Written by: Karee White The escalating rate of Veteran suicides, reaching 6392 in 2021, an increase of 114 from the previous year (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2023), has spurred numerous organizations to combat this crisis. Despite dedicated efforts and a...
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HBOT: A Lifeline for Veterans and the Promise of Extivita’s RDU Clinic
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been gaining attention in the medical community for its transformative impact on numerous health conditions. A recent article in the Durango Herald highlights the story of a Bayfield veteran who believes that HBOT saved his life,...
HBOT4Heroes: A Lifeline for Veterans Battling PTSD and TBI
As the nation celebrates Independence Day, it is crucial to remember the countless heroes who have sacrificed their well-being to protect our freedom. Unfortunately, many veterans return from their service with invisible wounds that continue to haunt them, leading to...
Why Combat Veterans Are Turning to Oxygen Therapy for PTSD
Top: Army Sgt. Margaux Mange experienced severe PTSD symptoms after serving in Iraq. She says hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped her symptoms significantly improve. Visual: Courtesy Margaux Mange BY GITIT GINAT 02.27.2023 In 2007, United States Army Sgt. Margaux Mange...
Extivita Offers HBOT to Veterans Suffering from Brain Injuries
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Community Foundation of NCEAST is launching a campaign to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment for veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. The foundation held a press conference this week...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment helping treat veterans suffering from PTSD or TBI
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Service members are used to being in pressure-packed situations, from intense training to conflicts on the battlefield. Those experiences can lead to traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now, a different kind of...
9/11 Tribute Honoring All Who Defended America
In this 9/11 tribute, Extivita honors all service members who have defended our country & highlights the unfortunate truth about veteran suicide. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is breathing new life into injured veterans and saving lives. If you know someone suffering...
Gaining Independence from Suicidal Ideation
Treat Brain Wounds with Hyperbaric Oxygenation and other Alternative Therapies "VA’s top clinical priority is preventing suicide among all Veterans — including those who do not, and may never, seek care within the VA health care system.” Yet nowhere in their...
Veteran says oxygen therapy is helping his PTSD
RALEIGH, N.C. — Post-traumatic stress disorder and the lack of care for it are two issues plaguing the veteran population. Now, there’s an option: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The option became available after the state legislature designated funding for this purpose....