[cyclelops]

My daughter has been bugging me to check out hyperbaric treatment. So I googled it. Only to find out the medical center to which I go has been involved in using it in clincal trials....with LEDs.

Sounds like the jury is out, but, I am wondering if any one with dough to spare, has tried any of these treatments? I have often wondered if O2 would even be enough to mitigate this.

[mrsD]

Hyperbaric is used by some patients with RSD... which is another form of neuropathy. If you post over there, some will answer you I think.

[Jomar]

I wonder why LEDs and not Low level laser{LLLT}?

So they combine HBOT with LED lights?

I guess it might be a time thing - LEDS can be on much longer and need to be on much longer for treatments - where the LLLT is very quick- like 10-20 sec per spot treatment.
And LEDS can be in a large array while LLLT is more focused.

[cyclelops]

From what I could read, it sounded like they used them in tandem, but apparently they can be done alone. LED supposedly helps chronic pain.

I am always extremely skeptical of things, but this is from an academic center.

I will see what else I can find on it.

From my point of view, I am just thinking that O2 would could be regenerative, and even using it nightly would offer potential for mitigation of symptoms. Anyway....I will keep looking to see what I come up with.

[Swmnupstrm]

Please keep us posted - thanks a bunch.

[cyclelops]

This article is from 2003. I can't find anything real recent, but, this is a preliminary search. There are times I wonder if the drug companies would squelch this kind of research? Maybe it just fizzled....I dunno.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...03/03-199.html