provide the most advanced artificial skin techniques available. The skilled and caring staff of medical experts include registered nurse case managers and physicians who are specialists in hyperbaric medicine, vascular surgery, general surgery, plastic surgery, internal medicine, or podiatry.
A wound that has not healed in four weeks or more could develop into a chronic, non-healing wound. Left untreated, chronic wounds can cause serious, even permanent, damage. Only about 15% of Wound Healing Center patients require Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), but for those who do, the improvement can be substantial. HBOT promotes blood vessel formation, increases oxygen flow to damaged tissues, reduces infection and swelling, and preserves tissue by supplying 100% oxygen to the body at a high concentration.

Dr. Richard Kelton, hyperbaric physician at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, believes that vitamins A, C, and E should be used in conjunction with hyperbaric therapy to treat central nervous system conditions. There is some debate about this. These vitamins are free radical scavengers. On one side of the debate are those who believe that treatment of necrotizing infections should be advanced by the release of free radicals, and that vitamins should not be used. On the other hand, these vitamins may reduce oxygen toxicity in the central nervous system or the lungs. Some believe that vitamin E should be withheld when wound healing is desired, since it is known to impede collagen formation. Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona says that "unfortunately, as most acknowledge, all of this is conjecture, since there is no data upon which to rely. Nevertheless, for hyperbaric therapy of autism and cerebral Palsy, adjunctive use of vitamins seems desirable". (For more on this subject see Dr. Mehl-Madrona's article, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Autism and Other Developmental Disorders).

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Michigan

	Chamber(s):	3 Monospace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Richard Utranachitt, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Atrial Fibrillation; Autism; Blood Loss; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Anemia; Chronic Vegetative State; Fibromyalgia; Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Hangings; Near Drowning; Organ Transplant; Plastic Surgery Recovery; Prosthetic Rehab (in addition to wound healing); Sleep Apnea; Spastic Torticollis; Spinal Cord Contusion; Stroke; Transient Ischemic Attack
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

HBOT was first used in the 1890's to control infection. The basis for modern HBOT was developed in the 1930's. There are now more than 23,000 articles on HBOT in the medical literature. The use of HBOT has been expanding at a rapid pace during the past decade due to scientific research in the area. Recognition of the benefit of HBOT for difficult cases has moved the use of HBOT from treatment of last resort to an important part of primary treatments.
We are dedicated to the promotion of good and compassionate treatment to meet the physical, mental and spiritual needs of all people and all cultures. We will reflect a heritage of concern for each patient and family, as well as a commitment to excellence in the provision of medical services.

	Chamber(s):	2 Monospace and 1 Multiplace
	Listed Staff:	Dr. Maya Ashkenazi M.D. , Internal Medicine; Michael Costello, PA-C, Physician Assistant; Dr. Irene D'Sa, Family Medicine
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Encephalitis; Lyme Disease; Organ Transplant; Sickle Cell Anemia, Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Metro Hyperbaric and Wound Healing Center offers treatment for conditions indicated and approved by UHMS and the American College of Hyperbaric Physicians.
Our commitment as an integral part of your health care team is to aid clients in achieving and maintaining their health care objectives through the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy by providing professional state of the art quality service with respect for the individual and compassion to their needs. Our mission to assist physicians as an integral part of their health care team by providing professional, compassionate, quality service. Our commitment is to aid clients in achieving and maintaining their health care objectives through the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Our goal is to provide benevolent care. ��

Our facility features mono place chambers as well as a multi place chamber.� In the multi place chamber patient can go in with the caregiver or parent.� All of our chambers have sattelite�TV installed so that our patients can have wide choice of entertainment.� Our staff is calm and charming and always on site to accomodate our patients.

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Minnesota

Life Force Therapies

3555 Plymouth Blvd., Suite 218
Plymouth, MN 55447
Phone: 763-694-7000
Fax: 763-694-7116

	Chamber(s):	1 Multiplace (up to 5 people)
	Listed Staff:	James Williams, Clinical Director; Alford Wilson, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Terchnologist, Safety Director
	Conditions Treated:	Acute and Chronic Stroke Recovery;Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Cranial Nerve Syndromes (Optic Neuritis, Trigeminal Neuritis, Vestibular Disorders, Sudden Deafness, Brain Stem Syndromes, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Acoustic Trauma); Crisis of Sickle Cell Anemia; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; HIV/AIDS (Debilitating Fatigue, Kaposi's Sarcoma); Migraine Headache Treatment; Multiple Sclerosis (Acute, Relapsing/Remitting, Chronic Progressive); Near Drowning; Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophy; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

HBOT was originally developed in the 1800's to treat deep sea divers and caisson workers for DCS (decompression sickness). Today HBOT is used for a wide range of conditions, (cerebral palsy, autism, multiple sclerosis, stroke recovery, chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme's disease, traumatic brain injury, and fetal alcohol syndrome, just to name a few). Life Force Therapies HBOT delivers 100% medical grade oxygen via a hyperbaric breathing hood, inside of a 5 person ASME/PVHO1 approved multiplace chamber.
Life Force Therapies offers hyperbaric oxygen and wellness therapies designed to enhance the healing process. Neurological injuries can be devastating for both the individual and their families. And the road to recovery can be very hard.

We know. Our own family suffered a traumatic neurological injury. We searched for the best and most innovative care, and found hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We created Life Force Therapies for our loved ones. We offer this unique and warm environment to you.

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Missouri

Hyperbaric Healing Institute

10060 NW Prairie View Road
Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: 816-801-7878
Toll Free: 866-801-7878
Fax: 816-801-7879

	Chamber(s):	1 Multiplace (seats up to 10 people; wheel-chair accomodation)
	Listed Staff:	Ganesh Gupta, M.D., Medical Director; David Deister, C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Terchnologist; Lisa Deister C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Terchnologist
	Conditions Treated:	Autistic Spectrum Disorders; Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Hypoxic Birth Disorders; Lyme Disease; Meniere's Disease; Mercury Poisoning; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Parkinson's Disease; Pesticide / Chemical Poisoning; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; TOS; Traumatic Brain Injury; Vegetative Coma; Wound Healing
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

At Hyperbaric Healing Institute our fully trained and certified staff are dedicated to provided safe, viable hyperbaric treatments to those who may benefit.� Our state-of-the-art walk-in/wheelchair accessible chamber can treat up to 10 people at a time with comfortable and generous seating.� Our facility provides a family room, kitchen and kids play area.
We have a highly qualified staff consisting of Certified Hyperbaric Technicians, Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists.� Our hyperbaric trained Medical Director is also board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and specializes in treating children and adults with neuromuscular disorders.� He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America.

A few years ago we added a physical therapy clinic, Beyond Therapy, to our facility.� We feel that the combination of HBOT and Intensive Physical Therapy� (Suit� Therapy), and Biofeedback/Neurofeedback is the best program we can offer to those with neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Nevada

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Richard Flyer, M.S., Clinical Director; Jonathan Tay, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Cerebral Palsy; Cosmetic Surgery Healing; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Wound Healing in Laser Skin Resurfacing
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our facility is in a very modern building about 10 minutes south of the Reno/Tahoe Airport. We are only minutes away from Reno's largest shopping mall and close to a variety of accommodations. We have two Sechrest Monoplace chambers. Let our caring medical staff make you comfortable and relaxed so that hyperbaric oxygen can help speed your healing. You will always be informed and have two way communication with our staff at all times. Relax and watch TV, videos, or listen to soothing sounds of music while you receive the healing power of hyperbaric oxygen.

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New Jersey

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	Julia Bramwell, M.D., Principal and Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	ADHD; Arthritis; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Cosmetic Surgery Healing; Lyme Disease; Lupus; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Near Drowning; Recovery in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Patients who seek out HBOT often are facing chronic medical problems refractory to standard treatments. Many children and adults with neurological diseases and brain injury have exhausted medical treatment options. We, at NJHBOT, adhere to strong ethical standards when using HBOT as a new alternative and non-traditional approach to neurological medical conditions. Because it is efficacious, we strongly believe it is important to provide hyperbaric therapy for investigational indications, using clear guidelines that are utilized globally for specific conditions. Although it is not a cure, we feel that HBOT will become increasingly utilized in the USA, as the remarkable benefits are clearly apparent to more numbers of patients and their caregivers.
As of now there is no cure for brain injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurological diseases. HBOT has demonstrated that it may improve quality of life and may improve function in activities of daily living for children and adults with these conditions. Children with CP may experience a decrease in spasticity, improvement in balance, improved bladder and bowel control, less GI reflux, improvement in strabismus, enhanced "brightness" and improved speech and cognition, and an improved appetite. There have been reports of resolution or improvement in cortical blindness. Patients with multiple sclerosis report less fatigability, improved balance, and diminished bladder spasticity.

Oxygen is the vital ingredient in the healing process, energy production, metabolism, and brain function. It is vital to the process and life of every cell in the body. It therefore makes sense that the physiology of HBOT would likely benefit many different types of diseases and may generate an improved sense of well being and quality of life. There is much literature from Drs. Neubauer (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) and Harch (The Oxygen Revolution: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Arthritis, Autism, Learning Disabilities and More) regarding the physiology of HBOT on the brain, and acute and chronic effects of oxygen on various tissues in the body.

There is strong preliminary data being collected by several physicians across the country and globally, to unequivacally document the clinical improvement seen after HBOT for neurological uses. Assuming the patient has no contraindications to undergoing HBOT, we will likely treat any condition that may benefit from HBOT.

First Step Achievements

1083 Goffle Road
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
Phone: 973-401-1800
Fax: 973-423-1153

	Chamber(s):	2 Multiplace (Fortus 420)
	Listed Staff:	John A. Gregg, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brain Injuries of All Types; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chronic Infectious Diseases; Crohn's Disease; Elective and Reconstructive Surgery Healing; Peripheral Vascular Ulcer; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; RSD; Sports Injuries; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

First Step Achievements opened its doors for business in August 2004. The response to our program was amazing, and in October 2006 First Step Achievements relocated to a larger facility in Hawthorne, NJ to accommodate our patients' growing needs for additional services. In addition to our patients from the Tri-State area, we now see patients from all over the world. The word is spreading about First Step Achievements and our patients' successes.
First Step Achievements is proud to hold memberships with the following organizations:

American Association of Intensive Pediatric Physical Therapy (AAIPPT)

Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!)

