Stroke is not the end of the road for stroke survivors. Our aim to inform you about the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to help you and your loved ones from the devastating effects of stroke.

Monday, October 2, 2017

India. Post stroke rehabilitation. The missing link & Hyperbaric oxygen therapy




Dr. Efrati and his colleagues had half the study participants undergo hyperbaric oxygen treatment for two hours daily five times a week for a total of forty sessions. The second control group received no treatment for two months, followed by two months of hyperbaric treatments. The researchers found that the patients who received hyperbaric treatment in the first two months showed remarkable clinical improvements including increased sensation, language skills, and movement ability—even if it had been years since the initial damage. Neuroimaging analyses also showed significant increased neural activity in damaged brain areas. The results were published in PLoS ONE earlier this year.
“After a brain injury, you’ll see several types of brain damage. The most severe is necrosis. That tissue is dead and nothing can be done. But surrounding that necrotic tissue, you see areas that still have some metabolic function. Those areas can be improved,” says Efrati. He argues that those cells are compromised, with enough metabolic activity to stay alive but not enough to fire and promote action potentials. The extra oxygen delivered by hyperbaric treatment, over time, helps those cells heal and regain normal metabolic function and firing potential.

Efrati and his team are currently running two similar trials on people with traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Shai Efrati is the director of the [Sagol center for hyperbaric medicine and research](http://www.assafh.org/sites/en/Pages/Hyperbaric-Chamber-New.aspx) at Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center in Israel. The center, under Dr. Efrati management, has become the largest most occupied hyperbaric center worldwide, currently treating more than 120 patients per day. Dr. Efrati is also the director of Research & Development of Assaf-Harofeh Medical center, affiliated to Tel-Aviv University. Taking the two passions/positions together Dr. Efrati has initiated a research program focusing on the neuroplasticity (regeneration of brain tissue) of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). In the first clinical studies it was proved that HBOT can induce neuroplasticity in post stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury even years after the acute Insult. The important clinical results gained from the research program have led to fruitful cooperation including multidiscipline team focusing on regeneration of injured brain due to early stages of dementia, vascular disease and anoxic brain damage as well as other "aging" tissues.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Actions of Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy (HBOT) in Neurologic Diseases:


Stroke:

Decreases cerebral edema
Decreases brain infarction
Relief of oxygen starvation or hypoxia and activates dormant neurons in the   penumbra zone.
Increased microcirculation or capillary development to increase blood flow.
Decreased brain swelling or edema by constricting nearby blood vessels.
Reduction of free radicals that continue to cause tissue damage.
Stimulation of nerve impulses through the brain and spinal cord.
Protection of the integrity of cell membranes so they can function properly.
Prevents complications such as pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and thromboembolism 
Relief of muscle spasticity.
Reduces stroke recurrences
Maintains blood–brain barrier integrity
Increases survival rate


Brain injury:

Inhibits neuronal death
Causes significant reduction of intracranial pressure 
Alleviates radiation-induced neurologic necrosis
Improves neurologic outcome
Promotes blood flow in chronic neurologic disease
Provides relief from clinical symptoms, controls epilepsy, and resolves hydrocephalus 
Improves aerobic metabolism in brain injury
Counteracts edema and ischemia
Prevents complications, such as meningitis, bedsores, pneumonia, and wound infection 

Spinal cord injury:

Improves neurologic recovery
Ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction in the motor cortex and spinal cord 
Reduces micturitional disturbance and neurologic deficits
Arrests spread of hemorrhage, reverses hypoxia, and reduces edema 
Resolves bone infection and helps wound healing in chronic osteomyelitis 

The most important criteria being, for stroke survivors, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy reactivates the idling neurons, stimulates growth of new blood vessels, prevents cell death, and improves neurological function.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Stem cell therapy & Stroke:


Stem cells are already a part of human repair system naturally. After reaching the organism, they start replacing the damaged cells and the restoration of the brain begins.

Two main strategies underpin the exploration of stem cells as potential therapies for stroke.

The first is endogenous (inside the body) repair. The point of endogenous repair is to stimulate stem cells that are already present in the brain and other parts of the body to heal damaged tissue.

Stem cells, also called progenitor cells are crucial to injury repair. Stem cells exist in the bone marrow of human beings and animals and are capable of changing their nature to become part of many different organs and tissues. In response to injury, these cells move from the bone marrow to the injured sites, where they differentiate into cells that assist in the healing process.

The second strategy is exogenous (outside the body) transplantation where stem cells are harvested, purified and then partially or completely differentiated into more mature cells to replace those that are lost, and then transplanted into patients.

Large numbers of active stem cells are needed to implement the re-growth of nerve tissue. The patient's own stem cells are harvested from abdominal fat or bone marrow, activated and put back into the body. The cells migrate to the brain and implement growth.

