Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may sound new-agey but it’s actually a well-studied therapy used in a variety of conditions. The therapy provides hundreds of times the normal oxygen levels to its recipients over time.
It hasn’t gotten much play in central nervous system conditions but a recent fibromyalgia study opened some eyes.
Check out what increased oxygenation did to FM patients and their brains (and take the poll) in
▪ New Age Fluff or Real Treatment? Fibromyalgia Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Study Opens Eyes
It didn’t work for my husband,but ME/ CFS is so different for each patient.
So true!
i tried hbot pretty early on with me/cfs and it did nothing for me.
the hbot treament i did was just 2 weeks straight. i certainly did not try 120 days. it would be really nice if it actually improved the brain fog but so expensive and time consuming. additionally, my sinuses and ears are always a problem which would make it hard to do.
when I was told I had FM,I read a study on oxygen therapy and it’s effects on FM and so i went to an M.S. charity centre where they have a hyperbaric chamber, started with 80×1 hour sessions at 2 x normal atmospheric pressure and now go once a week. the net result of the 80 sessions was that my brain fog in the morning, and my general fatigue, disappeared! the pain remained but at a much reduced level and is controllable without drugs, through diet, supplements, acupuncture, excercise and physio.