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Treatment of Veterans with chronic traumatic brain injury and/or PTSD

Memorandum: 
Why Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT 1.5) Works for Chronic Brain Injury
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Veteran Experience: Case Reports from IRB-Approved Study at LSU
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ANAM Test Scores on Two Veterans with Recovery
The 2 airmen were sitting side by side in a moving truck when struck by an IED in Iraq.
Story & ANAM charts for the men 

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First Improvement of a Chronic Brain Injury in Animals in the History of Science!

Harch:  Chronic Brain Injury Rat Study
This is the first ever scientifically validated improvement of chronic brain injury in an animal model. The protocol used was the same that has been used in humans for 17 years.
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Other Indications improved by Hyperbaric Oxygen

Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Argument before the UHMS in 2001
History and 2 supporting PDF documents 

Cerebral Palsy:  Treatment Available Today: 
The use of HBOT 1.5 to treat cerebral palsy and brain injury has even been proven by military physicians at Fort Gordon, Georgia, who used Dr. Harch's protocol to treat these injured children.
Exceptional Parent Magazine Article
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Diabetic Foot Wound Treatment:  The Argument before Medicare that resulted in coverage for the first new indication in 18 years.  Request and Science was submitted by the IHMA. 
1 Tmeline PDF        2 Submission PDF      3 Argument PDF    
4 Scientific Bibliography PDF    5 Announcement PDF   6 Tracking Sheet    
7 Decision Memo PDF     8 Foot Pictures PDF (graphic images)       

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Books on Hyperbaric Oxygen

The Oxygen Revolution:  Book by Dr. Paul G. Harch and Virginia McCullough
http://www.hbot.com/the-oxygen-revolution-book 
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: The Groundbreaking New Treatment for Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Brain Injuries, Arthritis, Diabetes, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Heart Disease, Birth Injuries, Learning Disabilities, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Asthma, Lyme Disease, AIDS, Alcohol Abuse, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Vision Loss and more

Hyperbaric Oxygen:  The Uncertain Miracle by Vance Trimble.  This book, published in 1972, with rights purchased by the International Hyperbaric Medical Foundation, is available here for download.
Section 1 PDF     Section 2 PDF    Section 3 PDF   

See for yourself: 
Watch Curt Allen Jr. Recovery 3 months after a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.hbot.com/downloads