Monthly Archives: April 2010
Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy – What You Need and Should Know
If someone would have recommended you to try HBOT 10 years ago, chances are that you would have thought it was some new-age robot that helped you with
something like housework. How helpful it would be to have a machine that would do the impossible. Today, though it’s not as universally known, more and more people realize that HBOT isn’t a robot – it’s a highly successful treatment of many brain traumas.
The Basics – What is HBOT?
HBOT is an acronym for Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy. “Hyper” means ‘increased’, and “Baric” relates to pressure. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is the intermittent treatment of the body with 100 precent oxygen at pressures greater than the atmosphere.
When 100% oxygen is delivered to the body at an increased pressure, much of the oxygen is absorbed by the blood stream and carried to necessary organs and tissues. This delivery of pure oxygen helps antibiotics and other medications work better, and activates white blood cells in order to ward off infection.
How Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy help Autism?
Oxygen Free Radicals are a developing brain’s worst enemy as they attack and destroy developing brain cells. There are naturally ocurring antioxidants in the body whose job in the body is to attach these Oxygen Free Radicals and balance them out. Studies have found that the levels of this antioxidant are very low in a large amount of autistic children.
Delivering 100-precent oxygen to the Autistic body as is done in HBOT, stimulates an increase of SOD (superoxide dismutase), one of the body’s most important antioxidant. SOD seeks out Free Radicals in the body and works to balance them out.
What Can I Expect With HBOT?
There are many pictures of Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers available on the internet. They can be a bit overwhelming…
Seizures and PDD – the What, How and Why?
Neurons Firing During Seizure
Seizures are something we associate with Epilepsy. — a brian disorder in which multiple, unexpected seizures are triggered. Seizures are also a very common symptom of Pervasive Development Disorders (PDD) including Autism.
The Basics – What Is a Seizure?
Seizures themselves are highly studied. Seizures occur when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There are times in which the brain’s neurons all fire simultaneously, and this is what causes a seizure to occur. The majority of people think of a seizure as the violent convulsing, unconscious episode that people have. This is true – some seizures, known as tonic clonic seizures are characterized by uncontrollable and violent shaking. This is because both sides of the brain are affected. However, a partial seizure – only affecting part of the brain – can be as mild as losing awareness for a brief amount of time. The recurrence of seizures is known as Epilepsy, however, seizures can occur in people who do not have epilepsy as well.
Because seizures have so many symptoms, and can sometimes affect different parts of the body, they are classified into motor, sensory, autonomic, emotional, or cognitive.
Why Seizures Occur in PDD and Autism Cases
It has been found that one in four children with a PDD will develop seizures. Most recent studies conclude that 1/3 of Autistic children will also develop epilepsy. Though it was heavily documented in the 1960′s when the connection between Autism and Seizures was studied, researches even today are working hard to establish links between seizures and Autism.
Another interesting study is that the chances of developing seizures range based upon which subcategory of PDD that the person has. The present studies suggest that people with classical Autism have a 30% risk…
Using EASe to Treat Sensory Perception Disorder in Autism
In cases of Autism and other neurological disorders, one of the common symptoms is difficulty with sensory perception. Electronic Auditory Stimulation Effect (more commonly known as EASe), is a therapeutic audio strategy that targets auditory sensory difficulties and strives to better enable children to deal with this painful and life-altering symptom of Autism.
Vitamin B3 Showing Promise of Being a Helpful, Natural Autism Treatment
Many Vitamins have proven benefits in Autism and other neurological disorders. More recently, Vitamin B3 has been a focal point for many studies concerning it’s affect on Autism
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