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Member of the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce

First Step Achievements also offers additional Intensive Therapy, which can benefit children with a variety of diagnoses.� At First Step Achievements children and young adults with Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, hypotonia, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, ADHD, ASD, and other diagnoses have progressed through participation in Intensive Therapy and realized benefits in many areas, including:

Improved stabilization

Increased strength

Achievement of developmental milestones

Increased balance

Increased coordination

Decreased muscle tightness

Improved posture

Improved sensory processing

Increased independence

James A. Neubrander, M.D.

100 Menlo Park, Suite 410
55 Parsonage Road
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: 732-906-9000
Fax: 732-906-9015

	Chamber(s):	1 Monoplace
	Listed Staff:	James A. Neubrander, M.D., Medical Director; Jonathon Rhoads, P.A., Physician Asistant; Rick Neubrander; Rosalind Price; Natalia Burkovskiy; Manisha Patel; Rosie Artinian; Tarina Arruda, Pediatric Nurse
	Conditions Treated:	ADD, ADHD, Apraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Delays, Sensory Integration Problems
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Dr. Neubrander is a world-renowned clinician and lecturer. He is known as the Father of the Clinical Use of Methyl-B12 in Autism and is considered to be a leader in the field of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the treatment of Autistic Spectrum and related disorders. To date he has treated over 2000 children on the Autistic Spectrum. He has developed numerous protocols based on the Biochemical Individuality noted in this subset of the population, and is continuously researching the most innovative treatment possibilities.

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New Mexico

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace and Multiplace (Up to 12 Adults)
	Listed Staff:	Kenneth P. Stoller, M.D., F.A.A.P., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Acute Retinal Artery Occlusion; AIDS; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); Colitis; Diabetic Retinopathy; Head Injury (Cerebral Edema/Coma); Lyme Disease; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery (Preparation and Recovery); Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico, under the supervision and directorship of Kenneth Stoller, MD, will provide consultation for any indication which HBOT has been shown to benefit, approved or off-label. Physician referral is desirable, but no one will be excluded because of lack of physician referral. Patients who seek out HBOT are often facing life-threatening medical problems and have exhausted established medical treatment options, which is why Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico adheres to the highest professional and ethical standards when using HBOT for new and unapproved medical indications. We strongly believe it is important to provide hyperbaric therapy on a compassionate basis for unapproved indications, using clear guidelines for specific conditions.
Dr. Kenneth P. Stoller is President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine, a member of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine, and a member of the New Mexico Medical Society. He was University of California President's Undergraduate Fellow in the UCLA Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology, and has almost two decades of clinical experience in pediatric medicine.

New York

Valley Health and Hyperbarics

311 Clock Tower Commons
Brewster, NY 10509
Phone: 845-278-6363
Fax: 845-278-5225

	Chamber(s):	Not Specified
	Listed Staff:	Giuseppina Feingold, M.D., Owner
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brain Injuries of All Types; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chronic Infectious Diseases; Crohn's Disease; Elective Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recovery; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Peripheral vascular Ulcers; RSD; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Valley Health & Hyperbarics is a locally owned and operated healthcare facility that has been established for 3 years. We offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, also known as HBOT, nutritional and supplemental healthcare, sensory learning, quadriciser, which is a form of physical therapy, and we are an IMT (Integrative Manual Therapy) Center.

	Chamber(s):	Not Specified
	Listed Staff:	Giuseppina Feingold, M.D., Owner
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brain Injuries of All Types; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chronic Infectious Diseases; Crohn's Disease; Elective Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Recovery; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Peripheral Vascular Ulcers; RSD; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Valley Health & Hyperbarics is a locally owned and operated healthcare facility that has been established for 3 years. We offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, also known as HBOT, nutritional and supplemental healthcare, sensory learning, quadriciser, which is a form of physical therapy, and we are an IMT (Integrative Manual Therapy) Center.

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North Carolina

	Chamber(s):	Monoplace (Sands Series III)
	Listed Staff:	Danielle Rose, M.D. F.A.A.P.�, Medical Director; Frederick S. Cramer, M.D., F.A.C.S., Consulting� Specialist Physician
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Edema (Toxic Encephalopathy, Vasogenic, Traumatic); Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Concussion (Post-Concussive Syndrome); Delayed Carbon Dioxide Intoxication; Diabetic Limb Salvage; HIV & AIDS Related Neuropathies; Lyme Disease; Migraine & Vascular Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Vegetative Coma (Closed Head Injury)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Since 1993, we have been North Carolina's premier outpatient Hyperbaric Therapy� (HBOT) Center. We have extensive experience in treating Lyme disease patients, closed head trauma / traumatic brain injury, stroke, special needs children (autism spectrum disorders,) and also collaborate with local plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons. We do offer special discounts for those that need many treatments to assist in their return to normal life.
Located in a freeway-friendly Rosedale Medical Center across from Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville, Our Center is within walking distance to hospital, restaurants and coffee shops(ample parking is available). A children's play room with a flat screen TV (with plenty of movies) is provided for little brothers and sisters. An elegant waiting room is provided for care-givers along with a food preparation area.

Our Center has a special interest in treating delayed� carbon monoxide intoxication. This problem is often occult (hidden) and is common but not recognized amongst pit crews and drivers on the NASCAR Circuit (see "Carbon Monoxide: Identification of Delayed Sequelae and Occult Exposure"� — J. Thomas Millington, M.D., Joel Ellenswig, M.D., Karen L Shiltz, PH.D.,�Hyperbaric Medicine Today, Volume II, Issue II, April � September 2003, pages 42 - 45). Our Center recognizes the need for all of our patient's privacy. We feature after hours treatments with alternative entrance for those that need this level of confidential service.

Dr. Cramer is a Board Certified General Surgeon who completed a twelve month Fellowship in Hyperbaric Medicine at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) in 1980. He subsequently served as the Chief of Hyperbaric Medicine at the School from 1982-84.� He has been active with the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, serving as the President of the 14th International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine 2002 and has acted Secretary-Treasurer since 1988. He is co-editor of the book Hyperbaric Oxygen � Perioperative Care. Charlotte Metro Hyperbarics is an independent entity but proudly affiliated with Healing Chambers International.

	Chamber(s):	Multiplace (5 person)
	Listed Staff:	J. Clarke McIntosh, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Bell's Palsy; Brain Injury; Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Cerebral Palsy (CP); Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI); Epilepsy; Fibromyalgia; Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE); Lyme Disease; Meniere's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Near Drowning; Periventricular Leukomalasia (PVL); Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Rett Syndrome; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Garrett Neugent was born with Cerebral Palsy. He is spastic quadriplegic with a G-tube. In 1999, at the age of 2, his physician prescribed Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). However, it was very difficult to find a facility who would treat Garrett with HBOT, but after much searching, a facility was found and Garrett received 38 sessions of HBOT. He later recieved another 40 sessions. The improvements were very impressive and Garrett's MD prescribed more treatments.� However, the costs were very prohibitive. The parents had already done fundraisers and spent all their savings for HBOT for Garrett.� As a result, Robert and Judy Hartsoe, Garrett's Grandparents decided something had to be done and opened the Children's Hyperbaric Cooperative in North Carolina to provide affordable HBOT for other children like Garrett.
Since opening, medical doctors have prescribed over 15,000 treatments at Miracle Mountain for children and adults from all over the USA. Miracle Mountain has become world famous and has treated children from as far away as the Philipines, India and Israel, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Russia and other countries. Our main focus is on neurological conditions, however, there are many other conditions which HBOT has shown to benefit and some which may have a neurological connection which are included.

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Ohio

Cincinnati Hyperbarics

11974 Lebanon Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone: 513-563-4321
Toll Free: 800-667-5395
Fax: 513-563-3131

	Chamber(s):	1 Monoplace, 1 Multiplace (HyperTec)
	Listed Staff:	Theodore J. Cole, M.A., D.O., N.M.D., F.A.A.I.M., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	ADD/ADHD; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Crohn's Disease; Decreased Immune Function, Fibromyalgia; Head Injuries and Concussion; HIV/AIDS; Lyme Disease; Migraine Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Raynaud's Phenomenon; Stroke; Trigeminal Neuralgia
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has a long history. The first chamber used to treat patients was constructed in 1662 by Henshaw. And yes, that date is correct, which makes hyperbaric therapy almost 350 years old. Needless to say, there have been a large number of studies done, and its effectiveness has been well established.
Cincinnati Hyperbarics was founded by Dr. Ted Cole. Dr. Cole has been in practice for over 15 years, and is at the forefront of innovative and effective medical treatments. After a great deal of research and study, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been added as an extension to the therapies available to his patients. Dr. Cole knows that hyperbaric oxygen is best used as a part of an overall approach to one's health care, and should not be viewed as a "miracle cure" for every condition.

Cincinnati Hyperbarics is owned and operated by Dr. Cole as a freestanding center. Unlike many other facilities, it is not operated by technicians or a medical director that is rarely, if ever, actually on the premises of the hyperbaric facility. At Cincinnati Hyperbarics, Dr. Cole evaluates every patient. He designs and supervises every patient's course of therapy. He monitors every patient's progress, and is able to provide other treatments to accelerate and enhance each person's recovery. By using his vast experience and knowledge to combine hyperbaric oxygen with other therapies, he is able to ensure that you get the type of care that is best for you and your particular condition.

Cincinnati Hyperbarics uses state of the art equipment manufactured by HyperTec. This is a physician owned, operated, and staffed facility. Dr. Cole works with each person to help maximize the benefits from their treatments at our center. Your comfort and well-being are our prime concern.

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Oklahoma

Edmond Hyperbarics

416 West 15th Street, Suite 100
Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
Phone: 405-513-8186

	Chamber(s):	1 Multiplace (up to 6 people)
	Listed Staff:	Bill Buffington, M.D.
	Conditions Treated:	ADD/ADHD; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Closed Head Injuries and Concussion; Coma; Crohn's Disease; Decreased Immune Function, Fibromyalgia; Head Injuries and Concussion; HIV/AIDS; Lyme Disease; Macular Degeneration; Migraine Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Raynaud's Phenomenon; Sickle Cell Disease with Crisis; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Trigeminal Neuralgia, Venomous Bites
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Vicki Jones and her husband have a daughter, Katie, who has Down Syndrome and Autism. Like so many parents of a special needs child they searched for therapies that would help their child fight off the effects of autism and improve her quality of life.
After considerable research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, they decided to give it a try.� During the course of 40 treatments, the family was so impressed with the improvements they saw in her and the other children, they came home with a burning desire and a dream to open their own HBOT facility.� Edmond Hyperbarics is the result of that dream.