During stem cell treatment, a patient receives several millions stem cells. This quantity of the restored plain cells not only covers daily losses, but also exceeds them by thousands of times. This causes symptoms of a disease to improve and the whole body and all of the organs become healthier and rejuvenated, because the new and active cells replace the old and damaged ones.

Stem cell treatment is safe and well tolerated in patients with ischemic stroke and may improve outcomes, research indicates.

The movement, or mobilization, of stem cells can be triggered by a variety of stimuli -- including pharmaceutical agents and hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Where as drugs are associated with a host of side effects, hyperbaric oxygen treatments carry a significantly lower risk of such effects. "This is the safest way clinically to increase stem cell circulation, far safer than any of the pharmaceutical options," said Stephen Thom, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and lead author of the study.  "This study provides information on the fundamental mechanisms for hyperbaric oxygen and offers a new theoretical therapeutic option for mobilizing stem cells." (Sciencedaily.com)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy:

One of the greatest and recent medical discoveries belongs to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, United States. They have shown that hyperbaric oxygen increases the production of stem cells in the body by about 800%. Stem cells have a key role in the healing process, repairing your body tissues and affected organs.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is the safest and most effective way to support increased stem cell proliferation and likely far safer than any pharmaceutical treatment option. While drugs are associated with a host of known side effects, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy carries with it a significantly lower risk of such effects.

By hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the increase in stem cells by 800%, not only supports the multiplication of stem cell production, but it greatly facilitates future treatments using stem cell-based therapies.  

ONLY MEDICAL HBOT IS PROVEN TO PRODUCE THESE EFFECTS. The study was conducted in hyperbaric chambers at pressures greater than 1.5ATA (2.0ATA to be exact) which is at least 32 feet of sea water.




HBOT stimulates the development of new blood vessels in areas of the body where circulation is compromised and is utilized by some physicians to help treat Coronary Heart Disease, Macular Degeneration, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Arthritis and immune related diseases.

The most important criteria being, for stroke survivors, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy reactivates the idling neurons, stimulates growth of new blood vessels, prevents cell death, and improves neurological function.

PLEASE view the study details below as published in the American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulation Physiology to see the details of the treatment.
http://ajpheart.physiology.org/content/290/4/H1378.long

http://brainblogger.com/2013/02/13/stroke-stem-cells-can-reduce-brain-damage/


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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

India. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) Chamber Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)


What is traumatic brain injury?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as damage to the brain resulting from external mechanical force or penetration of an object into the brain. In addition to the damage caused at the moment of injury, brain trauma causes secondary injury. These secondary complications contribute substantially to the damage from the initial injury and further disrupt normal brain function.

Who does traumatic brain injury usually effect?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur twice as often in men as women. Higher risk populations are between the ages of 15 and 24 years, and 75 years and older. TBI is known as the signature injury of the Iraq/Afghan Wars. The RAND Corporation estimates that more than 320,000 veterans have experienced TBI while deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan. In the US, 5.3 million people live with disabilities caused by TBI.

What are the most common symptoms of traumatic brain injury?
Traumatic Brain Injury is complex and can have a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. Some of the most common outwards symptoms and effects include: Impulsive behavior, loss of memory, impaired perception, personality changes, loss of taste and smell, diminished concentration, hearing and balance disorders, cognitive fatigue, concussion, coma, and epilepsy.

What are the traditional treatments for traumatic brain injury?
Currently there is no cure for TBI. Initial treatment is to stabilize patient and minimize secondary injury. Long-term treatment is supportive and includes physical and occupational therapy, and psychiatric support through counseling and medication.

Why is traumatic brain injury amenable to oxygen therapy?
When cells in the brain die, blood plasma leaks out into surrounding brain tissue causing swelling and reducing blood flow. These otherwise normal cells go dormant because they can't function without enough oxygen. HBOT dramatically increases the oxygen carried in the blood plasma, making oxygen available to heal damaged capillary walls, reduce swelling, and aid in new blood vessel formation. Blood flow can be restored to the dormant tissue and these cells then have the potential to function again.

What benefits can I expect from hyperbaric oxygen therapy for traumatic brain injury?
Since every patient is different it is hard to predict the result in each individual case. However, HBOT is safe and will not make the patient worse. Over 80% of patients achieve improvement in conjunction with physical and occupational therapy.

The complimentary, synergistic actions of HBOT include improved tissue oxygenation and cellular metabolism, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Thus HBOT may serve as a promising neuroprotective strategy that when combined with other therapeutic targets for TBI patients which could improve long-term outcomes.

The usual oxygen therapy is once daily, five days a week for eight weeks.

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The improved tissue oxygenation and cellular metabolism, anti-apoptotic as well as anti-inflammatory effects may constitute the multiple and complementary mechanisms underlying HBOT-induced neuroprotection. 




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