Study to look at hyperbaric oxygen claims for MS and other diseases
Submitted by art on Wed, 2007-10-03 07:05.
Scotland's health watchdog has launched an investigation into the use of "bends" therapy for a growing number of medical conditions.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was initially developed to treat cases of divers suffering from decompression sickness, but has since been used for other conditions such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. However medical opinion is divided over its effectiveness.
Now a new study by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) will assess how successful and cost-efficient the therapy is for a range of illnesses and publish a set of guidelines to be used by doctors in the UK and internationally.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Never say Never!!
I undertook Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy over several months for my M.S. It helped me by increasing my mobility but was too expensive to continue forever. I'm glad I tried it.
It did allow me to witness how much it helped some categories of patients: Kids with Cerebral Palsy and particularly spinal and brain injury patients.
If I had a spinal injury I would race to the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber, I saw some outstanding results from this treatment so would never scoff at its benefits particularly for recent spinal trauma patients.
Cheers Cathy Manners (Australia)