A young lacrosse player is finding improvement of post concussion symptoms with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
To read more and watch news videoclip: Concussion From Contact Sport has Young Boy Suffering 18 Months Later
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HBTUSA Helps Car Accident Victim Walk Again
Richard Fontanez was hit by a car and suffered a traumatic brain injury, resulting in a 2 month coma. Doctors who were concerned for his quality of life, suggested to his mother that he be taken off life support.
Teresa, his mother, had other plans as she sat waiting, praying to find an answer to help her son. The Fox News segment that evening was highlighting Autism Awareness Month by reporting the Grand Opening of The Autism Treatment Center in Newtown Square, a center that also coincides with Hyperbaric Therapy USA. Teresa felt her prayers were answered and emailed Fox News that night for contact information. Intense research and planning followed as Teresa set a goal for Richard to start Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatments within one year.
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St. Louis Blues player returns to ice following HBOT for post concussion
St. Louis Blues player, Alex Steen, was able to return to play after receiving hyperbaric oxygen treatments as part of a medical treatment plan to help him overcome post concussive syndrome. Steen missed 39 games because of a concussion he received in December of 2011.
To read more: Steen competes well in his return to action for Blues
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NHL Hockey star receiving HBOT for concussion symptoms
St. Louis Blues forward Alex Steen, is currently undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment in California for ongoing concussion symptoms from an injury he received in December of 2011. Steen’s teammates, Andy McDonald and Paul Kariya have also received HBOT recently for their post-concussive symptoms.
To read more: Alex Steen Will Try Hyperbaric Therapy for Concussion Issues
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Teen soccer standout treated with HBOT post concussion
A Florida teen soccer standout is treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post concussion syndrome. To read entire article, click here.
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Former Minnesota Vikings star using HBOT to battle dementia
Fred McNeill, the 59 year old former NFL player with the Minnesota Vikings, is suffering cognitive decline and is using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
To watch CBS news video and read more: Former Viking Fred McNeill Battling Dementia After Football
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HBTUSA exhibits at Integrative Healthcare Symposium 2012
The team at HBTUSA recently participated in one of the largest and most recognized integrative healthcare conferences in North America, serving all disciplines across the complementary, alternative, integrative, and functional medicine communities. Now in its eighth year, the Integrative Healthcare Symposium was held in New York City on February 8-11, 2012 and brought in over 1,100 participants. Lectures by leading experts and workshops were accompanied by an exhibition hall with over 150 companies showcasing their latest clinically relevant products and services including equipment, supplements, functional foods and medicines, homeopathic and naturopathic products, face and body care products, wellness centers and clinics. HBTUSA was able to share its knowledge and information to symposium attendees and other health care professionals about hyperbaric oxygen therapy and its multifaceted applications for health and well being.
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Veteran treated with HBOT earns purple heart
An Iraq war veteran who suffered head injury during his service has finally received recognition from the military for his battle injury. Suffering post concussive symptoms, Rusty Ouart, was told by military health officials that “debilitating headaches, vertigo, short-term memory loss and constant fatigue were all just in his head.” Ouart sought independent treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in New Orleans.
To read more: Veteran’s Purple Heart comes after struggle to have war injury recognized
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy highlighted in Michele Obama’s new veteran’s program
First lady, Michele Obama, publicly announced a new program to help the troops coming home from the wars in the Middle East. Speaking at Virginia Commonwealth University, military members and veterans were told that more medical schools are teaming up to boost training and research on brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Paul Harch, HBOT physician and researcher of LSU’s Health Sciences Center, was an invited speaker and shared the successes he has had in treating veterans suffering with TBI. The initiative is part of the Joining Forces campaign, an effort by the first lady and Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, to focus on issues that affect veterans and their families. It’s goal is to mobilize U.S. medical schools into a joint effort to educate its doctors and advance research, such as hbot for traumatic brain injury, in order to better treat our country’s returning military personnel.
Read more: First lady announces new program to help traumatic brain injuries
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