Breakthroughs in medicine are providing a promising treatment for traumatic brain injuries, so much so that lawmakers are being asked to make it available to Oklahoma veterans.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Increasing Veteran’s Access to Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments
The new MISSION Act, passed by Congress last year, could pave the way for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to be covered by the VA. In general, the act is making better healthcare more easily accessible to veterans. There are a couple of specific clauses, such as the...
2018 – A Year’s Worth of HBOT Progress
The last year has seen unprecedented progress with respect to getting the DOD/VA/Army and general medicine moving forward in recognizing that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is safe, dramatically more effective, and much less expensive than all other...
Arizona Governor Approves Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Veterans with TBI
Article from Medium discusses the new bill signed into law by Arizona Govenor Doug Ducy that will make Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) available to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).On March...
Arizona Legislature Approves Hyperbaric Oxygenation Treatment for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
TUCSON, Ariz., April 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and selected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conditions would be eligible to participate in hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) under a bill approved unanimously in...
VA to Provide Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Some Veterans with Chronic PTSD
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a treatment option for Veterans with persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms resistant to standard...
HBOT Linked to Significant Reduction in PTSD Symptoms
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) demonstrated a significant drop in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and suicidal ideation in a new study of military personnel, according to a study published in Medical Gas Research. Researchers enrolled 29 active-duty...
Veterans Study Reports Reduction in Suicide Ideation After HBOT
New Orleans, LA - A pilot case control study of veterans of the US armed forces with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS), with or without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has found significant improvements...
Legionnaire Praises VA Decision to Allow Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
A recent Department of Veterans Affairs decision to begin offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to some veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder has drawn praise from the chairman of The American Legion’s PTSD/TBI Ad Hoc Committee. Read the full...