Ruckus video Nearly 50 Ohio-area children, afflicted with cerebral palsy, are participating in a new study to see if hyperbaric oxygen therapy can ease symptoms.
During the study, high concentrations of oxygen are delivered to patients in a pressurized chamber.
Although there is no proof, experts say that the high doses of oxygen could revive damaged or dormant cells in the brains of patients with cerebral palsy.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is approved to treat wounds that are difficult to heal, radiation injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning and the "bends,” a condition suffered by scuba divers who surface too quickly.
But its use for neurological disorders is controversial.
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Proponents say the therapy may increase motor skills in children with cerebral palsy, a group of movement disorders caused by damage to a child’s brain in the womb, during birth or in the first few years of life.
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But opponents of the study say HBOT is a waste of time and money, that there is no data that indicates HBOT has any measurable impact on children with cerebral palsy. Further, they say, this study gives parents false hope of a miracle cure.
Still, proponents insist previous research wasn’t very thorough and more research is needed.
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, neurological disorders, research