Edward Jones | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Everything You Need to Know About Hyperbaric Chamber

December 13, 2022September 14, 2023 Edward Jones

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, also known as HBOT, is an innovative treatment procedure that gained great popularity among medical professionals in recent years. Hyperbaric therapy is used to treat a wide range of health conditions such as decompression sickness in divers, non-healing diabetic wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, neurodevelopmental disorders, etc. What is Hyperbaric Therapy? HBOT is a medical procedure wherein the patient enters a sealed compartment known as the hyperbaric chamber for a period of 60 to 90 minutes per session. Once inside, 100% pure oxygen is dispensed to the individual….

Can Hyperbaric Therapy Successfully Treat Mild Brain Injuries?

June 10, 2022September 14, 2023 Edward Jones

Hyperbaric chambers are used to treat mild brain injuries, such as post-concussion syndrome. The therapy helps reduce inflammation, control oxidative stress, and decrease mitochondrial dysfunction. As a result, brain functioning improves, and healing processes stimulate, which helps treat mild brain injuries. This article will review the effectiveness of hyperbaric chambers in treating mild brain injuries. What Is Hyperbaric Chamber? The hyperbaric chamber allows the patient to inhale 100% oxygen at high pressure. When our body inhales oxygen at normal pressure, we breathe 21% oxygen from the air, and red blood…

How Can People With Autism and ADHD Benefit from HBOT Therapy?

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Edward Jones

HBOT therapy is a safe oxygen-based medicine that helps patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism. The treatment hyper-oxygenates the body and stimulates processes to reduce inflammation, oxidative stress, brain metabolism issues, and behavioural problems. This article will review the benefits of HBOT therapy in these conditions, keep reading… Understanding ADHD and Autism Before we move on with the discussion, let’s understand the ADHD and autism conditions. Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder is a series of conditions that leads to repetitive behaviours, social skills challenges, and difficulty in non-verbal communication….

How Can HBOT Improve Cerebral Blood Flow in Autistic Children?

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Edward Jones

Autism spectrum disorder is a set of developmental disorders including different symptoms, skills, and level of disabilities. Children with ASD have various characteristics such as repetitive behaviors, limited social interaction, communication issues, and reduced interest in activities. Autism symptoms are generally diagnosed in first two years and severely hurt child’s ability to function normally. While some children have only mild symptoms, others have serious disabilities and may need lifetime support. There is no ultimate cure for ASD, and only a range of treatments is used for improvement. HBOT is one…

A Ray of Hope for Kids with TBI and CP

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Edward Jones

Robert Boytim was a kid full of vigor and was physically active at all times till he accidentally fell into a pond in his backyard and almost drowned. His sister rescued him from the pond and emergency medical services immediately conducted a CPR, tried to revive him before shifting him to a nearby hospital. Robert was resuscitated at the hospital but the doctors were not optimistic about his medical condition. William Boytim, Robert’s father, recalls the doctors telling him that his son would never open his eyes or be able…

HBOT Therapy – An Emerging Alternative Treatment for Autism

November 27, 2017May 28, 2018 Edward Jones

It is a widely accepted fact that parents of autistic kids would rattle of various forms of treatments. Moreover, they would also say that they have also used a large number of therapies and diets in an effort to reduce the symptoms of autism. One therapy that is gaining popularity among the autism community is the HBOT Therapy. It is a treatment in which the autistic kid breathes pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. The main reason behind using HBOT in people with autism is that the increase in oxygen…

HBOT Transforms the LIfe of a US Army Veteran

October 26, 2016December 22, 2016 Edward Jones

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has won critical acclaim in many quarters in recent years, both at home and abroad, for the way in which it has metamorphosed the lives of many patients. The amazing story of how the therapy ameliorated the life of Chris Daniels, a US Army Veteran, further reinforces the view. While serving in the armed forces, Daniels moved to Iraq in 2003 at the time of war, and stayed there for a couple of years. He had witnessed several bomb explosions from close proximity during his stint,…

How HBOT Helps Treat Cyanide Poisoning

August 30, 2016December 22, 2016 Edward Jones

Cyanide is a deadly chemical that acts quickly. Irrespective of its odour, cyanide can take any of the three forms: a liquid, a crystal powder, or even a colorless gas. It binds to haemoglobin, and prevents the red blood cells from carrying oxygen to different parts of the body — a replica of how carbon monoxide affects the red blood cells. While the cyanide from sources like plants, foods, microbes, etc. are less harmful, the one from fire smoke or cigarette smoke are harmful. Even a small amount of it…

Search Engine Helps To Reduce ASD by Finding Apps for Autism

October 9, 2014December 22, 2016 Edward Jones

Autism is a neurological disorder and spread all over the world with its multiple symptoms. As this neuropsychiatric disorder is found in 1 out of 68 children in the U.S according to the 2010 data report of CDC, it can’t be neglected. The core reason of autism is deeply rooted in human genome, because a wrong genomic expression can develop ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders). Autism is also known as ASD because of its multiple disorders. So, it can be clearly said that, this genetic brain disorder is considered as an…

Father With Mutated Sperm DNA Is Linked To The Autistic Newborn

August 23, 2014December 22, 2016 Edward Jones

There are many brain disorders we have heard about. They are like Alzheimer disease Meningitis Encephalitis Epilepsy with random seizure etc. But none of these diseases are like autism, because most of these brain disorders are curable through proper medication, and these brain disorders are not transformed to another new disorder at the later stage. So it is enough to understand, why autism is unique among different neuropsychiatric disorders. One more unique characteristic of autism is, it is strongly genetic unlike others. That’s the reason why autism is incurable still…