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Oregon

	Chamber(s):	1 Dualplace (Seats 2 in a Reclining Position or 1 in a Supine Position) Perry Sigma II Plus
	Listed Staff:	Not Listed
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Diabetic & Delayed Wound Healing; Hearing Loss; Lyme Disease; Meniere's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy; Sports Training Injury Recovery; Stroke; Tinnitus & Sudden Deafness
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

We are a freestanding center available and accessible to any individual or physician seeking to use HBOT in their overall health care approach (traditional and complementary).We have been in business for over 7 years and have qualified hyperbaric technologists on staff. Physician referral and prescription is required (M.D., D.O., N.D.).
Regarding complementary conditions and indications, they have been know to show improvements when using HBOT. The general consensus is that it's difficult to deny the one element essential for life and essential for healing. When using HBOT in their health care regimen for any of the these conditions, it should also be noted that it would be an adjunct therapy to complement �or enhance the results of the patients current program of traditional medicine and/or surgery. The range of clinical conditions responding favorably to HBOT is growing rapidly due to the positive outcome-based improvements experience by those individuals using HBOT as an adjunct therapy.

Integrated Medicine Group - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

163 NE 102nd Avenue, Building V
Portland, OR 97220
Phone: 503-257-3327
Toll Free: 888-257-3327

	Chamber(s):	1 Monoplace
	Listed Staff:	Richard Heitsch, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S, Medical Director; Wendy R. Abraham, L.P.N., N.D., Naturopathic Physician; Sandra Taddesse, L.M.T., L.AC.; Laurie Webster, R.N., Director of Patient Care; Christy Heitsch, Clinic Director
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Dementia (Including Alzheimer's Disease); Lyme Disease; Macular Degeneration; Migraine Headaches and Other Pain Syndromes; Multiple Sclerosis; Osteomyelitis and Other Specific Infections; Other Surgical and Traumatic Wounds; Recovery from Cosmetic Surgery; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

At Integrated Medicine Group we believe that the ideal doctor-patient relationship is one in which the common goal is making the patient as healthy as possible. The emphasis in treatment is the sharing of goal or goals. We believe this means supplying the information necessary for our patients to make logical, informed decisions related to their health care. In an age of exploding health care technology and internet availability of vast amounts information, this means taking the time to listen to the concerns and wishes of each patient and providing the link to appropriately apply that information without losing the human touch. It means developing the mutually trusting relationship needed to reach the best results possible.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is widely used around the world to successfully treat a myriad of medical conditions and is starting to find increased use in this country. At Integrated Medicine Group we employ a single place, full service hyperbaric chamber. It is used here to treat an ever increasing number of clinical problems shown to be responsive to the delicate balance of oxygen in the blood.

At Integrated Medicine Group, our patients are regarded as whole beings in which all systems are interconnected, not a group of organ systems to be treated separately. Our clinic is a place of friendly confidence and we go to great lengths to ensure our patients do not feel fearful or avoidance but accepted and welcomed. When patient health and well being is our highest priority, all other things flow from this. Additionally, we know that a truly effective health care delivery system incorporates a broad spectrum health care professionals none of whom have a corner on the best way to achieve good health yet all work together in concert to deliver the optimum in our patients health care needs.

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Pennsylvania

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	Frank Morganti, D.C., Clinical Director; John S. Lee, M.D., Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Edema; Chronic Fatigue Symptoms; Eye Conditions (Dry Macular Edema); Liver Detoxification Enhancement; Migraine/Cluster Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis (Certain Aspects); Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Selected Mental Health Disorders; Slow-healing Infections; Orthopedic Injuries; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); Wounds Not Covered By Medicare
		SPECT Scans Offered: Yes. Through affiliation with Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Hyperbaric Institute specializes in the treatment of a variety of conditions utilizing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We are an affordable hyperbaric oxygen clinic serving people in need of healing. Each patient is viewed as an individual with unique health care needs. We value every patient and are committed to providing safe, effective treatment as well as compassionate care to our patients. Pittsburgh Hyperbarics will help to heal your body and also support you during the process.
In recent years, the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism has been used worldwide. Though the results vary, individual reports from families and health professionals are encouraging. HBOT is not a miracle cure for autism, but our own preliminary clinical research with autistic patients at Pittsburgh Hyperbaric Institute has shown significant levels of cognitive improvement. We are excited about the results and are currently enlisting other HBOT centers to collaborate in a multi-site study. PHI's Dr. Frank Morganti will soon be publishing findings on his research.

Other recent research has discovered that some autistic individuals have decreased cerebral perfusion, evidence of neuroinflammation and increased markers of oxidative stress. Studies have shown that decreased blood flow to the autistic brain — mainly to the temporal regions and areas related to language comprehension and auditory processing — correlates with many of the behaviors associated with autism:

repetitive, self-stimulatory and stereotypical behaviors

impairments in communication

sensory perception

social interaction

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment compensates for this decreased blood flow by:

increasing the oxygen content of plasma and body tissues

normalizing oxygen levels in ischemic tissue (areas affected by insufficient blood flow and oxygen)

HBOT also reduces excess fluids and swelling of brain tissues which aid in neurological function and a less confused state. Given the brain physiology of autism, HBOT can improve these symptoms in autistic individuals.
At the present time, it is unclear whether or not Medicare and private insurances will cover certain approved conditions reimbursed for hospitals to private facilities. Pittsburgh Hyperbarics will refer patients with those conditions that may be on the approved conditions list to Allegheny General Hospital, who we have a working relationship with. If your condition is not covered by Medicare or private insurance, we can deliver HBO therapy to you for cash reimbursement. Pittsburgh Hyperbaric Institute believes in making hyperbaric treatment affordable to everyone who desires a trial series and we have structured our fees accordingly.

The Robert M. Lombard Hyperbaric Oxygenation Medical Center

255 North Sixth Street
Columbia, PA� 17512
Phone: 717-684-3228
Toll Free: 877-426-9943
Fax: 717-684-0302

	Chamber(s):	4 Monoplace (3 Sechrist, 1 Vickers)
	Listed Staff:	Louis J. Neureuter, M.D., Medical Director; Connie Waltz, A.C.H.R.N., B.S.N., Director of Nursing; Valerie Rhoads, L.P.N.
	Conditions Treated:	Anoxia and Hypoxia Birth injury; Autism; Brown Recluse Spider Bites; Cerebral Palsy; Complex Regional�Pain Syndrome (CRPS); Lyme Disease; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Plastic Surgery Recovery; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Sports Injuries; Stroke (Acute and Chronic); Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

In 1978, Robert M. Lombard, M.D. brought hyperbaric medicine to the Susquehanna River�Valley in Pennsylvania. He began with a single monoplace chamber in�the Columbia Hospital, in Lancaster County. Six months later, he opened his own clinic, the Hyperbaric Oxygenation Medical Center. This private clinic had three monoplace�chambers available to outpatients, and an additional chamber remained in the hospital.� Soon realizing the great need for this type of medical application, he expanded the center in 1984, eventually adding a fourth monoplace chamber, and�making it the largest free-standing hyperbaric facility in the northeast. Today, the Medical Center remains one of the largest free-standing hyperbaric facilities on the east coast, employing medical professionals who collectively have over 60 years of experience in hyperbaric medicine.
The Robert M. Lombard Hyperbaric Oxygenation Medical Center is committed to providing affordable hyperbaric oxygen in a free-standing clinic setting. Our professional and trained staff will care for each patient with dignity, respect and patience. We aim to answer questions about hyperbaric oxygen in a way that can be understood by all patients and their families and to provide a professional and friendly atmosphere while recognizing�and meeting the needs of patients and their families.

The Jenny Rose Specialized Therapy Center

296 East Brown Street, Suite B
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone: 570-421-3415
Toll Free: 888-233-5540
Fax: 570-421-9873

	Chamber(s):	1 Multiplace (3 Persons)
	Listed Staff:	Tanjila Matin, D.P.M.; Mohammad Chaudhry, M.D.; Elaine Parker, C.H.T., E.M.T., Certified Hyperbaric Technologist, Emergency Medical Technician
	Conditions Treated:	Actinomycosis; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Diabetic Ulcers; Diabetic Wounds; Diabetics at Risk for Amputations; Gangrene and Related Deadly Tissue Infections; General Brain Injuries; Near Drowning Victims; Strokes; Wound Care
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Jenny Rose Center is family owned and operated by Mrs. Elaine R. Parker & Mr. John O. Parker. The Center is named after our "Little Angel" Jennifer Rose Parker, who at the age of 15 days developed Strep B Meningitis which led to a degree of Cerebral Palsy, Seizure Disorder, Hypothyroidism, Hypotonia and various Developmental Delays. We would not accept some doctors and therapists telling us that she would never sit, or walk on her own.
Over the past 10 years Jennifer has made great strides, for she has diminished many of her disabilities. With the help of Hyperbarics and Conductive Education, Jennifer walks and feeds herself, amongst so many other improvements. Our mission is quite simple: provide families, parents—and most of all—children with special needs the opportunity to improve their quality of life.

We believe and have come to learn that there is no one single panacea, or answer for children with special needs. We are convinced that multiple treatments and interventions delivered by conventional and non-conventional methods will provide our children with a gateway for enhanced health. At our center one can find highly trained professionals, including certified Hyperbaric Technicians, Conductors, but most of all you will find people who are dedicated, caring and who understand how we parents feel about our children.

