HBOT New Mexico News

Military and HBOT

2009-05-01T00:08:00.000-07:00

Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., asked why the military is not yet using hyperbaric oxygen chambers to treat TBI in the wake of a recent study of 16 people with TBI that showed all 16 improved.

The treatment involves 40 to 60 sessions in a chamber in which the patient is exposed to higher oxygen levels. The chambers have long been used to help people who develop the bends from deep-sea diving, and have been shown to be beneficial for healing wounds faster and getting rid of infection, Sutton said.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/military_mentalhealth_030309w/

Attempt to Ban Aspartame 'Poison' From Food, Drink

2008-09-01T00:18:00.000-07:00

Experts are attempting to ban aspartame, the artificial food sweetener thought to mimic the symptoms of serious illnesses such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and parkinsons' disease.

Aspartame (951), also known as nutrasweet and equal, among other brand names, is found in over 6000 products including diet drinks, chewing gum, children vitamins and medicines.

The artifical sweetener can cause a host of problems in children, ranging from diabetes, addiction, convulsions, as well as antisocial behaviour, poor school performance, lowered intelligence and brain tumours, according to United States pediatrician, Dr Kenneth Stoller.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Press Release

2007-10-23T00:23:00.000-07:00

DATE: October 23, 2007

CONTACT: Sara Diaz, (505) 466-2106 sara@earthmindmedia.com
K.P. Stoller, M.D. (505) 955-8560 info@hbotnm.com

NM Public Regulation Commission (PRC) orders health plan to pay for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to treat 11 year olds chronic pain syndrome

11-year-old Angel Sanchez triumphs over Presbyterian Health Plan (PHP) in an External Review ordered by the Public Regulation Commission (PRC). The health insurance company had refused to compensate the youngster and her family for the expense incurred by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)-the only therapy that successfully relieved her intractable pain syndrome.

Earlier this year Miss Sanchez was diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), also known as Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Although Miss Sanchez had been seen by two pain specialists and her condition was confirmed by a neurologist, the health care provider PHP refused to reimburse the Sanchez family.

Miss Sanchez, a 7th grade student at St. Michaels High School in Santa Fe, NM experienced a typical childhood mishap-she slipped on the floor-which led to pain that was disproportionate to the injuries incurred. It was this incident that brought on excruciating pain resulting in the diagnosis of RSD/CRPS, a relatively rare syndrome where the brain gets overwhelmed by pain that can migrate all over the body. RSD/CRPS can cause limbs to swell and muscles to waste. There is no recognized therapy that works to manage RSD/CRPS but doctors try to control RSD/CRPS in adults with large does of narcotics or by cutting sensitive nerves.

There is no conventional treatment approved for children suffering from RSD/CRPS. Susan Luna-Sanchez, Miss Sanchezs mother, scoured the Internet searching for alternatives that could provide her daughter with relief from her constant suffering. Ironically, her search led her directly to Miss Sanchezs primary care pediatrician, Dr. Ken Stoller. In addition to being the only Defeat Autism Now! trained pediatrician in New Mexico, Dr. Stoller is also the Medical Director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Clinic of New Mexico (www.hbotnm.com).
Kirtland Air-force base (377th Aerospace Medical squadron) exclusively uses the hyperbaric chamber at Dr. Stollers center for pilots that have been diagnosed with decompression sickness.

Miss Sanchez was successfully treated at the Hyperbaric Medical Center of NM, and her CRPS symptoms have been kept in check with HBOT therapy.

Luna-Sanchez stated that Presbyterian was willing to pay for any therapy but HBOT even though the HBOT therapy was successfully keeping Angels RSD/CRPS symptoms in check, allowing her to return to having a normal life.
"As a parent, I would encourage other parents going through similar situations not to give up when running into problems with insurance company criteria. We can advocate on behalf of our children. The more parents who do this, the better chance there is of changing research and treatment practices for all children."

RSD/CRPS patients have come from all over the USA to be treated with hyperbaric oxygen at he Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico in Santa Fe. Most patients experience dramatic improvements in their pain levels.

About Dr. Stoller
Dr. Stoller is President of the International Hyperbaric Medical Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine, and a member of the New Mexico Medical Society. He was University of California President's Undergraduate Fellow in the UCLA Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology, and has almost two decades of clinical experience in pediatric medicine.

