a's problems and Oxygen Deprivation and activity

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Hi Sophie,

Thank you for the gracious complement. It is my pleasure to be of some help

to wonderful parents like you who are taking a moment out of your all too busy

caring responsibilities to thank me for doing what I can to help spread the

simple idea that a more natural development of our god given capacities to its

maximum potential is more rewarding than reliance on expert medical

interventions that often come up short of the promises they have usually sold

you prior

to their procedures.

a's first complication appears to have arisen from the deprivation of

oxygen after her traumatic birth and first long hospital stay. Many of these

cases have been reversed and ameliorated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. I

know people who have gone to Canada for Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments, you do

have

it. Below is an article I sent last year.

Last month I reported on Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) for Multiple Sclerosis. This

month Dr. Rowen,MD in his newsletter Second Opinion, June 2003 writes

about some of the other uses of this underused therapy. HBO has been used

successfully to reverse damage from strokes for years. It is best to get to a

hospital with a hyperbaric chamber as soon as possible, but improvements have

been

reported as late as 5 years after the stroke. It is still worth a try. A

number of professional sports teams and horse trainers use hyperbaric oxygen

chambers for wound healing and injuries, they have to get athlete's back in

the

lineup or the team and owners lose big money.

The FDA has given limited approval for HBO decompression sickness (the

bends),osteomyelits (bone disease), poorly healing wounds and carbon monoxide

poisoning. Within these limits the medical community usually does not take

advantage

of the allowed or indicated treatments, the provision for wound healing is a

huge opening that is just not used enough. HBO does not have the high profit

incentive of drug companies to push the information to busy physicians. If

used

after surgery healing would be much better and faster. The FDA has approved a

low pressure " mild " HBO fabric chamber for use in high altitude sickness. The

latest research shows the lower pressure achieved in these HBO fabric

chambers

is sufficient. A recent study found it helpful with cerebral palsy, patients

confined to a wheelchair for 15 years were able to walk after a series of HBO

treatments.SPECT scans of special brain metabolism have shown improvement in

cellular function with mild pressure alone. Dr.Ricard Neubauer has used low

pressure HBO at 1.4 ATA(atmospheres) where sea level is 1.0 ATA for Multiple

Sclerosis. Portable chambers now make it much easier and hopefully cheaper to

get

HBO.FDA approved it for in home use and the patient can have the chamber.The

chamber comes with an oxygen concentrator. Combined with mild pressure

elevation

of 1.3-1.4 ATA, tissue concentration makes the level needed for optimal

healing. Scuba divers can rig up a mld HBO chamber by diving down 10 feet in

a pool

and breathing from a tank of 100% oxygen for an hour session. This is about

1.3

ATA. This may explain the miraculous healing at the Dead Sea. At 1,340 feet

below sea level, additional air pressure 24 hours a day might provide enough

extra compressed oxygen gas to cause significant revitalization.

In order to purchase a mild HBO chamber you will need a doctor's

prescription.

Information on mild HBO chambers can be obtained from Oxy Health Corporation

website: http://www.hyperoxy.com/ their toll free number 800-635-4334.

For a physician familiar with HBO check these sources of doctors who are

likely to be familiar with and use HBO.

Facilities hat use HBO http://www.hbomedtoday.com/

American College for Advancement in Medicine http://www.acam.org/

International College of Integrative Medicine http://www.icimed.com/

Foundation for Advancement of Innovative Medicine http://www.faim.org/

American Academy of Environmental Medicine http://www.aaem.com/

From your description I know a remains somewhat shy of going out and

getting some fresh air and exercise, and as winter approaches this becomes more

difficult.She also probably feels very embarassed and inhibitrd by her

limitations. Life can be hard for these kids-but they are kids and gowing ones

at

that. I think her self image and capacities should be developed and explored. I

am somewhat familiar with the support and encouragement given to ALL

participants by the Achilles Track Club. It is a club consisting of various

handicapped

runners. Some much greater than others. but all given encouragement and

acceptance. We have just seen the latest NYC Marathon, for many years Zoey

Koplowitz who had Multiple Sclerosis was always the last finisher. She walked on

crutches and fell down repeatedly, but always picked herself up with the

assistance of another volunteer who helped her all along the course as thousands

cheered. She usually took 24 hours to finish but they kept the finish line open

and

she was an isp[irational story on the TV and the newspapers. She was always

cheered and encouraged to complete this difficult task. When I enter races in

New York I see many Achilles runners who are severely disabled and some cannot

control more than their toes to push off on their wheelchair. They still get

encouragement and a measure of satisfaction and exercise of the available organs

to avoid further atrophy of bodily function-which is a danger.She may need

physical therapy first, but lets aim for something like that. But a has

to want it, perhaps she can see others doing it.

arnold