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South Carolina

Haelen Hyperbarics of Hilton Head Island

58 Shelter Cove Lane
LifeSpan Building Suite B
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: 843-341-5268
Fax: 843-341-5269

	Chamber(s):	3 Monoplace (Perry SIGMA 40)
	Listed Staff:	Paul M. Long, M.D., Medical Director; Sarah Riske, C.H.T., Ceretified Hyperbaric Technologist, Clinic Manager; Susan Dorsey, R.N., C.H.T., Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse; Laura Winholt, R.N., Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
	Conditions Treated:	Arthritic Disease; Autism; Bone Infections; Brain Injury; Brown Recluse Spider Bites (and other Venomous Bites); Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome); Encephalopathy (Chemical, Viral, Etc.); Fibromyalgia; Lyme's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Non-healing Wounds; Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency; Peripheral Neuropathy; Pre & Post Surgery (Plastic and Other); Prostatitis; Shingles; Sports Injuries; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Haelen Hyperbarics is a growing network of physician operated Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) clinics. Haelen Hyperbarics also provides physicians with turn-key HBOT solutions to incorporate the therapy into their existing medical practices. Our mission is to help our patients reach their optimal health as quickly and safely as possible, and to proliferate the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the United States.
Haelen Hyperbarics utilizes the industry's most innovative hyperbaric chambers from Perry Baromedical. Continuing as the leader in the industry, Perry has introduced the SIGMA 40 monoplace hyperbaric chamber to its product line. This system has a 40.5" internal diameter chamber, the largest in the industry, which significantly reduces the incidence of noncompliance due to claustrophobia as well as allowing the treatment of the bariatric population. Perry Baromedical Corporation has been influential in the field of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for over 40 years. Their presence has expanded internationally with over 5 million hours of hyperbaric treatments safely performed in Perry chambers.

Our flagship clinic opened its doors on beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in November 2006. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is willing to answer any questions you may have about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Our physicians will work with you to determine the necessary treatment protocol so we can provide HBOT specific to your needs. Haelen Hyperbarics is the only free standing HBOT clinic on Hilton Head Island. We specialize in the treatment of off-label indications. Please call to schedule a free consultation with one of our doctors.

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Utah

Hyperbaric Healing Systems

2520 W. 4700 S., #2A
Taylorsville, UT 84118
Phone: 801-964-2008
Fax: 801-964-2435

	Chamber(s):	5 Monoplace (Sechrist 2500)
	Listed Staff:	Sherman Johnson, M.D.
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cancer; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS); Diabetic Wounds; Fibromyalgia (FM); Lupus; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Excellence in care requires practical, as well as progressive, treatment options for the doctors and patients we serve. With years of clinical experience, our medical staff has certification in all areas of wound care management and hyperbaric management. For patients with Diabetes, we offer American Diabetes Association approved education programs and mentoring to each patient.

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Virginia

Mount Rogers Clinic

799 Ripshin Road
Troutdale, VA 24378
Phone: 276-677-3631

	Chamber(s):	1 Monoplace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	Eduardo Castro, M.D.
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Brain Dysfunction Following Bypass Surgery and Angioplasty; Cerebral Edema; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Vascular Disease; Diabetic Ulcers; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Migraine Headaches; Multiple Sclerosis; Spinal Cord Contusion; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Vegetative Coma
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

One of the world's most experienced authorities on hyperbaric medicine was Dr. Edgar End, Clinical Professor of Environmental Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who voiced his opinion on HBOT's value for the treatment of stroke in this way: "I've seen partially paralyzed people half carried into the (HBOT) chamber, and they walk out after the first treatment. If we got to these people quickly, we could prevent a great deal of damage."
Using a Sechrist monoplace chamber, HBOT is administered in a transparent, cylindrical, acrylic chamber, approximately 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. The patient is first made comfortable on a cot-like stretcher and rolled into the chamber. While in the chamber, the patient has full 360-degree vision through the transparent enclosure. The chamber is equipped with microphones and speakers. The patient can watch TV, listen to music, read, nap, or talk with the chamber operator, family, or whoever is outside. During treatment, usually lasting between an hour to one and on-half hours, the patient is surrounded by and inhales pure oxygen while pressure within the chamber is increased from 1-1/2 to 2 times the outside pressure. That increase in pressure is equivalent to what a scuba diver would experience at from 22 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. At the end of treatment, the patient is gradually decompressed to normal pressure and leaves the chamber.

HBOT can also used in conjunction with EDTA chelation therapy when atherosclerosis, or blocked flow of blood is a problem, as is often the case in stroke, slow healing wounds, and macular degeneration. Results can be dramatic. Patients with cerebral vascular disease recover from complications of stroke more readily following HBOT. At the same time, EDTA chelation therapy can restore a more normal flow of blood and prevent future strokes. The same holds true for potentially gangrenous legs and feet caused by blocked circulation, and for slow-healing diabetic ulcers. HBOT relieves pain, helps fight infection, and keeps threatened tissues alive while chelation therapy gradually blood flow on a more lasting basis. Dr. Elmer Cranton's book, Bypassing Bypass Surgery: Chelation Therapy: A Non-Surgical Treatment for Reversing Arteriosclersis, Improving Blocked Circulation, and Slowing the Aging Process, describes this process in greater detail.

Our clinic is located in Trout Dale, Virginia, a rural township located adjacent to the Jefferson National Forest. The air is fresh and the water is clean. The closest motels are in Marion, Virginia, a 30-minute drive. Several rental units are available in Trout Dale, including two fully furnished mobile homes on the grounds of the clinic itself. These are privately owned rental units provided for our patient's convenience. Reservations may be made through the clinic.

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Washington

Hyperbaric Healing Center

1505 Pottery Avenue, Suite 102
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Phone: 360-876-4200
Toll Free: 888-876-4201
Fax: 360-895-4405

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist)
	Listed Staff:	James B. Wagner, Medical Director
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Epilepsy; Fibromyalgia; Immune System Building; Migraine;�Meniere's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis;�Near Drowning; Peripheral Neuropathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Plastic Surgery Recovery; Recovery from Cancer Treatment; Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy; Rett's Syndrome; Shingles; Spider & Insect Bites; Sports Injuries; Stroke (Acute / Post); Tinnitus; Traumatic Brain Injury; Viral Encephalitis; Wound Healing (Including Diabetic)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

In our Hyperbaric Healing Center in Port Orchard, Washington, we treat many conditions, listed above. We utilize Sechrist, clear acrylic glass, Hyperbaric Chambers to administer 100% pressurized oxygen. Each treatment lasts about one hour and we have witnessed results that have been truly inspiring.
The mechanisms by which Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) enhances healing include:

Hyperoxygenation - increases all body tissue levels of oxygen

Neovascularization - enhances growth of new blood vessels

Antimicrobial and Antiviral effect - destroys harmful bacteria and virus types

Leukocyte activation - enhances ability of white blood cells to remove bacteria and debris

Fibroblastic proliferation - increases growth of cells that form reparative tissue

Vasoconstriction - reduces edema (swelling)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be an important adjunct in a comprehensive wound-healing program utilized in conjunction with other modalities including surgical, medical, and physiotherapeutic techniques.

Mount Rainier Clinic

503 First Street South, Suite 1
Yelm, Washington 98597
Phone: 360-458-1061
Fax: 360-458-1661

	Chamber(s):	2 Monoplace (Sechrist Model 2500B)
	Listed Staff:	Elmer M. Cranton, MD, Emeritus; John A. Cranton, R.N., M.N., A.R.N.P., Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
	Conditions Treated:	ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease); Autism; Bell's Palsy; Cerebral Palsy; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - CMT, (Also Known As Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy - HMSN); Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Crohn's Disease; Epilepsy; Fibromyalgia; Gulf War Syndrome; Immune System Building; Migraine;�Meniere's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis;�Near Drowning; Peripheral Neuropathy; Peripheral Vascular Disease; Parkinson's Syndrome; Peyote Poisoning; Plastic Surgery Recovery; Recovery from Cancer Treatment; Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy; Rett's Syndrome; Shingles; Spider & Insect Bites (Including Brown Recluse Spider Bites); Sports Injuries; Stroke (Acute / Post); Tinnitus; Traumatic Brain Injury; Viral Encephalitis; Wound Healing (Including Diabetic)
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

The Mount Rainier Clinic was founded by Elmer M. Cranton, M.D., Emeritus, and is staffed by John A. Cranton, A.R.N.P. The Clinic provides alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine, with an emphasis on evidence based scientific therapies to enhance patients' inherent ability to heal, to sustain vigorous health, and to avoid premature aging.
While some of the mechanisms of action of HBOT, as they apply to healing and reversal of symptoms, are yet to be discovered, it is known that HBOT:

Greatly increases oxygen concentration in all body tissues, even with reduced or blocked blood flow

Stimulates the growth of new blood vessels to locations with reduced circulation, improving blood flow to areas with arterial blockage

Causes a rebound arterial dilation after HBOT, resulting in an increased blood vessel diameter greater than when therapy began, improving blood flow to compromised organs

Stimulates an adaptive increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD), one of the body's principal, internally produced antioxidants and free radical scavengers

Aids the treatment of infection by enhancing white blood cell action and potentiating germ-killing antibiotics.

While not new, HBOT has only lately begun to gain recognition for treatment of chronic degenerative health problems. Wherever blood flow and oxygen delivery to vital organs is reduced, function and healing can potentially be aided with HBOT. When the brain is injured by stroke, Cerebral Palsy, or trauma, HBO may wake up stunned parts of the brain to restore function.

Dr. Cranton served as President of the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA), President of the American Academy for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), and President of the Smyth County Medical Society in Virginia.� He has been board certified and recertified in Family Practice. He was Chief-of-Staff of a U.S. Public Health Service Hospital and served for many years as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Holistic Medicine and of the Journal of Advancement in Medicine. He has authored numerous books and scientific articles in the field of nutrition, preventive medicine, chelation therapy and anti-aging.

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Wisconsin

A & M Hyperbarics for Hope

9612 South Franklin Drive
Franklin, WI 53132
Phone: 414-855-0250
Fax: 414-855-0243

	Chamber(s):	Multiplace (5 Person)
	Listed Staff:	Not Listed
	Conditions Treated:	ADD/ADHD; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Crohn's Disease; Lyme Disease; Migraines; Mitochondrial Disorders; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Visual Impairments
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our multi-place steel chamber is 60 inches in diameter and 13 feet long, manufactured by Silvan Industries, Inc. located in Wisconsin and outfitted by Divers Supply, Inc. in Louisiana. It has a medical lock along with two port holes (small windows) made out of a special thick, strong plastic of which the certified operator, trained in Hyperbarics, is in constant contact via visual and/or audio communications.
Noel Daly is certified as a hyperbaric chamber operator with the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He trained with Dick Rutkowski at Hyperbarics International in Key Largo, Florida and is an Associate Member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

We work with the Autism Recovery & Comprehensive Health Center (ARCH), which includes medical professionals on staff. A physician always oversees our HBOT patients. We also have a mobile dervice where we will bring a HBOT hyperbaric chamber to different communities. We are one of only two Mobile Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Chambers in the United States.

