Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Veterans Suffering with TBI & PTS
More than 800,000 Veterans returning home from current conflicts have debilitating brain injury and many more Veterans from Vietnam still battle symptoms from brain injury incurred 40+ years ago.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a proven safe and effective treatment for traumatic brain injury in its many forms. It reduces inflammation (edema being a primary cause of tissue damage and pain); reperfuses the vascular system in the damaged tissue with oxygen and nutrients essential to healing (important everywhere but especially in the frontal lobe where higher order cognition occurs); and activates the immune system triggering stem cells to generate new tissue.
This is one injury with many names: traumatic brain injury; concussion; post-concussion syndrome (concussion not healed); post-traumatic stress (diagnosed brain damage not attributable to direct impact or explosive blast); and traumatic brain injury (brain damage from direct trauma or explosive blast).
Concussion has a constellation of devastating symptoms: persistent headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of balance, loss of short-term memory, sleeplessness, nightmares, depression, loss of executive function, sensitivity to light or sound or both, anger, rage and many, many more.
These symptoms are most often treated symptomatically with pharmaceuticals which do not address the underlying injury. In addition, we know some prescription drugs taken in combination can lead to depression, addiction and abuse.
The Veterans Administration cites traumatic brain injury as a leading cause of Veteran suicide, now estimated at 20 to 22 a day although many believe that number understates the problem.
Unfortunately, the Veterans Administration does not currently recognize hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for traumatic brain injury. That means VA and other leading insurers do not reimburse for this service. This leaves Veterans suffering from this debilitating injury to pay with cash or charitable donations.
We are deeply committed to supporting our service members and Veterans, and partner with trusted non-profit organizations that help raise funds for those who need care.
One of the organizations we are proud to partner with is America’s Mighty Warriors (https://americasmightywarriors.org/). America’s Mighty Warriors is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to honoring the sacrifices of our Troops, Veterans, and Gold Star Families by providing programs that improve quality of life, resiliency, and recovery.
Through their Helping Heroes Heal Program, they provide support and funding for therapies— including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)—for combat Veterans diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS/PTSD).
To Inquire About Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments, Your Email Submission To Info@o2oasis.com Must Include:
Veteran’s name and year of birth
Information about the Veteran’s injury if applicable
Describe his/her symptoms and the impact they have had on : 1) his/her life; 2) work/school; 3) family
How the diagnosis of TBI and/or PTSD was obtained
Copy of his/her DD-214
Confirmation ability to sign the following Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct
In order for your nominee to be treated, it is imperative that he/she agree to the following:
Attend the prescribed number of HBOT treatments, on a weekly basis – no less than 3x/week (initial 5 x/week for first 2-3 weeks)
Honestly and accurately describe his/her experiences and results as observed
Provide video testimonials describing his/her experience
Keep confident all personal information that he/she may acquire during treatments or interaction with other hyperbaric patients
Be courteous and respectful of other hyperbaric patients and staff in the treatment facility
Abstain from drinking alcohol and using tobacco on the days of treatment (ideally for the duration of all 40 treatments
For information about hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Veterans suffering with TBI/PTS, please click here
