mHBOT for Post Stroke Recovery

HBOT induces significant improvements in all cognitive domains, even in the late chronic stage, suggesting its potential for long-term recovery (Retrospective analysis - PubMed).

A feasibility study found that HBOT was tolerable and effective in improving outcomes for post-stroke patients with mild-to-moderate residual symptoms, considering their ability to commute to the treatment center (Hyperbaric Oxygen in Post-Stroke Patients: A Feasibility Study).
HBOT may help recover movement, improve memory, and address other secondary effects of stroke, with each individual’s recovery being unique to their specific stroke and treatment plan (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Stroke Patients: Does It Work?).
HBOT increases dissolved oxygen levels in plasma, promotes capillary development, and brings more oxygen and nutrients to damaged tissues, allowing patients to focus on rehabilitation and improving functional abilities such as strength, endurance, balance, coordination, motor skill, verbal skill, and memory recall (How Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Help Stroke Recovery - The Oxford Center).

From the National Hyperbaric Center in Florida

“Numerous studies have looked at the effectiveness of HBOT treatments on stroke patients and have found amazing results. In 2013, Dr. Shai Efrati of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and fellow researchers showed conclusively in a randomized trial study that high oxygen levels can reinvigorate dormant neurons. The study’s participants included 74 patients between six months and three years’ post-stroke, whose condition was no longer improving. Researchers split participants into two groups – one that got HBOT from the beginning of the study, and the second that got no treatment for two months then received a two-month period of HBOT treatment. Researchers used a combination of CT scans to identify dead tissue areas and SPECT scans to measure the metabolic activity level of neurons that surrounded damaged brain areas.

Brain imaging showed significantly increased neuronal activity after a two-month period of HBOT treatments for two hours five times weekly, compared to control periods of non-treatment. Patients saw dramatic improvements that included reversing paralysis, increased sensation and a renewed ability to use language. And although the study focused just on patients up to three years’ post-stroke, similar improvements reported in patients whose brain injury occurred up to 20 years before!”

mHBOT for Post Stroke Recovery

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