The OxyHealth 4 psi portable mild hyperbaric soft chamber sure is different than what I used to think a hyperbaric chamber looked like. Before learning about portable hyperbaric chambers, whenever I thought of one, I would flash back to the time when I was a kid watching old war movies, or the incredible ocean journeys of Jacques Cousteau on TV during the 60s and 70s. D...
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Healing Juvenile Arthritis the Natural Way
July is National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. Almost 300,000 American children 16 years of age and younger suffer with some form of arthritis. While scientists pretty much concur that most forms of juvenile arthritis (JA) are autoimmune in nature, they still don't know what causes this to happen. Current theories being tested i...
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Children with Cerebral Palsy are participating in a research study at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
This $1.77 million study is federally funded and involves Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. It's designed to gauge whether the treatment is beneficial in the long term.
In this TV News Report, Jared McCarty and his mother, Janet, are interviewed about his 40 dives in a h...
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Conductive Education isn't known as a 'therapy'... it's described as a Holistic Education Program.
In a series of 4 to 5 hour sessions, children are put through activities that improve skills, raise independence, and help promote self esteem.
Conductive Education is designed for children with motor disabilities and it's mission is to help them walk, eat, sit, and s...
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Nia'Keyia Williams was born on October 5th at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
Her mother had a Cesearean Section but, according to an article on NURSE.com, Nia'Keyia suffered asphyxia from a premature placental abruption.
The baby became the first baby at the Medical Center to receive Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia or Cooling Therapy.
Today, Nia'Keyia is doing wel...
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D.J. Gregory is a young man with Cerebral Palsy who is proving that he can live life without being confined to certain set of limitations.
Gregory made news earlier this year when he pledged to walk every hole of the 2008 PGA tour, all 37 weeks, next to a different professional golfer.
The 30-year old walks with a cane, and according to reports, didn't do any 'physical' trainin...
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Aquatic Therapy or pool therapy, as it's often called, consists of an exercise program done in the water.
The buoyancy of the water supports the weight of the child and allows him/her to move in ways that would be impossible on land. Physical Therapists insist the pool relaxes muscles and reduces the force of stress placed on the joints . This, in turn, makes it eas...
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Hyperbarics is often described as an 'emerging treatment' for a variety of childhood diagnosis.
Now, neurologists are testing hyperbaric oxygen therapy to see if it eases symptoms of brain injured children.
According to Ohio's Middletown Journal, 48 children with cerebral palsy are participating in a $1.77 million federally funded study at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Don...
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The Power Pumper is inspired by the railroad and is now used in more than 400 hospitals and clinics across the country.
The drive and steering mechanism of the Power Pumper helps to strengthen lower and upper muscle groups which has been shown to increase motor skills.The device is designed to provide motion to both extremities and is effective for children who have Cereb...
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CP Discovery is your source for various interventions, breakthroughs, and discoveries in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy.
We also pride ourselves on providing direction for parents seeking therapy aids and products.
The Hemi-Glide is an exerciser used for indications like cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, or himiparesis.
This product is a practical home or...
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