Changes at Advanced Hyperbarics

Advanced Hyperbarics has made some exciting changes in 2014! We have partnered up with Dr. Will Rogers and the Optimal Wellness Brain Center, as well as Dr. Lucy Rojo. Our hope is to bring a more comprehensive medical program to Advanced Hyperbarics and to better serve our patients’ needs. Introducing Dr. Will Rogers and the Optimal Wellness Brain Center! Dr. Rogers brings a unique blend of enthusiasm, humor, and old-fashioned caring about people to the practice of chiropractic. He believes in looking at both the physical and nutritional components of health in his patients. This year, Dr. Rogers will be launching the Optimal Wellness Brain Center, located at Advanced Hyperbarics clinic in the city of Stanton!   The Optimal Wellness Brain Center looks to enhance brain health! A unique blend of evidence-based treatments and exercises will serve everyone from those who have been in an accident, sustained an injury, are experiencing a degenerative brain condition, to those who are looking for better brain functioning. Therapeutic conditioning compliments Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy! Please stay tuned for more information about this exciting addition to our services! Introducing two new Advanced Hyperbarics locations in Brea and Upland! This year we have opened two new and convenient locations in Brea and Upland, California. The Brea office is located in the Polfit Wellness Center, and can be found off the 57 Freeway at Imperial Highway. In the city of Upland, our office may be found in the Inland Naturopathic Medical Center between 9th St and Arrow Highway just off the 10 Freeway. We are excited to show you our new offices and hyperbaric chambers! Please visit our website for more details at www.advancedhyperbarics.com or call us at (714) 527-4000 This month’s highlighted condition: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) A TBI is an injury to the brain that may cause permanent or temporary impairment of thinking, moving, and interacting with others. It often results from a non-penetrating blow or jolt to the head or body and is a serious health issue. According to the CDC, there was an estimated 2.5 million reported TBIs ranging from “mild” to “severe” cases in 2010 alone. Common symptoms following an accident include headaches, tiredness, difficulty sleeping, sensitivity to light, difficulty focusing, moodiness, and memory loss; all of which may cause severe disruptions in activities of daily living. Hyperbaric Medicine can help reduce the symptoms of TBI and give the brain an opportunity to heal itself by reducing swelling and hyper-oxygenating the entire body. Many patients report complete reversal of their symptoms. If you, or someone you know has sustained a TBI, please call us for more information!

Local Orange County Doctor Uses Hyperbaric Oxygen to Fight Brain Cancer

Local Orange County Doctor Uses Hyperbaric Oxygen to Fight Brain Cancer

Columnist Jane Glenn Hass of the Orange County Register recently interviewed renowned neurosurgeon specialist Dr. Christopher Duma. Dr. Duma is the medical director of brain and spine surgeons in the brain tumor program at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach.

“Glioblastoma, is an aggressive brain cancer,” says Dr. Christopher Duma. "Once diagnosed, Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts was dead in 13 months despite treatment at Harvard and Duke Universities," says Duma, who also serves as assistant clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of California, Irvine. Despite this grim reality of what glioblastoma is capable of, Dr. Duma believes there is a way to successfully delay or even halt the growth of glioblastoma after diagnosis with the use of hyperbaric oxygen.

Dr. Duma explains in detail why glioblastoma is such an aggressive cancer and why administering hyperbaric oxygen will delay or halt the growth of the tumor.

“Glioblastoma cells are different from other tumors in that it doesn't grow like a snowball and get larger and larger. Instead, it gains access to the brain by infiltration. It moves like an amoeba through the white-matter pathway to the brain – so if we don't stop it, it will gain access to the entire brain and kill the patient.

All current therapies treat the epicenter, or starting place of the tumor, usually with chemotherapies that don't work well in the brain. At the best, this treatment adds two to three months of median survival.

My theory is that we have to catch the tumor as it is moving and cut it off at the pass, so to speak. We have to kind of set up a barrier to stop the tumor from migrating.

Most recently we have understood the reason the cells move -- and move quickly -- is because they are getting away from areas low in oxygen. So it also became my thought to expose patients to high oxygen settings and that will slow down the movement even more and make my boost treatment more effective.

Brains are injured from the tumor, so these areas heal better with extra oxygen and high levels of oxygen actually are synergistic with radiation treatments. Everything works more effectively.”

The Hyperbaric chamber has proven to be very effective. Dr. Duma reported, “So far the treatment has proved effective for a number of patients. Ours survive to 23 months or more – even nine years ---- while the average is 17 months. We have had one patient who has gone a year without tumor recurrence.”

According to Dr. Duma, “Brain cancer is no longer a death sentence.”

For the full article visit the Orange County Times.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/oxygen-332177-brain-treatment.html

For more information of Dr. Christopher Duma visit his web site.

http://www.cduma.com/

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Treatments Help Speed up Healing in Plastic Surgery Patients

Jay Hocking of Advanced Hyperbarics Rx talks about the benefits of receiving Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Pre/Post plastic surgery. Most plastic surgery procedures are quite invasive and take many weeks for the patients to fully recuperate. If a patient is at all compromised by any pre-existing condition (ex:  age, cigarette smoker, or any other predicted forethought complications) the doctor will usually suggest that the patient take part in HBOT pre and post-surgery. HBOT will assist in speeding up the healing process by up to 50% because it provides healthy oxygenated tissue.