Wisconsin Integrative Hyperbaric Center (A Place of Grace)

6200 Nesbitt Road
Fitchburg, WI 53719
Phone: 608-278-4268
Fax: 608-278-4260

	Chamber(s):	4 Monoplace (Fortius 420) and 2 Portable (Vitaeris)
	Listed Staff:	Not Listed
	Conditions Treated:	Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Mitochondrial Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Traumatic Brain Injury
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

Our center is not only place to receive comprehensive medical treatment, but—as families often comment—an extension of their family network. For this reason, we offer weekly lectures, support group meetings, parent network outings, and even counseling for families dealing with many illnesses. Besides family outreach, bi-weekly expert presentations on the latest medical subjects augment patient and physician knowledge on health conditions and their treatments. Our group of world-renowned, multi-specialty physicians offer treatment protocols on the latest research, resulting in the most effective treatment today.
At the Integrative Hyperbaric Center, patients come from all over the world. For this reason, we focus on families and their needs during their stay at our facilities. From our fully stocked convenience kitchens to our child-minded playrooms, we care. When patients visit "A Place of Grace" they come as strangers and leave as family...

Green Bay Hyperbarics

2372 S. Oneida Street
Green Bay, WI 54304
Phone: 920-499-0670
Fax: 920-965-1614

	Chamber(s):	1 Monoplace (HyOx)
	Listed Staff:	Not Listed
	Conditions Treated:	Brain Injuries; Cerebral Palsy (CP); Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Osteomyelitis; Radiation Damage; Stroke; Wound Healing
	SPECT Scans Offered:	No

We are proud to announce the first Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. HBOT is improving the quality of life and reinventing the way many patients heal. Our program was inspired by the modern day medical "miracles" seen every day in the rapidly growing field of Hyperbaric Medicine. Our staff is highly trained and committed to the care and well being of our patients. We are equipped with the latest technology and a state-of-the-art HyOx mono-place hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

We offer the first 3 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatments complimentary on us (new patients only)

We have no set commitment of Hyperbaric Treatments (yes, you can have just one treatment)

Everyone gets the special price for 3 treatments

If you don't want to go past the 3 treatments - it is ok with us

We treat patients with a mixture of treatment protocols:

1.1 ATA to 1.7 ATA for Brain Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis & Stroke

2.0 ATA for Wound Healing, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Radiation Damage, Osteomyelitis etc.

If there is a protocol that you are/were comfortable with or have seen results with, please let us know and we will be open to it.

Please see our website for a virtual tour of our facility and information about Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

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Editor's Note: A Few Words on How the HBO Treatment Centers Are Listed On This Site

In the United States, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) can be obtained in a hospital or a freestanding clinic. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been traditionally delivered in hospital-based departments or wound care departments on hospital campuses. Many of these facilities treat both emergency as well as chronic conditions. In the past 15 years however, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) treatment has become more efficient and convenient through the establishment of freestanding clinics. These clinics are not usually as equipped as hospital-based facilities to treat emergency conditions and so have focused primarily on chronic conditions, especially "off-label" chronic neurological conditions. Examples include cerebral palsy, autism, chronic traumatic brain injury, and chronic stroke. It is estimated that there are now over 800 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) centers in the United States, most of which are still hospital-based.

As such, we felt there was a need for a comprehensive list and informative compilation of freestanding Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Centers that treat "off-label" neurological conditions, especially developmental disorders such as Autism and Cerebral Palsy. The most comprehensive list of such centers that we were able to find was the MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Providers Lists, which are the source for the majority of the HBOT Treatment Centers listed here. MUMS is a National Parent to Parent Network whose mission is to help parents who have a child with any disorder, medical condition, mental or emotional disorder or rare diagnosis make connections with other parents whose children have the same or similar condition. Parents can then exchange valuable medical information, as well as, the names of doctors, clinics and medical resources or research programs. The MUMS Website has championed the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for brain damage and neurological disorders and has been integral in the dissemination of information on its availability

We feel our list here is a little more comprehensive than the MUMS HBOT Providers List, as we give additional information about each center, and might be a little bit more up-to-date (last updated June 2008). MUMS gives the cost for HBOT treatments at the various centers it lists, whereas we do not, mostly because we assume that costs may increase (or in some cases, decrease) without our awareness or the time needed to update that information. MUMS lists email addresses for most of the centers it lists, whereas we do not, mostly because of the harvesting of emails from websites by malicious spam-bots. We do list each center's website, street address and phone and fax numbers. There were also additional criteria regarding our list of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy providers:

HBOT providers that did not have websites or had very little or vague information on their websites were not listed.
Most HBOT providers that did not list any of their staff, types of chambers or "off-label" neurological conditions were not listed.
The "Conditions Treated" noted for each HBOT provider were conditions they listed as treating or "treatable". Sometimes not all of the conditions noted on the provider's website are not noted on this list — where possible, an attempt was made to list the conditions that center emphasized or in which they specialized. Thus, some centers may treat additional conditions that were not listed by us as "Conditions Treated".
The additional information given for each HBOT provider was noted to give the readers as much unique information as possible in a limited space about that provider, its medical director, facility or protocols. All information that we noted was taken directly and word-for-word from the provider's website, but was done so editorially and selectively and may thus reflect our own bias regarding what we felt important to emphasize.
None of the listings on this site have paid or given anything in kind to be listed here and no preferential treatment is or will be given to any provider, nor does The Healing Center On-Line have any affiliation with the providers listed. The Healing Center On-Line does not accept advertising, but does accept donations to keep the hundreds of pages on this site current and useful. That having been said, such donations will be gratefully acknowledged but will not influence how any HBOT provider is listed.
HBOT treatment centers who feel their listing is inaccurate or incomplete and HBOT providers that treat off-label neurological conditions who are not listed should notify us via our contact form.

Peter Shefler, Webmaster, The Healing Center On-Line

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List of Conditions Accepted by Medicare and Insurance Companies for Reimbursement

The International Hyperbaric Medical Association (IHMA) supports the use of hyperbaric oxygen under prescription and oversight by a physician for any indication where a physician finds that the condition is related to a hypoxic event or other condition where the underlying pathophysiology will benefit from the increased presence of oxygen. The International Hyperbaric Medical Association has worked extensively with government regulatory bodies, like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other agencies, including the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

However, hyperbaric chambers are classified as class II medical devices by the FDA, and as such require the manufacturers to comply with specific regulations before marketing. The regulatory process requires the manufacturer to specify the intended uses of the device. Manufacturers applying for uses beyond the 14 already acknowledged are required to submit supporting evidence. The evidence would be reviewed by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in consultation with the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). An Investigational New Drug Application (IND) would be required for studies of significant risk, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for any study. Manufacturers cannot advertise or promote uses that are not approved by the FDA.

The FDA has deemed hyperbaric chambers to be prescription devices. This designation requires that a valid prescription is required prior to use. Practitioners authorized to prescribe HBOT vary by state. As is the case with other prescription devices and drugs, a physician who believes that HBOT is the best therapy for a patient with an indication that is not on the list may prescribe HBOT for this "off-label" use.

At present, there are no individual state or nationally mandated standards for hyperbaric facility staffing or training. Other local, state, and federal regulations may apply to the chambers, primarily fire safety and building code regulations. Currently, other types of accreditation or certification of chambers and personnel are not strictly required. Third-party reimbursement typically requires that a physician be present during treatments and is limited to the 13 indications approved by the FDA. Medical center-based chambers also must comply with additional safety and quality-of-care criteria as required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

Conditions accepted by Medicare and insurance companies for reimbursement:

Decompression sickness
Air/Gas embolism
CO poison
Smoke inhalation
Gas gangrene
Crush injury
Some acute traumatic ischemia
Compartment syndrome
Exceptional blood loss
Selected problem wounds
Thermal burns
Necrotizing soft tissue infections
Osteoradionecrosis
Refractory Osteomyelitis
Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)

Some of these conditions will only be covered in a hospital facility, as required by Medicare.

Conditions covered by Medicare:

Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, (ICD-9 -CM diagnosis 986).
Decompression illness, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 993.2, 993.3).
Gas embolism, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 958.0, 999.1).
Gas gangrene, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 040.0).
Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 902.53, 903.01, 903.1, 904.0, 904.41.)
Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 927.00-927.03, 927.09-927.11, 927.20-927.21, 927.8-927.9, 928.00-928.01, 928.10-928.11, 928.20-928.21, 928.3, 928.8-928.9, 929.0, 929.9, 996.90-996.99.)
Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis), (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 728.86).
Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 444.21, 444.22, 444.81).
Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), (ICD-9CM diagnosis 996.52; excludes artificial skin graft).
Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 730.10-730.19).
Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 526.89).
Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 990).
Cyanide poisoning, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 987.7, 989.0).
Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment, (ICD-9-CM diagnosis 039.0-039.4, 039.8, 039.9).

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Not All Hyperbaric Chambers Are The Same: Mild Hyperbaric Therapy & Soft Chambers

Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from an article by Hope Fine, R.R.T., C.H.T. and reflects a consensus of most — but not all — in the hyperbaric medicine community.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is about saturating the body with oxygen.� This is most effectively done by delivering 100 percent oxygen through two different pathways: by inhalation through your airways and by absorption through your skin. It is important to note the difference between Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and Hyperbaric Therapy (HBT) also referred to as Mild Hyperbaric. The most significant difference between the two is the "O" as in oxygen. Because Mild chambers do not use 100 percent pure medical grade oxygen it technically cannot be referred to as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and cannot equally be compared to the potency and effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Most mild chambers are inflatable bags originally intended for use in mountain climbing accidents or air sickness and have been substituted for pressurized oxygen therapy. These bags were never designed to be used with enriched gases such as 100 percent oxygen. The bags are energized by electricity and inflated by an external ambient air compressor which only produces approximately 21 percent oxygen and can only pressurize to a max of 1.3 ATA or equivalent to a depth of 8 feet. Compared to a hard chamber, which utilizes and is pressurized with 100 percent pure oxygen — and can be pressurized to a max of 3.0 ATA or a depth of 66 feet, clearly the difference is significant.

