Kentucky Funding HBOT Treatments for TBI/PTSD
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Kentucky Veterans, provides Oxygen Therapy for TBI and PTSD Veterans in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statue (KRS) 217.930-942
PRESS RELEASE
December 2024
Arlington VA
Thanks to the efforts of Eric Koleda and Eunice Ray, the widow of Marine Col. Ronald Ray, the Kentucky legislature has appropriated $1.5 Million to treat Kentucky Veterans suffering from TBI/PTSD. All of the treatment would be at no cost to veterans who qualify thanks to the approved state money. News and video of the accomplishment can be found here.
Kentucky joins nine other states which have legislated the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat and help heal brain wounds. Collectively, the ten states with legislation [OK, TX, IN, AZ, KY, FL, NC, MD, WY, and VA] have appropriated over $32 Million to do the job that should be the responsibility of the Veterans Administration. Five other states are preparing similar legislation.
HBOT has been proven safe and effective for use with over 14 indications approved by the FDA. Brain wounding underlies TBI and most PTSD symptoms. HBOT works to heal the brain wound through a series of complex chemical, biologic, and physical actions. HBOT fights inflammation, restores wounded tissue, and magnifies healing through growth of new blood vessels, neurons, stem cells, and provides oxygen for thousands of brain and bodily functions. Dozens of peer-reviewed scientific studies attest to the healing powers of HBOT in TBI/PTSD/Burn Pits/Concussion/BLAST injuries.
“For the veterans, they do 40 treatments for an hour,” said Dr. Jack Arnold, who practices at the Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester…. All the excess oxygen creates increased profusion to brain cells, helping the neurocognitive function and basically that higher level neurological communication, so to speak.”
HBOT therapy is now available to Kentucky veterans at hospitals in Louisville, Winchester and even in southern Indiana. The really good news for Veterans is that HBOT is proven to virtually eliminate suicidal ideation. Suicides among service members continue to climb. The latest data show over 17 per day in the U.S., now totaling over 151,000 since 9/11. Despite resistance from the VA and DoD, the TreatNOW Coalition, HBOT4KYVETS, and over 150 private HBOT clinics have successfully treated over 31,000 patients, among them over 12,000 Veterans.
As Congressman Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC) recently put it to CBS NEWS, ” I believe it is medical malpractice not to offer this to our Veterans.”
Complete information about the program and applications is available at https://hbot4kyvets.com/
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