Human Brain

BRAIN WOUND UPDATE #10: – AVIV Clinic Press Release: Review of Scientific Basis of HBOT for TBI

PaulH Hyperbaric, Military, Treatment

Awareness of concussion injury exploded with the movie Concussion in 2015. The correlation between multiple concussions and neurodegenerative conditions was brought to the big screen. The common analogy of concussion being a “brain bruise” suggests that it is a minor injury that should recover in a few days without any permanent consequences. However, this is not true.

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BRAIN WOUND UPDATE #9 – But is a Concussion a “Wound”?

PaulH Hyperbaric, Military, Treatment

Awareness of concussion injury exploded with the movie Concussion in 2015. The correlation between multiple concussions and neurodegenerative conditions was brought to the big screen. The common analogy of concussion being a “brain bruise” suggests that it is a minor injury that should recover in a few days without any permanent consequences. However, this is not true.

Traumatic Brain Injury is more than a Mental Health problem

PaulH Hyperbaric, Military

Olympic-Sized Problem: Brain Wounding leading to Suicidal Ideation The Veterans Administration, NFL, and the NCAA get it wrong on Concussion/TBI/PTSD, Suicide Prevention, and “mental health” BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: Untreated TBI/PTSD/Concussion will cost taxpayers $4.7 trillion over forty years. Treating and helping to heal those brain wounds using Hyperbaric Oxygen …

The PACT Act, Burn Pits, and Next Steps

PaulH Hyperbaric

Several members of the TreatNOW Coalition, all Burn Pit victims, will be at the White House for the Signing of Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act. Extensive interviews with these wounded, most of them also suffering from TBI/PTSD, reveals that the …

Systematic Review and Dosage Analysis: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Efficacy in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Persistent Postconcussion Syndrome

PaulH Education, Hyperbaric, Treatment

Paul G. Harch* MThis is a systematic review of the evidence for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in Persistent Postconcussion Syndrome using a dose-analysis that is based on the scientific definition of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a dual-component drug composed of increased barometric pressure and hyperoxia. https://hyperbaricmedicinefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Harch2022-FIN-SystematicReviewHBOTinmTBI-PPCS.pdf

Protecting Warfighters from Blast Injury

PaulH Hyperbaric

Hundreds of thousands of servicemembers suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), including from exposure to blasts from improvised explosive devices (IED). Emerging evidence suggests that servicemembers may be exposed to high levels of blast overpressure (the pressure wave that comes from explosions) when firing heavy weapons, such as the Carl …