Considering that ambient air is circulated through the typical mild chamber there is a risk of breathing contaminated or polluted which can be counter productive. Established protocol by the leading Hyperbaric Physicians in the world and announced at the "Autism One" Conference held in Chicago in 2004, for Hyperbaric treatment of autism in a chamber is 1.5 ATA of pressure or the equivalent to a depth of 16.5 feet. The mild chambers do not meet these established protocols. Also, hard chambers were designed to heal ischemic tissue or tissue that is restricted from receiving enough oxygen by hyper-oxygenating the body, blood and plasma.

Some results may be obtained in the lower pressure air filled chambers, however. it will take many, many more sessions than in the higher pressurized 100 percent pure oxygen chambers.� Not only is the lower pressure treatment likely to be ineffective and essentially prolonging the therapy program, it may in some cases be detrimental to your medical situation. For example, if there should be a loss of electrical power, the mild chamber could rapidly deflate causing possible barotrauma to patient's ears and pneumathroax to patient's lungs.

HBOT provided in a hard chamber can help regrow bone and tissue in severely damaged areas of the body; soft-sided chambers cannot achieve these objectives.
Treatment provided in a hard chamber is supported by thousands of clinical studies which validate successful healing when using a hard chamber. No such correlation has been made with soft-sided chambers and healing.
Many treatments in hard chambers are recognized for reimbursement by insurance companies and the federal government. This is not true for soft-sided chambers.
Hard chambers are made to go to pressures that heal; soft-sided chambers are designed to temporarily treat divers and mountain climbers in route to a hard chamber.
Soft-sided chambers can promote the undesirable growth of aerobic bacteria whereas hard chambers kill harmful bacteria.
Soft-sided chambers cannot go past 1.3 absolute atmospheres and thus cannot heal like a hard chamber can.
Hard chambers meet the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy ("ASME PVHO-1") standards. Soft chambers do not.

For additional information on hard versus soft or inflatable chambers, please visit the following website: http://www.hboinfo.com/air-bag_chambers.htm
See also: Codes, Standards and Regulations Applicable to HBO Chambers: U.S. & Canada

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Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

