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Started by koparopy
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:57
Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment
Author: koparopy
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:57
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:57
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This story appeared on our local news channel site. I wonder if this treatment could help the liver regenerate some functionality thereby delaying the need for a transplant. Has anybody ever heard of this use for Hyberbaric Chambers??? -- kc __________________________________________________________________ Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment Gaining Popularity Chambers Operate On Theory That Pure Oxygen Helps Healing Posted: 8:17 p.m. MDT August 20, 2001 Updated: 12:25 p.m. MDT August 21, 2001 DENVER -- Some say that Michael Jackson sleeps in one. Others claim that some of the Denver Broncos use them to help heal their injuries. But now, more and more people are starting to experiment with hyperbaric oxygen chambers. It looks like something out of a science fiction movie, but the patients lying in a bed of pressurized oxygen swear the results are real. Kyle Riebe, 11, suffered a stroke at birth. His mom says that he was never able to un-clench his right hand before he came to the Cellular Medicine Institute in southeast Denver 8 weeks ago. Oxygen therapy is used to treat a variety of conditions ranging from brain-injuries to M.S to radiation damage. Ellen Saize had a stroke 17 years ago. After 33 treatments, she's proud to show that she's walking in stylish shoes again. "I don't wear my brace. I've been in a plastic AFO brace for 17 years. It's just amazing," Saize said. The theory is that breathing 100 percent oxygen under pressure will help heal the body by forming new blood vessels and re-connecting any breakdowns. Dr. Hugh Macaulay says that at 5-years-old, his daughter Lindsay was using a language only a parent could understand. "Lindsay has some fairly significant neurological and behavioral problems," Macaulay said. Lindsey showed improvement after 6 weeks of oxygen treatments. "Now, she's speaking in a vocabulary -- not only communicating to us, but to other children," he said. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is approved by the FDA. However, most insurance companies won't pay for it because it's still considered experimental for many conditions. Additional Resource: Cellular Medicine Institute of America 1260 South Parker Road Denver, Colorado 80231 Phone: (303) 750-2121 e.e. cummings
Re: Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment
Author: Richard Benden
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:19
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:19
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I'm not a doctor but have had liver damage since the Viet-nam war now im at end stage liver disease with the c virus. Was told have to keep ammoinia levels down cause it can cause brain lesions. "koparopy" <koparopy@qwest.net> wrote in message news:XRBh7.900$aK3.570837@news.uswest.net... > This story appeared on our local news channel site. I wonder if this > treatment could help the liver regenerate some functionality thereby > delaying the need for a transplant. Has anybody ever heard of this use for > Hyberbaric Chambers??? > > -- > kc > __________________________________________________________________ > > Hyperbaric Chamber Treatment Gaining Popularity > Chambers Operate On Theory That Pure Oxygen Helps Healing > Posted: 8:17 p.m. MDT August 20, 2001 > Updated: 12:25 p.m. MDT August 21, 2001 > DENVER -- Some say that Michael Jackson sleeps in one. Others claim that > some of the Denver Broncos use them to help heal their injuries. > > But now, more and more people are starting to experiment with hyperbaric > oxygen chambers. > > It looks like something out of a science fiction movie, but the patients > lying in a bed of pressurized oxygen swear the results are real. > > Kyle Riebe, 11, suffered a stroke at birth. His mom says that he was never > able to un-clench his right hand before he came to the Cellular Medicine > Institute in southeast Denver 8 weeks ago. > > Oxygen therapy is used to treat a variety of conditions ranging from > brain-injuries to M.S to radiation damage. > > Ellen Saize had a stroke 17 years ago. After 33 treatments, she's proud to > show that she's walking in stylish shoes again. > > "I don't wear my brace. I've been in a plastic AFO brace for 17 years. It's > just amazing," Saize said. > > The theory is that breathing 100 percent oxygen under pressure will help > heal the body by forming new blood vessels and re-connecting any breakdowns. > > Dr. Hugh Macaulay says that at 5-years-old, his daughter Lindsay was using a > language only a parent could understand. > > "Lindsay has some fairly significant neurological and behavioral problems," > Macaulay said. > > Lindsey showed improvement after 6 weeks of oxygen treatments. > > "Now, she's speaking in a vocabulary -- not only communicating to us, but to > other children," he said. > > Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is approved by the FDA. However, most insurance > companies won't pay for it because it's still considered experimental for > many conditions. > > Additional Resource: > > Cellular Medicine Institute of America > 1260 South Parker Road > Denver, Colorado 80231 > Phone: (303) 750-2121 > > > e.e. cummings > > >
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