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Resources:
RSD Syndrome Association- http://www.rsds.org
RSD Alert- www.rsdalert.co.uk/treatments/HBOT.htm
Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico- www.hbotnm.com

Unorthodox treatment struggles for mainstream acceptance

2007-09-01T00:26:00.000-07:00

Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic of Sacramento offers treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions, some paid for by insurance, some not. Read More

Adventures in Autism: NBC's Ethics Breach Angers Autism Parents

2007-06-01T00:35:00.000-07:00

Adventures in Autism: NBC's Ethics Breach Angers Autism Parents: "[UPDATE: NBC's web site reporting that she is 'formerly' of Johnson & Johnson. Will get confirmation of this]. NBC's stunt, using a Vice P..."

"Dr. Stoller listed as one of America's Top Pediatricians."

2002-06-01T00:36:00.000-07:00

"The President of the IHMA testifies in front of Congress."

2002-05-01T00:39:00.000-07:00

Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation awakens boy in coma.

On April 7th, 2002 - 11 year old Oren Zemach drowned in the Jacuzzi swimming pool in his home garden after being sucked in by the powerful pump that pulled him to the bottom of the pool. He was under the 104 degree water (40 C) for more than 20 minutes. The pump caused a huge hematoma to his left posterior chest side. Six people were needed topull him out of the water. According to the rescue team he was found unconscious, pulseless and without breathing. His GCS was 3. He underwent resuscitation treatment, during which he developed ventricular tachycardia, which was treated with electric cardioversion (200 J).

On admission to the Emergency Department he was mechanically ventilated with life support through an intratracheal tube, the pupils were wide and non-reactive. There were no spontanious body movements, but his breathing was present. Because of reduced ventilation of the left lung a plural drain was inserted.

A CT brain scan showed a visable fluid-air level in the sinuses. He was then transfered to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. His temperature was at 102.2 and the fever did not react to medications. On neurological follow-up he was found to be non-reactive and in a coma. For the next 4 weeks Oren was in a coma with a very very grim prognosis of recovery.

On the day of his transfer to the Rehabilitation Department his pupils were round and reactive to light, but his eyes did not follow. Spontaneous breathing was supplemented by an oxygen mask.

Dr. Nahum Gal, MD, took responsibility for Oren's care. Dr. Gal consulted with Dr. Richard Neubauer and Dr. Philip James, and on May 7th (one month after the accident) Dr. Gal began treating Oren with Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation in a multiplace chamber, using an oxygen hood and low pressure of 1.1 ATA for 60 minutes. This was not easy to do since Oren was very agitated from the trauma to his central nervous system and continued in a state of psychomotor restlessness. However, one parent, a doctor and a nurse were present in the hyperbaric chamber. During the treatment Oren's eyes began to focus and although he tossed and turned back and forth some eye contact was established. He was treated once a day at 1.1 ATA for 60 minutes. The oxygen reached the limbic system of his brain and during the 3rd treatment Oren awoke from his coma!

Oren continues to receive Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation treatments 5 times a week. Dr Gal says, "It is amazing to see Oren's progress. In no time we established eye contact, then he began to sit up, recognize family and friends, has his memory, began walking with assistance, eating on his own, and starting to form words - not verbally, but with signs. On the recent GMFM test which was administered after the 22nd hyperbaric treatment Oren scored almost 90%. And this from a boy that was dead for more than 20 minutes!"

Oren's family says he is a little sad because he cannot presently run and play as he could before the accident - but we are all happy he is alive.

Dr. Nahum Gal will continue Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation with Oren until they reach 40 treatments. They will stop to rest for a few weeks, and take more brain scans and tests, and afterwards continue with another 40 Hyperbaric treatments for Oren.

Dr. Nahum Gal uses Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation for treatment of the pediatric brain in various neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, autism, hypoxia and other conditions.

"The benefit of oxygen begins with the first deep breath of it. Oxygen is to the body and brain what rain is to the desert ~ it creates an oasis in life".

Orens family has signed The Awakening Petition because of the impact that Hyperbaric Neuroxygenation has made for Oren and others like him everywhere.

Please consider the gift of your signature and review our Awakening Petition at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/angel777/petition.html

Lane Scott, PhD
drlanescott@webtv.net
Campbell, California

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2002-04-01T00:42:00.000-08:00

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