Hyperbaric medicine

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HPOT) is an alternative therapy to drugs and involves the delivery of pressurized oxygen to oxygen-deficient tissues in the brain. 

Safe doses of oxygen are delivered to the patient by breathing 100% oxygen through a mask or hood while inside a pressurised air chamber. 

The response of HBOT requires an initial intensive oxygen saturation effect. Usually 40-60 and even up to 80 HBOT sessions are considered as an introduction. 

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy will not ‘cure’ cerebral palsy, however its inclusion may be an excellent pro-active measure when used in conjunction with other forms of medical directed therapy, exercise programs and conductive education programs.

According to formal studies in both Canada and the USA, spasticity appears to be consistently reduced, mobility and ambulation improved and speech and cognitive behaviour improved in most cases with Hyperbaric Oxygenation.

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