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Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts

August 31, 2023 Robert Beckman 2828 Views brain health, brain injured, brain injury, brain wound, concussion, Concussion in Sport, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, concussion treatment, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Head Impact, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, Postconcussion Syndrome, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury

Young contact sport athletes may be at risk for long-term neuropathologic disorders, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Across the world, millions of people are exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHIs) through participation in contact and collision sports, military service, physical violence, and many other activities.1-6 Repetitive head impacts can result in symptomatic concussions and the much more frequent, nonconcussive injuries that are asymptomatic. Read More

Evidence from Rugby is growing that playing contact sports can lead to long-term brain injuries

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ECONOMIST: Links between Rugby and Brain Injuries

March 16, 2023 Robert Beckman 2369 Views brain health, brain injured, brain injury, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Head Impact, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, sports injury

An early focus of concern was evidence that concussions were leading, in some players, to CTE. This degenerative brain disease causes memory loss, confusion and problems with impulse control, among a range of other symptoms. Worry about concussion, which is a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI), has since spread to sports including ice hockey, boxing and football. Read More

Press Release: Breathing Oxygen into the Concussion Protocol

February 24, 2023 Robert Beckman 2483 Views brain injury, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, Concussion Cascade, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Healing with Hyperbarics, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury, TraumaticBrainInjury

The TreatNOW Coalition today announced its assessment of the current Concussion Protocols in use worldwide. None of the protocols mention Oxygen treatment to repair the underlying brain wound/trauma caused by the concussion. They only offer “resting” advice to parents of children with concussions, who often have debilitating symptoms

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Study Links Repetitive Head Injuries and CTE

February 15, 2023 Robert Beckman 1863 Views brain health, brain injured, brain injury, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, Head Impact, Healing with Hyperbarics, hyperbaric, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, RHI

This article is reproduced to draw attention to a salient fact in efforts to diagnose and treat brain wounds. It is TreatNOW’s position that the brain wounding that may lead to CTE can be healed long before CTE develops. Yet another drug to treat symptoms in the short, medium, and long-term may not be the most efficient use of national resources, particularly when Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can help heal the brain wound early. Read More

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Women and Concussion: CNN

February 7, 2023 James Black 1895 Views brain health, brain injury, brain wound, concussion, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, HBOT Treatment, head injury, healing, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, mTBI, suicide, Suicide Prevention, TBI, traumatic brain injury

These two women’s lives were tragically cut short after they sustained serious head injuries in their pursuit of sporting greatness and then took their own lives. Catlin was 23, while Soutter died by suicide on her 18th birthday. Read More

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Press Release: American College of Hyperbaric Medicine: Ken Locklear Visionary Award to TreatNOW

October 26, 2020 Robert Beckman 1531 Views athletes, blast injury, brain health, brain injury, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, Ken Locklear Visionary Award, post traumatic stress disorder, Special Operators, suicide, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Veterans

The American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM) today awarded their 2020 ACHM Ken Locklear Visionary Award to Robert L. Beckman, PhD, of the TreatNOW Coalition. The award reads: “you have distinguished yourself by exhibiting dedication and passion to the field of hyperbaric medicine.” In his remarks to the virtual assembly, Dr. Beckman emphasized a cardinal rule of ending epidemics: early detection, early response.

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S.785 Signed into Law; Urges VA to use HBOT for TBI

October 18, 2020 Robert Beckman 1500 Views Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, CTE, HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, S.785, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury, TraumaticBrainInjury

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act this weekend.

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BLOG #12: What Retired Professional Football Players are Learning about Brain Health

October 15, 2020 Robert Beckman 1285 Views athletes, brain health, brain injured, brain injury, brain wound, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is one such alternative treatment. Worldwide scientific research and hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, including the Government’s own multimillion dollar studies, supports the case for immediate use of HBOT to intervene in the deterioration of brains and decrease in the Quality of Life across society.

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BLOG #11: Suicide Prevention: Some Simple Truths

October 13, 2020 admin@treatnow.org 1218 Views brain injured, brain injury, brain wound, concussion, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Suicide Prevention, TBI, TBItreatment, traumatic brain injury, treatment

Depression and suicidal ideation are common effects of PTSD and TBI. Treating PTSD/TBI with hyperbaric oxygen therapy is proven to reduce depression and suicidal ideation, and allow patients to get off almost all their drugs.

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BLOG #10: What Congress is Learning About Mental Health and Suicides

September 29, 2020 admin@treatnow.org 982 Views brain injury, brain wound, concussion, concussion protocol, Concussion Symptoms, CTE, HBOT, healing, mental health, post concussion syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, suicide, Suicide Prevention, TBI, TBItreatment, TraumaticBrainInjury

The suicide epidemic is real and growing. Emergency measures to provide HBOT to brain injured service members and veterans can be invoked immediately, all the while conducting independent research free of the taint of pre-conceived conclusions about how HBOT does not work.

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