Dr. Schumacher, the renowned neurologist who established the core clinical principles for diagnosing multiple sclerosis, made this statement more than four decades ago, yet it remains relevant and true to this day.
Current medical treatment of multiple sclerosis focuses on modifying disease progression by modulating the overactive immune system. Most of these medications are administered via injection and carry serious health risks. While these treatments have yet to strike the perfect balance between safety and efficacy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been widely used worldwide, especially in the UK to safely arrest MS progression since the early 1980s.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a natural, non-invasive treatment that creates an oxygen-rich environment in your body by dissolving a substantial amount of oxygen in the liquid portion of our blood (called plasma). The dissolved oxygen rapidly reaches the cerebrospinal fluid, bathing the brain and spinal cord (collectively referred to as the central nervous system) in oxygen-rich fluid. This oxygen-rich fluid reduces over-activity of the immune system, easing inflammation and preventing further destruction of the protective covering of our nerve connections (called myelin sheath).
Along with preserving healthy nerve connections and repairing damaged myelin sheath, hyperbaric oxygen therapy enhances the brain’s adaptability (a process referred to as neuroplasticity) by revitalizing and awakening dormant nerve cells in the brain and facilitating the establishment of new connections within the central nervous system. In addition, the therapy activates neural stem cells to further strengthen those connections weakened by multiple sclerosis.
These processes work together to alter the course of multiple sclerosis in a favorable manner and provide you with significant symptomatic relief. With consistent exposure to hyperbaric oxygen therapy your walking and balance improve, your strength and coordination increase, you recover lost sensation, and you regain bladder control.
Similar to other disease conditions affecting the brain, prospects are best when hyperbaric oxygen therapy is initiated early. Nevertheless, long-time multiple sclerosis sufferers undergoing the therapy can still experience significant and sustained improvement in quality of life.
You don’t have to be weighed down and frustrated by multiple sclerosis and the lack of a safe medical treatment. Let hyperbaric oxygen therapy safely arrest disease progression, prevent deterioration, and optimize your health and well-being.
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