Re: [MedicaidforHDOT] Digest Number 800

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In a message dated 2/11/2004 5:16:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,

medicaid writes:

Also the closest place to us is in Orlando and that is a 7.5 hr drive........

Can some one of the physicans on this group please give me some input.

Have you Contacted Pensacola hyperbarics? They might be able to help.

Ken

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In a message dated 2/11/2004 5:16:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,

medicaid writes:

This could be a

valuable asset in treatments. We can only wait and see.

I would hope at least " professionals " (People in the field) would at least

understand the basic physiology of gas absorption, delivery, the foundation for

angiogenesis, etc. before thinking this was in some way a replacement the for

whole body administration of HBOT.

Since we don't represent a particular chamber manufacturer, I would hope

people could understand that we present the facts behind any such industry

advances. While there is rationale for this type of equipment, it is by no

means a

replacement for what takes place in a whole body chamber. This is like

comparing undersea medicine with submarine medicine; at first glance they may

seem

the same but to the insider they are not even related. What happens in a

submarine is not even remotely related to hyperbaric medicine in any fashion.

Such

is topical oxygen vs. hyperbaric medicine.

Sincerely,

Ken

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Ken,

I don't think anyone is foolish enough to think this could replace

hyperbarics. I hope you don't think so. This is a marketing gimmick, in

all probability. However, if it were to be the real thing there is a place

for it in our medical world and it would be a true blessing to many. It

has nothing to do with brain injury but it could be of value to other

sufferers. If it is real, that is. I personally hope that it is. And I

wish it would work with brain injury. After all, the hyperbaric

" professionals " are doing little to make it available unless you have a fat

wallet. We are too busy worrying about our competition, whether clients

have enough money, whether we will get recognition for our efforts, whether

we are going to be the " star " , etc. We have a long way to go. I don't

know if you would consider me a " professional " or not. I would like to be a

" professional " in knowledge, but I do not like the category in the field of

brain injury and hyperbarics. In fact, there are times that it shames me.

You would think that a group of professionals for (how many centers are

treating brain injury now?) centers here in the USA could get together and

work together to make hbot more feasible for those who cannot afford. But

it simply is not happening that way, is it? Everyone is too busy with

their own agenda. Therefore, I am declaring myself in the category of

" unprofessional " . It feels better.

Hartsoe

www.miraclemountain.org

Re: [MedicaidforHDOT] Digest Number 800

> In a message dated 2/11/2004 5:16:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> medicaid writes:

> This could be a

> valuable asset in treatments. We can only wait and see.

> I would hope at least " professionals " (People in the field) would at least

> understand the basic physiology of gas absorption, delivery, the

foundation for

> angiogenesis, etc. before thinking this was in some way a replacement the

for

> whole body administration of HBOT.

>

> Since we don't represent a particular chamber manufacturer, I would hope

> people could understand that we present the facts behind any such industry

> advances. While there is rationale for this type of equipment, it is by

no means a

> replacement for what takes place in a whole body chamber. This is like

> comparing undersea medicine with submarine medicine; at first glance they

may seem

> the same but to the insider they are not even related. What happens in a

> submarine is not even remotely related to hyperbaric medicine in any

fashion. Such

> is topical oxygen vs. hyperbaric medicine.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Ken

>

>

>