NBIRR Study
Brain Injuries Can Linger for Years
Some Wounds Never Heal
If you’ve ever had a concussion…
If you were ever exposed to an explosion or blast…
If you’ve been diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)…
You may be eligible to participate in a study, which Fox Valley Wellness Center/Midwest Hyperbarics is honored to participate in, to find out if oxygen under pressure can heal wounds in the brain.
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See if You are Eligible at:
www.NBIRR.org
Call Center for the National Brain Injury Rescue & Rehabilitation
Clinical Trial
(800) 288-9328
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HOW DOES HBOT WORK?
Hyperbaric oxygen has a number of potential effects on the body including:
Angiogenesis – stimulates growth of capillaries in hypoxic tissue to improve wound healing
Hyperoxygenation – high levels of oxygen can help with the repair of cellular function
Osteogenesis – HBOT can stimulate the production of new bone cells in compromised bones
Microbiological – high levels of oxygen help eliminate anaerobic bacteria
Immune Stimulation – increased phagocytosis and natural killer cells
Decreased Inflammation – decrease in TNF alpha, cytokines and cyclo-oxygenase
Vasoconstriction – oxygen causes the constriction of blood vessels which can reduce oedema
Bubble Reduction – the increased pressure decreases nitrogen bubbles in decompression illness
Tissue Repair – increase in stem cell production may help in tissue repair/regeneration
WHAT CONDITIONS CAN BE TREATED WITH HBOT?
The mainstream and hospital-based uses for HBOT include the following:
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Acute traumatic ischemia
- Exceptional blood loss
- Cyanide poisoning
- Decompression illness (“bends”)
- Clostridial myonecrosis
- Radiation proctitis
- Some non-healing wounds
- Gas gangrene
- Necrotizing infections
- Some cases of osteomyelitis
- Radiation-induced tissue damage
- Compromised grafts and skin flaps
- Burns
- Compartment syndrome
There are a growing number of extra conditions that may respond to increased oxygen levels. For many of these the level of scientific proof is limited or anecdotal. These include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Head injuries and concussion
- Mycoplasma + Lyme disease
- Before and after surgery
- Chronic fatigue
- ADD/ADHD
- Sports injuries
- Autism
- Migraine + cluster headaches
- Idiopathic sudden deafness
- Systemic fungal infection
- Parkinson’s disease
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Vascular disease
- Crohn’s disease (especially if fistula)
- Fibromyalgia
- Decreased immune function
- Venomous bites
- Retinal artery occlusion
