Veterans Affairs

As this study from Canada shows, Concussions can lead to mental health problems in youth. It has clear from years that untreated brain wounds cause disruptions in health: mental, physical, emotional, behavioral, etc. Parents and Students do not have to sit idly by, hoping that time will “heal” the wound. Read More

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves symptoms, brain’s microstructure and functionality in veterans with treatment resistant post-traumatic stress disorder: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial Read More

At a conference, in person and virtual, the question why do so many veterans are dying by suicide and what more can be done to abate the problem. Dr Robert Beckman of the organization TreatNOW argues that a lot of mental illness that leads to suicide is the result of physical maladies inside the brain that could have been cured. He calls for Hyperbaric oxygenation of the brain, essentially, flushing the brain with oxygen to clear and heal potentially wounded areas. Read More

TreatNOW Coalition efforts have a central message: DoD and the VA should immediately treat brain-wounded Warriors with Hyperbaric Oxygenation and other proven alternative therapies to stop the suicide and opioid overdose epidemics and bolster readiness imperiled by mental health problems. Read More