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Sidath suffered a devastating attack of strep meningitis
Submitted by Juliette Lucari... on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 16:53.
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Three years ago our son Sidath suffered a devastating attack of strep meningitis. It was initially misdiagnosed as the flu and 24 hours later when the diagnosis of meningitis was made Sidath had already slipped into a coma. He remained in a semi comatose state for the next six months and suffered every side effect of the horrible infection. He needed VP shunts to clear the fluid from his brain and a g tube to nourish him. Unfortunately the shunts either malfunctioned or got infected making it necessary for him to have 10 shunt revisions (brain surgeries) within a six month period.
The New Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Submitted by Paul Harch on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 19:01.
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The New Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT has been traditionally used in the United States for a narrow list of 13 typically reimbursed indications. However, in Russia, China, the Far East, the U.K., and Europe HBOT has been applied to a variety of neurological and non-neurological diagnoses since the 1970s. In the United States Dr. Harch has been applying HBOT to the typically reimbursed indications since 1986 and a wide range of neurological and other off-label conditions since 1989. In addition, he has performed research on HBOT in 50 or more neurological conditions.
Free HBOT Video - Astounding recovery Curt made after HBOT treatment
Submitted by Juliette Lucari... on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 18:28.
Curt Allen, Jr. was a 17 year old man who was involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident in June, 2004, in which he sustained severe traumatic brain injury. Curt was in a coma at the scene of the accident. He was admitted to an acute care hospital, underwent brain surgery to relieve pressure and placed in the ICU in critical condition.
Dr. Harch, a hero in the making for brain injury patients
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 04:26.
Nomination for Paul G. Harch, M.D. for the 2010 Citizen's Medal
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 04:03.
Nomination for Paul G. Harch, M.D. for the 2010 Citizen's Medal
by William A. Duncan
Dr. Paul Harch should receive the 2010 Citizens Medal because his volunteer actions have directly reduced diabetic foot amputations for thousands of Americans since 2002. President Obama brought these amputations to the nation's attention at the August 2009 New Hampshire Health Town Hall meeting. Further, another treatment protocol Dr. Harch pioneered has enabled 80% of all treated brain-injured war veterans to return to duty, work or school. This saved the government nearly $2 million for each active duty veteran rescued.
From "the Bends" to Brain Healing from University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 03:46.
Surfing the Winds of Change
An excerpt from University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences 1/3/2010
By Gary Niemeier
A Technophile's Dream Job
Even as Edward Fogarty, MD mentions kite sailing as a way of integrating physics into an extreme sport, he never strays far from his view of radiology as the ultimate playground for a tech-obsessed doctor. Without question, he says, the computer has been the biggest agent of change. It has allowed for CT (computed tomography) scanners that can image the entire heart, taking a rapid series of photographic "slices” in just one beat. (He proudly notes that MedCenter One has the only 320-slice scanner in North Dakota.)But mention that most vital of organs, the brain, and Fogarty really gets excited. Stroke victims, for instance, have always been vulnerable to the time delays typical with MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, which take up to 45 minutes. "The ability to have CT data,” he says, "in all of three minutes, tracking the blood flow through the brain—this enables the neurologist or ER doc to say with confidence, ‘this person is having a stroke right now,' and they administer a powerful, yet risky drug that can eliminate the blockage in the affected cerebral artery. It's pretty amazing to see that!”
NAUS urging DoD to begin testing on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 09:53.
NAUS urging DoD to begin testing on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
An excerpt fron the National Association for Uniformed Services® website12/22/2009
Wednesday morning, NAUS President Matz and Legislative Director Rick Jones attended a meeting at the VFW Washington headquarters for a briefing from former Secretary of the Army Martin Hoffman in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the treatment of brain injuries.
From JeremyJones.org - A Resource for Parents of Brain-Injured Children
Submitted by Paul Harch on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 03:59.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) with Dr Harch in New Orleans
We first looked at Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) shortly after the event occurred as a possible addition to integrate into David's overall program. Unfortunately, one of the things that David lost during the event was his ability to swallow and effectively manage his secretions. This prevented him from clearing the pressure from his ears; we were told that the only way David could safely tolerate the hyperbaric sessions (also known as 'dives') was for him to either A) improve his swallow or B) Surgically implement ear tubes. As fate would have it, our ENT found a significant amount of fluid in both of his ears and independently recommended to us that ear tubes be placed in David's ears to remediate this. In this fashion we were 'cleared' to begin seriously evaluating Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for David. I did some research with the local hospitals here in Houston and found that nobody was willing to administer this therapy to an infant with the exception of some private clinics that did not have a physician on staff. It was of paramount importance to my wife and I to have medical attention present during this time for several reasons:
Hyperbaric Therapy Offering Hope for Injured Troops KFYR-TV Top Story
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 17:15.
Hyperbaric Therapy Offering Hope for Injured Troops
An excerpt of a top news story from KFYR-TV by Anne Kelly 11/3/2009
Oxygen Therapy is used to treat all kinds of ills and now a North Dakota radiologist is hoping it can help American troops suffering brain injuries.
Radiologist Ted Fogarty of Medcenter One is working to prove that the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help the injured brain heal itself. Working with a number of other researchers, including lead researcher Dr. Paul Harch of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Fogarty`s job is to develop visual evidence, such as images of the brain, of whether the therapy is affective.
The power of using video to document your practice and patients progress.
Submitted by HBOT Staff on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 12:56.
The power and educational value of video in the medical treatment industry
An excerpt from the AMA's amednew.com article by Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews staff. Jan. 7, 2008
Dr. Harch has been making videos of his patients for more than 17 years as a way to track their progress. His staff uses a hand held VHS camera -- outdated by today's standards -- to record his interaction with patients after each HBOT session.
