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The Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico
404 Brunn School Rd., Suite E
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 955-
Kenneth P. Stoller, MD, FACHM -
HBOT FAQS
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)?
Where did Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) come from?
What Conditions are Being Treated?
Do I need to be sick to use HBOT?
Won't my doctor just recommend HBOT if I need it?
How does Hyperbaric Oxygen help Brain Injury or Stroke?
Which Sports Injuries Respond to HBOT?
Can HBOT help someone with Cancer?
Does HBOT increase the Free-
Does HBOT help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Will my Insurance pay for HBOT?
What is the best HBOT protocol for children with Traumatic Brain Injury or Cerebral Palsy?
Why are some physicians using 1.75 ATA for treating pediatric brain injury?
WHAT IS THE BEST HBOT PROTOCOL FOR CHILDREN WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR CEREBRAL PALSY?
Forty treatments have become the recommended number for the initial series. While there is often noticable improvement after 20 treatments, permanence may not set in until there have been 30 to 35 treatments at 1.5 ATA. This block of treatments is usually delivered once a day. There should be at least a 4 week break at 40 treatments to give any effect of too much oxygen or physical fatigue time to wear off. We do not, as a rule, suggest brain injured patients receive more than one treatment per day unless this is an acute TBI. Pushing the chronically injured brain too fast causes metabolic fatique and one can lose ground instead of gaining ground.
In chronic brain injury, a second block of 40 treatments is usually indicated. Beyond 80 treatments the protocol is more empirical, like with any drug (and HBOT is a drug), the dosing is dictated by response and drug dosage must be individualized.
Every patient is treated as an indiviual, so nothing is written in stone regarding pressure within certain parameters. Some individuals may do better at 1.3 ATA at first, while others may need 1.75.