NBIRR & Veterans

It is possible to rebuild a brain in 120 days with 80 HBOT 1.5 treatments.  Hyperbaric oxygen has been used for more than 30 years to repair chronic brain injuries and has repaired neurological injuries from decompression sickness for more than 80 years.

A single loss of consciousness results in organic brain injury and, untreated, is the most expensive medical condition in our society.  In our untreated combat veterans, this leads to shattered lives through personality changes, aberrant violent behavior, divorces, substance abuse, jail time, disability, homelessness, and far too often, domestic violence or suicide.  The IHMA is working to change this.

For our thousands of returning veterans from the war, this is their reality.  The RAND report in April of this year reported at least 28% of our veterans have traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress disorder.  The real number appears to be much higher.  North Dakota National Guard has found 50% of their veterans with these organic injuries, and their Guard is largely transportation.  Among combat arms veterans, we can expect nearly all to have had at least one concussive event or blast injury.  Many have more.  Five to seven is common among Marine combat units, and some have reported as many as 17 concussive blasts.

Before these veterans responded to our nation's call, they were productive citizens, devoted family members, and loyal citizens. Many were high school football stars, Eagle Scouts, and "Voted Most Likely To Succeed."    The resulting personality changes are most often attributed to PTSD, but in reality, concussive PTSD is just one symptom of an organic brain injury, coupled with the high emotional charge of events at the time of the injury.  It is not mental weakness or a personality disorder.  These men and women were injured defending us!

There is currently an IRB-approved research study being conducted at Louisiana State University and other locations.  Even though HBOT 1.5 is legal and ethical for a practitioner to provide, third party payers like TRICARE and the VA have not yet consistently paid for treatment, despite the successful recovery of veterans treated.  A number of military and veterans charities are paying for treatment.  The study at LSU, and the national study being formed with 85 clinics in 30 states, will provide the information to break through these barriers.  In addition, the IHMA has sponsored HR 7299 to require VA and TRICARE to pay for successful treatment.  Please join us to help HBOT 1.5 become standard of care!

• To see the Science behind HBOT 1.5 treatment, click on SCIENCE.
  
• To find a clinic willing to treat veterans, click on TREATMENT