	The Oxygen Revolution: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Arthritis, Autism, Learning Disabilities and More by Paul G. Harch, MD, Virginia Mccullough When Randy McCloy, Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster, finally walked out of the hospital to rejoin his family, it was in part due to the miracle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is based on an almost laughably simple idea: Oxygen can be used therapeutically for a wide range of conditions where tissues have been damaged by oxygen deprivation. Restore that oxygen, goes the logical thinking, and you can restore much of the lost function. It seems too good to be true, but Dr. Paul G. Harch's research and clinical practice has shown that this noninvasive and painless treatment can help the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from a brain injury or disease, such as Stroke, Autism and other learning disabilities, Cerebral Palsy and other birth injuries, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and other degenerative neurological diseases as well as emergency situations requiring resuscitation, such as cardiac arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning, or near drowning. Dr. Harch, a true medical pioneer, demystifies hyperbaric oxygen therapy and when the man on the street finds out what HBOT can do for the human body an the human brain... and starts to demand this therapy, and then the true revolution will take place. Big Pharma seems to control so much of the practice of medicine that it is hard for an orphan therapy, such as HBOT where there isn't a great deal of money to be made, to come to the fore. This book is a required read for anyone who senses there is more to health care than the next pill. _ Kenneth P. Stoller, MD, Santa Fe, NM, USA ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (Dr. Morton Walker Health Book Series) by Richard A. Neubauer, MD, Morton Walker, DPM Nothing is more traumatic and challenging than brain injury: for the brain is our master conductor, the place where self resides. For those who suffer any kind of deficit in brain function - whether from autism, stroke, learning disorders, sports-injuries, spinal cord injuries, near-drowning or traumatic brain injury - it often seems there is no answer, and no hope. But there is hope. New findings in neuroscience prove that the brain continues to develop new neurons throughout life, that the brain can grow new connections, and that with proper treatment the seemingly intractable cases of brain injury can improve remarkably. One treatment that has proven quite effective is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. In many cases those who suffer from these conditions show great improvement in speech, memory, social and cognitive abilities after undergoing a series of hyperbaric oxygen treatments. This book is an integral part of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Clinic we run here in White Rock, BC, Canada. We refer to it often and keep copies on hand for our clients to read. We highly recommend this book - Neubauer and Morton were/are pioneers in the field of hyperbaric medicine. This book is written intelligently but also in a way that anyone without MD behind their name can understand it as well. _ Joe A. Borlinha, White Rock, BC, Canada ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Oxygen to the Rescue: Oxygen Therapies and How They Help Overcome Disease, Promote Repair, and Improve Overall Function by Pavel Yutsis, MD Throughout the world — in China, Japan, Cuba, Canada, Russia, and more — healing therapies using hperbaric oxygen are commonly used to treat a wide array of diseases. However, in the United States, where the mainstream medical community is dependent upon funding from the pharmaceutical industry for research and medical training, these highly effective and relatively inexpensive therapies have been largely ignored. Dr. Pavel Yutsis, medical director of the CAM Institute for Integrative Therapies, has been using these biooxidative techniques for more than twenty years, since beginning his career in his native Russia. In Oxygen to the Rescue, Dr. Yutsis explains the difference between oxygenation and oxidation, and describes the four main types of oxygen therapy — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy, Ozone Therapy, and Photoluminescence, or Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood (UVIB) — and how these therapies are administered. Dr. Yutsis also discusses conventional uses versus experimental uses for each of these therapies. HBOT has healing potential beyond its conventional applications, such as in the treatment of stroke and vascular dementia. Oxygen to the Rescue provides both the findings of scientific research and anecdotal evidence demonstrating that these underused therapies deserve to be acknowledged among frontline medicine in the United States. ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Physiology and Medicine of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy by Tom S. Neuman, Stephen R. Thom A serious, scholarly approach to facilitating recovery through hyperbaric oxygen therapy written by internationally recognized leaders in hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) research and practice, this exciting new book provides evidence-based, practical, useful information for anyone involved in HBOT. It outlines the physiologic principles that constitute the basis for understanding the clinical implications for treatment and describes recent advances and current research, along with new approaches to therapy. This book is an essential tool for anyone who cares for patients with difficult-to-heal wounds, wounds from radiation therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, and more. Provides comprehensive coverage of pathophysiology and clinically relevant information so you can master the specialty. Covers the relevance of HBOT in caring for diverse populations including critical care patients, infants and pediatric patients, and divers. Features a section on the technical aspects of HBOT to provide insight into the technology and physics regarding HBO chambers. Presents evidence to support the effectiveness of HBOT as well as the possible side effects. Describes situations where HBOT would be effective through indication-specific chapters on chronic wounds, radiation and crush injuries, decompression sickness, and more. ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain Injured Child: A Promising Treatment by Richard A. Neubauer, M.D. Dr. Richard Neubauer has created a must-read for all parents, family members and other caregivers of children with cerebral palsy or other brain injury. He has taken a complex medical subject and explained it such that people without specific medical training can understand. This book is equally suited to readers interested in learning more about either cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury, with both topics handled well and without confusion. Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-Injured Child excels in meeting one of the most urgent needs of a parent with a recently injured child — the need for factual credible medical information. Dr. Neubauer includes a clear discussion of the underlying physiology of the brain and how it works, followed by the mechanics of cerebral palsy and brain injury that provides a solid foundation for later discussions related to treatment. He then introduces a new and sophisticated diagnostic technique called Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography (SPECT). SPECT scanning is of particular interest with regard to brain-injured children because it represents an opportunity to objectively access brain function in patients with cerebral palsy or brain injury — a capability that adds significant science to what might otherwise be simply anecdotal observations of patient improvement. It is with this background that Dr. Neubauer provides readers with the foundation to understand the principle thesis of his book — that intermittent, high-dose oxygen administered as a drug directly addresses the pathophysiology of brain injury, leading to sometimes remarkable improvements in brain function and quality of life. He explains the medical basis for Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy (HBOT), along with a thorough discussion of why HBO can, and does in his opinion, fundamentally improve brain function in children with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury. Dr. Neubauer concludes with a pragmatic discussion of costs, insurance, acceptance by the medical community at large, and how to find a HBOT center that is skilled in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy or brain injury. _ Frederick S. Cramer, M.D. President, XIV International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Stroke: Recovery with Oxygen by Polly Houston At age 77, Oregon resident Polly Houston suffered a "mild" stroke. She watched with dismay and alarm as this supposedly minor stroke caused her body to begin to malfunction. Her limbs were not responding to her commands. Her speech became slurred. All the while, Polly experienced what appeared to be indifference from her doctors and hospital staff. She soon learned that physical therapy was the standard treatment, and that most physicians felt not much could be done for the stroke victim other than to manage the damage as best as possible. But as Ms. Houston eventually learned, not all physicians follow the conventional wisdom that stroke sufferers can only learn to live with their disabilities. Being someone who was not content to accept such a fate, Polly embarked on a mission to learn more about stroke and alternative ways of treating it. In the course of this mission, she discovered hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), the administration of oxygen under pressure. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) forces oxygen past blockages and into oxygen-starved tissues. As Polly discovered for herself, this can make all the difference in the world. She also discovered that recovering from a stroke is possible. This book is a superb first person account of the devastation caused by having a stroke. The review of medical options, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is contrasted with the lack of options offered by the medical care givers, and provides a well-rounded critique of the conflict between well-meaning physicians who make choices for medical therapies that may well not be in accordance with alternative therapy wishes of a patient. The book also raises valid issues of rigidity and therapeutic orthodoxy of clinical medicine that are slow to change, despite new research data. This book will give hope to care givers and victims of stroke. _ H. Jane Teas, Columbia, SC, USA ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine by K. K. Jain, Richard A. Neubauer, MD, with Paul G. Harch, MD, William P. Fife, PhD and Caroline E. Fife, MD A well-founded research based textbook on the medical science, techniques, and varied applications of hyperbaric medical treatments ("HBOT"). Written for specialists, clinicians and students, this is a seminal textbook for understanding the medical and scientific facts of hyperbaric medicine, as well as implementing hyperbaric medical technologies to patient care. In the modern world of medical economics, HBO can save Third Party Payers significant costs on patient treatments while delivering significantly improved outcomes and quality of life. HBO is one of those medical sub-specialties that is left behind by the biases of modern medical economics and science. In the Foreword by Edward Teller, Director Emeritus Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Dr. Teller assures the empirical physics of HBO, and is convinced that HBO enabled him to recover from a serious stroke. Dr. Teller is also convinced that his daily HBO regimen has enabled him to continue working full time at 93 years of age. The chapters on neurological applications are some of the most significant in this text and should be required reading for all neurologists because they hold the greatest single promise to modern healthcare. These chapters are steeped with extensive (and largely ignored) animal and human research papers, extensive clinical studies with supportive SPECT scans and associated clinical outcomes. Chapter 18 written by Dr.'s Neubauer and Harch provide an excellent foundation for understanding and support for using HBO for brain injuries and Cerebral Palsy. The Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine is the best, up-to-date book I have read on HBO. For those who practice it is an excellent guide and for the layman it will open your eyes to what HBO can do (and cannot do) as well letting you know who van and cannot use the hyperbaric chamber. _ Steve Paskus, Lake Havasu, AZ, USA ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	AIDS Under Pressure: Hyperbaric Medicine in the Management of HIV Disease by Michelle Reillo Good basic discussion about the use of oxygen under pressure. Anyone interested in the immune system and generally keeping high resistance could benefit from this report on a valid study with "terminally ill" aids patients. Some of the technical charts and data may not interest the non-doctor reader but adds credibility to the text. The case histories and discussion on infective processes and the relationships they are finding between oxygen tissue content and the bodies mechanisms should be read. _ Albert G. Reach, ND, DC, Phoenix, AZ, USA ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	History of Hyperbaric Chambers by Gerhard F. Haux The author has carefully investigated and described over 100 chambers world-wide and technical highlights dating back over 350 years. Written from the technical point of view the book is loaded with photographs, illustrations, schematics, floor plans, and drawings dating back to 1866. The author has been working in the field of hyperbaric technology and has had great influence in the development of new techniques. Innovative efforts of mankind to achieve medical success in healing by exposing patients to pressure dates back to the middle of the 17th century. An excellent book, detailed information, fantastic history and a necessary publication for anyone's hyperbaric medical library. By way of introduction, this book was originally planned to be part of the textbook, Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, another first for the world of hyperbaric literature. As editor of the safety text, I initially wished to include a chapter on the history of hyperbaric chamber design as I am convinced that we must understand the role that engineering played/plays in hyperbaric facility safety. It was an easy task to select the author of this chapter as Gerhard Haux is recognized throughout the international hyperbaric community as truly "our chamber historian". Although my efforts were minor, I am honored to contribute to this historical masterpiece. Mr. Haux chronicals a detailed history of how hyperbaric chamber design has changed in terms of engineering, manufacturing, utility and function. He includes some extremely rare hyperbaric chamber photographs, previously not widely known. This book is a must for hyperbaric technicians, hyperbaric physicians and nurses, sports and commercial divers and especially pressure vessel engineers. If you have any interest in hyperbaric chambers and/or hyperbaric medicine at all, this text should be in your library! _ W. T. Workman, San Antonio, Texas, USA ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide by Wilbur T. Workman (Editor) Hyperbaric Facility Safety is a complex issue that covers an extremely broad range of topics: safe engineering design practices, regulatory guidance, training, staffing, maintenance, operational procedures, etc. Tragic accidents in the international hyperbaric medicine community have focused attention on the need for more comprehensive information on this multi-factorial topic. This book was written with the objective in mind of creating a comprehensive source document to assist established hyperbaric programs, serve as a safety primer for those developing programs throughout the world, and to help cultivate the mindset so vital to maintaining a safe environment for staff and patients alike. The information contained in this publication applies both to operational and clinical hyperbaric facilities. Tom Workman has done his homework. While he personally has been involved with hyperbaric safety for a very long time, he still gathered together a group who collectively has a wealth of experience in hyperbaric safety. As the former staff liaison for the Technical Committee on Hyperbaric & Hypobaric Facilities, I had the privilege of working with (former) Lt. General Workman. Not only did he chair the committee, he made certain that experts in various aspects of hyperbaric safety were appointed to help develop and refine fire safety standards for hyperbaric facilities. He has taken the subject of safety in general a big step forward by tapping these and other experts, and provided them with a podium to help teach others about hyperbaric safety. The result is a very comprehensive book on the subject. Operating hyperbaric facilities is a hazard in and of itself. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard on the subject has help over the past 25 years to reduce the risk from fires immensely. Mr. Workman's new book will be of equal help for users, researchers and manufacturers in reducing the other hazards associated with hyperbaric operations. I thus recommend this book without any hesitation. _ Burton R. Klein, PE Burton Klein Associates, Newton, MA, USA Former staff liaison to the NFPA TCC on Health Care Facilities - NFPA 99 ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, Second Edition - Revised by Eric P. Kindwall (Editor) With this new Second Edition the best selling Hyperbaric Medicine Practice solidifies its position as the standard work in the field of clinical hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This edition is comprehensive, authoritative, and up to date. This reference has been widely acclaimed through the first edition. Written by a large team of accomplished specialists, the second edition retains the clinical and therapeutic orientation and comprehensive approach that countless practitioners have come to appreciate. At the same time it is extensively updated on every aspect of the field of hyperbaric medicine. With new developments in the field, four new chapters have been added to the book. This textbook is considered by many to be the seminal reference for hyperbaric medicine today. I concur. Its comprehensive, up to date references make it a must for any medical library, whether you practice hyperbaric medicine or not. The release of the second edition was timed to coincide with the publication of the first text devoted solely to hyperbaric facility safety: Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, also available from Best Publishing. As editor of the text on hyperbaric safety, I think they make a perfect complementary set: one that covers the spectrum from medical to practical operational issues. This is a landmark publication in the area of hyperbaric medicine, it is a standard textbook used in all hyperbaric facilities and provides a valuable reference base. It should be read and used by all involved in hyperbaric medicine including doctors, nurses and technicians. _ SPUMS Journal, South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society, Melbourne, Australia ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	The Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Cerebral Palsy and the Brain-Injured Child James T. Joiner, Editor The purpose of this symposium was to present and discuss the use of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment and certain ancillary procedures for cerebral palsy and the brain-injured child. Worldwide data as well as research being accomplished on the subject was covered. Some of the leading international clinicians, physicians, scientists, and active parental forerunners in the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for these children took part in the many presentations and discussions. This provided a unique opportunity for each of these groups to interact with those from other countries to share clinical results, new ideas and successful protocols. It brought together those who are working with hyperbaric oxygenation and others who are working on newer, promising methods designed to assist children with cerebral palsy and brain injuries. These Proceedings feature scientific papers presented by medical practitioners from more than 14 counties who are studying the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injuries. The overwhelming preponderance of scientific evidence indicates that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy helps restore function to the injured brain. Whether or not that injury took place in the womb, as the result of a motor vehicle accident, or from a vascular accident, helping individuals come closer to living up to their potential with a higher quality of life is the miracle of HBOT. No, it is not a cure-all, but it is a means of bringing something fundamentally quintessential to the human body — OXYGEN! ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Hyperbaric Nursing by Valerie Larson-Lohr, Helen C. Norvell Best Publishing Company leads the way for the hyperbaric medicine community by publishing a comprehensive set of textbooks devoted to the practice of hyperbaric medicine. Publications include Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, Hyperbaric Surgery, and now to complete the set is Hyperbaric Nursing. The authors contributing to this stellar textbook are internationally renown and have clearly set the gold standard for the hyperbaric nursing community worldwide. This textbook offers foundational guidance on issues related hyperbaric documentation, indications for treatment, patient care, staffing considerations, patient assessment, patient education, regulatory adherance, facility safety and various patient evaluation techniques such as transcutaneous tissue oximetry and laser doppler flowmetry. It has long been recognized that the quality of care for the hyperbaric patient is dependent on a team of professionals working together for the good of the patient. This textbook clearly demonstrates that many of the common issues that contribute to quality of care have been evaluated from a number of perspectives: medical, technical, safety and now, nursing. The team is now complete.I congratulate the authors for producing a seminal document that will help standardize the practice of hyperbaric nursing around the world. This textbook is considered by many to be the seminal reference for hyperbaric medicine today. I concur. Its comprehensive, up to date references make it a must for any medical library, whether you practice hyperbaric medicine or not. The release of the second edition was timed to coincide with the publication of the first text devoted solely to hyperbaric facility safety: Hyperbaric Facility Safety: A Practical Guide, also available from Best Publishing. As editor of the text on hyperbaric safety, I think they make a perfect complementary set: one that covers the spectrum from medical to practical operational issues. _ W.T. Workman, MS, CHT, San Antonio, Texas, USA Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑
	Wound Care Practice, 1st Edition Paul J. Sheffield, PhD (Editor), Adrianne P. S. Smith, MD (Editor), Caroline E. Fife, MD (Editor) Chronic wounds are a major cause of patient suffering and a financial burden to society. The focus of Wound Care Practice is assessment and management of chronic wounds in a wound care practice. The reader can examine the principles of managing the wound and treating the underlying cause of pressure sores, vascular insufficiency ulcers, chronic venous insufficiency ulcers, diabetic/neurotrophic foot ulcers, and other chronic wounds. This book represents the combined efforts of 60 authors selected from the basic sciences, clinical sciences, and clinical practice. Section I defines the Problem Wound, Section II describes the Principles of Wound Assessment, Section III discusses the Principles of Wound Management, Section IV deals with Pain, Infection and Adjunctive Therapies, and Section V pertains to Healthcare Delivery. This book differs significantly from others of the same subject matter in the holistic approach the authors have taken when examining each section's topic. I highly recommend this book for anyone practicing or teaching wound care. The extensive photographs of actual wounds as well as graphs and assessment tools in this book lead me to recommend it as a reference that should be made available at nursing stations for quick reference as well. Wound Care Practice would be a good addition to medical libraries, for advanced practice nursing programs, and as a reference for practicing nurses in all settings. _ Sara Ellis, RN, Medi-Smart Corporation ↑ Return to Index of Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ↑

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Organizations, Associations & Additional Resources for HBOT and Hyperbaric Medicine

International Hyperbaric Medical Association
The IHMA was established as a 501(c) 4 non-profit association for medical professionals, parents, and others who wish to promote the use of hyperbaric medicine for all acute and chronic treatments of medical conditions including brain injury. We run no chambers, own no clinics, have no for-profit financial interest and we are not owned or operated by any chamber manufacturer.