Patients see a reduction in swelling, less bruising and less inflammation. It also reduces the risk of infection in the incision site, and scarring is less significant. A considerable reduction in pain allows the patient to return to a normal lifestyle much faster. In non-surgical procedures, patients see the redness associated with the laser resurfacing and chemical peels diminish much faster. Smokers, people with compromised immune systems, overweight patients and anyone who has pre-existing health problems that will affect their overall recovery are the best candidates for HBOT.

Patients will usually receive 1-3 HBOT treatments before the surgery takes place in order to saturate the tissue with oxygenated blood. After the surgery has taken place the patients should receive HBOT therapy as soon as possible. Most patients will come in the day of the surgery or the day following the surgery. At least 3-10 treatments should be prescribed for post-surgery healing. If any infection/minor complication is at all present after a surgery HBOT will assist in a more rapid healing process.


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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Autism, Insurance

We are all aware of the lack of support for Biomedical treatments through insurance companies. Parents have fought tooth and nail for years only to receive multiple denials from their insurance companies, for most biomedical treatments regarding Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Near drowning. 

GOOD NEWS!!!!!

United Health care is covering Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the above listed conditions which means Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy will be more available to families and patients who otherwise couldn't afford it.

With the clinical study done by Dr. Dan Rossingal and many more case studies showing benefit we can only pray other insurance companies begin to follow this practice.  The International Hyperbaric Medical Association is also in the process of writing an IRB (International Review Board) that will allow treatments to be done following a standard investigation protocol, so all data can be cataloged and presented in a format to show proven results of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
We can all remember when chiropractors were an all cash visit, now most insurance companies will cover a set amount of treatments per year as well as acupuncture. We hope in the very near future that HBOT treatments will be recognized by insurance companies as a treatment worth paying for.
In conclusion we are we are glad to see Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy begin to be covered for our kids.

Advanced Hyperbarics Welcomes Dr. Rojos To Our Team

     Advanced Hyperbarics would like to welcome Dr. Lucy Rojos to our team.  One of the goals that advanced hyperbarics originally envisioned was to have a more holistic approach to our practice. Providing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), but also providing a more whole body integrative therapy that complements hyperbarics for our patients has been a long term goal that has now been obtained. 

     Bringing Dr. Rojos on board as our medical director assisted in achieving our holistic wellness goal. Dr. Rojos will be providing a broader range of holistic therapies to our patients, some of these holistic therapies include, nutritional supplements, I.V. Therapy, Glutathion Therapy and Colonics. Dr. Rojos is also available upon request for hyperbaric consultations.

Dr. Rojo works with children through geriatric patients. While focusing on the concerns of her patients, she works to support the digestive, immune and hor-mone systems. She is one of few naturo-pathic doctors who regularly uses intra-venous nutritional therapies and colon-ics in her practice. She takes a whole person perspective to get patients to a place of optimal wellness.

To Schedule an appointment with Dr. Rojos please contact Advanced Hyperbarics @ 714 527 4000

Meet the Employees of Advanced Hyperbarics

Mark Westaway

Mark Westaway has over 30 years experience in Commercial Diving and hyperbaric treatments. He supervised hyperbaric treatments for several years at the South Pacific Hyperbaric Clinic. Mark has taught at the National Polytechnic College of Engineering and Oceaneering for over 15 years, teaching diving physics, medicine, first aid-CPR, and hyperbaric chamber operation and safety.

Jay Hocking

Jay Hocking is a graduate of the College of Oceaneering. He    received his National Certificates for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Diving Medical Technician and Certified Hyperbaric Technician and CPR and First Aid instructor in 2001. He ran the hyperbaric clinic at Whitaker Wellness Center for 7 years. He also ran Orange County Wound and Hyperbaric clinic. Jay is also a certified SCUBA diving instructor.

Dan Fredrickson

Dan Fredrickson is a retired Navy Chief and First Class Diver with over 30 years experience diving and treating patients with decompression sickness (the bends) and wound care. He traveled in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Katrina building Hyperbaric Chamber units for deep submergence Saturation Diving Systems for various commercial diving companies. He taught at the National Polytechnic College of Engineering and Oceaneering teaching diving physics, medicine, first aid - CPR, hyperbaric chamber treatments, operations, maintenance and safety. He is a National Board boiler and pressure vessel inspector and the published author of the humorous book "BOHICA - Stories of US Navy Divers."

Jim Reynolds

Jim Reynolds is a veteran of the Coast Guard with over 6 years of hyperbaric experience. He became interested in hyperbarics while attending Navy dive school. He joined the Advanced Hyperbarics team in late 2008.

Dave Martinez

Dave Martinez began his medical career with the Peace Corp educating citizens in Ghana, Africa about disease and parasites. He then attended National Polytechnic College of Science where he obtained his certification as a Commercial Diving Medical Technician (DMT). Dave served his hyperbaric medical internship at Advanced Hyperbarics, Beverly Hills Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, and Malibu Hyperbaric Center. Dave is a nationally certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and certified Hyperbaric Technician (CHT).

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