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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT Treatment Report
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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT? HBOT is a method of administering pure oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure to improve non-healing wounds, Carbon Monoxide poisoning, damage caused by radiation treatments, brain and nerve disorders, cardiovascular disorders; and some digestive system disorders.
Reasons Taken
7 patients in the community are having or have had Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 5 | 71% |
| General health | 2 | 28% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| None | 100% | 1 |
|---|
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- linb
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: severe
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by linb
Jul 15, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsModerate
- General health
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