Our corporate officers and board members are all people known to the hyperbaric community as persons who have sacrificed to get this treatment to children and adults. Our mission is to foster universal access to hyperbaric medical treatment for every condition it helps, especially brain injury. Our secondary mission is to make sure the government truly understands how much this therapy will save in lives and money and improve quality of life for millions. Our goal is to make sure hyperbaric medicine is fully reimbursed by all government and private insurance carriers.

As an example of what we have done already, the IHMA made formal request in Nov. 2001 for CMS officials to add diabetic foot wounds to the list of Medicare reimbursable HBOT diagnoses. CMS responded with the first new coverage for a hyperbaric oxygen treatment in over 18 years. This determination is now in force since April 1, 2003. IHMA provided 129 researched articles to demonstrate that hyperbaric treatment prevents 75% of all amputations. To treat these patients new clinics are opening around the nation to providing treatment for the large diabetic population. This makes hyperbaric chambers more accessible to every American even in rural areas.

After over a year of planning, we sponsored the first-ever Congressional hearing on May 6, 2004, involving hyperbaric medicine. At this hearing we have announced the first University-supervised treatment protocol using hyperbaric oxygen and mercury detoxification for autism. This protocol has been established by two of the top researchers in their fields and both have been nominated for the NIH Director's "Pioneer" award. This is the first of many such protocols that will make standardized and proven neurological treatment accessible to patients across the nation and around the world.
American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM)
The American College of Hyperbaric Medicine was formed by a group of physicians practicing the developing specialty of hyperbaric medicine�who noticed the need for a�professional organization dedicated to serving as a medical specialty society. The ACHM has worked to develop an image of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a distinct medical specialty, often requiring full time practice.

Our officers�are dedicated to establishing�relationships with Medicare carriers in states where the College has members. The College recruited physicians to serve on Medicare advisory committees that advise HCFA on payment policies and practice issues.

Best hyperbaric practices were described in additional Preferred Practice Protocols for Hyperbaric Medicine that were developed by ACHM member doctors. Such protocols provided a basic description of how and when to use hyperbarics to aid patients with specific ailments. These protocols, distributed throughout the U.S., included hundreds of references to key studies that proved the effectiveness of hyperbarics in certain conditions.

Quality assurance and improvement in the practice of hyperbaric medicine is an integral part of the mission of the ACHM. ACHM's officers and members include individuals who�developed an examination being used by the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine for credentialing hyperbaric physicians.�They�have also set basic training standards for hyperbaric physicians who practice clinical hyperbarics.�These standards have been adopted by numerous hyperbaric facilities, and by third party payers.�The ACHM hopes to�build upon the�work of its members to improve the quality and practice of hyberbaric medicine.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS)
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is an international, non-profit organization serving 2,000 members from more than 50 countries. The UHMS is the primary source of scientific information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide. The Associates of the UHMS are composed of divers, diving technologists, hyperbaric technologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, other allied health professionals, and technical specialists who work in the field of diving and hyperbaric medicine.�While the UHMS offers its members advocacy and educational resources at the national and international levels, UHMS chapters offer educational activities and opportunities to network regionally.

In 1997, the UHMS Executive Committee established a Research Foundation with seed money from the Society's general funds for advancement of knowledge in the basic and applied sciences of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Since 2001, the UHMS has a clinical hyperbaric medicine facility accreditation program. Clinical hyperbaric facilities can demonstrate their commitment to patient care and facility safety by voluntarily participating in this program. When invited to perform an accreditation survey, the UHMS will send a team of experts to the facility to examine staffing and training, equipment installation, operation, and maintenance, facility and patient safety, and standards of care.
OXYNET: Infomation Resources on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Diving Medicine
The OXYNET Website was set up in 1998 as a result of a large-scale multinational project by HBO specialists in Europe. In 2005, it has been co-opted by the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM), and the information on HBO provided on this website has been integrated in the scope of ECHM's objectives. The main objective is to improve the knowledge required for a rational use of HBOT, to a level making it possible to set out specific guidelines for the implantation and development of clinical HBOT centres and to provide scientifically sound recommendations for HBOT treatment of various diseases and conditions. For many accepted indications for HBOT, a more detailed knowledge of the precise actions of HBOT and the optimum dosage greatly enhance the therapeutic results and makes possible an optimal selection of patients who will mostly benefit from this treatment. This site has been set up with the support of the European Commission, under the COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology) Programme. On this site you will find all possible links and useful information in relation to HBO.
HBOT Online
This site is designed to give both the expert and the lay person a clearinghouse of information for the benefits and applications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. The principle behind this therapy is simple: to help the body in its natural healing process by flooding a pressurized chamber with 100 % pure oxygen. This therapy has been used in a wide variety of applications, from treating non-healing wounds such as diabetic ulcers, to therapy for brain damaged children. While this treatment has been around for over 50 years, an attitude of mistrust and apprehension over this therapy has existed, even among the medical community. The purpose of this site is to help dispel that mistrust and to provide a springboard to find more information, providing a source for serious investigation and discussion by professionals and serving as a tool for empowerment by those seeking an honest knowledge of this therapy.
Divers Alert Network (DAN)
Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). DAN is supported by the largest association of recreational divers in the world. Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by operating diving's only 24-hour emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for injured divers. Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information line, conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of educational programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical professionals.

Divers Alert Network exists to provide expert information and advice for the benefit of the diving public. DAN's historical and primary function is to provide emergency medical advice and assistance for underwater diving injuries, to work to prevent injuries and to promote diving safety. Second, DAN promotes and supports underwater diving research and education particularly as it relates to the improvement of diving safety, medical treatment and first aid. Third, DAN strives to provide the most accurate, up-to-date and unbiased information on issues of common concern to the diving public, primarily, but not exclusively, for diving safety.

DAN was the first to initiate insurance for the specialized recompression or other medical or evacuation services required in the event of a dive accident. DAN has trained medical staff on call to assist you in the event of a dive emergency. DAN initiated the use of emergency oxygen first aid programs and is the largest distributor of emergency oxygen equipment for the treatment of dive injuries.
HBOTreatment.com
HBOTreatment.com is an educational site designed to inform patients of alternatives for chronic conditions. We are committed to providing research and information for developments in both conventional and alternative medicine.�Our focus is to provide information on the latest cutting edge medical research and treatment information that assists those with chronic illnesses which are resistant to other treatments. We extensively investigate all scientific and clinical research and the development of the data behind it.
Hyperbaric Medicine Today
The primary mission of Hyperbaric Medicine Today is to be a fair, objective, nonpartisan, international publication dedicated to reporting and commenting on the current state of knowledge and advances in the science and technology encompassing hyperbaric medicine. We report on currently accepted and emerging clinical applications as well as the associated economic, social, and political issues and events that influence the administration, growth and development of hyperbarics. We shall report on hyperbaric events irrespective of any social, political, or economic pressures that may be applied by concerned individuals, advertisers, or organizations.

It is our deepest desire to secure the medical mainstream acceptance of hyperbaric therapy. To help achieve this objective, Hyperbaric Medicine Today has enhanced its publication capabilities by offering a website that serves as a resource for physicians, allied health professionals, technologist, and the general public. Our website was designed for anyone in interested in any aspect of the field of hyperbarics. Our E-mail forum shall serve as a means for rapid dissemination of information, discussion of issues, and answers to question from our readers.

We discuss research in neurology, stroke, cerebral palsy (CP), cerebral edema, traumatic brain injury, transient ischemic attack, near drowning, carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, decompression sickness, and gas embolisms. We also report on other investigational indications or case studies such as autism (autistic conditions), multiple sclerosis (MS), lyme disease, reconstructive surgery, headache, neuropathy, sports injury, plastic / cosmetic surgery, brown recluse spider bite, diabetic wounds, and other indications.
HBO Evidence: The Database of Randomised Controlled Trials In Hyperbaric Medicine (DORCTIHM)
The field of Hyperbaric Medicine is regarded with great suspicion by many medical graduates. This is due at least in part to both widespread ignorance of the effects of high doses of oxygen, and a poor clinical research base. In this regard, the appropriate collation, critical appraisal and meta-analysis of comparative clinical trials is of great interest. With colleagues from the USA, UK and Germany, Dr. Mike Bennet of the University of New South Wales Facuty of Medicine, in Sydney Australia, has produced a systematic appraisal of the evidence-basis for the use of hyperbaric oxygenation. This site contains:
- A searchable citation database of all human randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses published in the field of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Links from all citations to a standardized, one-page critical appraisal of the methodological quality and results of each trial. (CATs)
- Useful links to other Diving, Hyperbaric and Evidence-Based Medical sites.
San Francisco Institute for Hyperbaric Medicine
Devoted to clinical research and teaching in the field of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy, the Institute is dedicated to clinical research and education in the rapidly developing field of Hyperbaric Medicine. Patient treatment under currently accepted guidelines will be provided on a space available basis. Clinical research protocols will be based upon prospective, randomized, clinical trials. If the end points are in anyway equivocal, every attempt will be made to double blind the study.

Educational endeavors will include Hyperbaric Team Training intended for individuals who are new to the field and plan to be involved with clinical treatments on a daily basis. This will include physicians, nurses and technicians.It is anticipated that these courses will be one week in length (Monday-Saturday) and offered on a periodic basis. The course will include both didactic lectures and hands on�experience at the San Francisco chamber facility.

An International Symposium is also planned. This will bring international experts from around the world to San Francisco for a state of the art review of the current status of Hyperbaric Medicine. It is anticipated that this symposium will run for three days (Thursday-Saturday) and be offered on an every one to two year basis. The highly successful XIV International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine was held in San Francisco in 2002 with Dr. F.S. Cramer as host and President.

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