This consists of breathing pure oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure. We have a large oxygen chamber and a fully qualified and experienced chamber operator. This simple drug free technique aims at reducing the swelling around the MS attack site, thus allowing natural repair to take place. High Dosage Oxygen Therapy (formally HBO) has been clinically proven for the treatment of a number of conditions and used within the medical profession for over 40 years. Sufferers may benefit in different ways.
The aim of oxygen treatment in MS is to minimise the amount of damage being caused, promote rapid healing and limit the scar formation which can prevent nerve function being restored. Clearly this is most appropriate as soon as possible after symptoms become apparent. The main objective of any useful therapy in the established disease is to limit further damage rather than expect to cure existing scars. Prevention is not only better but more realistic here than cure, and, while there are many accounts of improvement or stabilisation in the variety of neurological functions by High Dosage Oxygen Therapy (HDO) treatment in MS, it has been in bladder function that positive results have been most frequently described by researchers.
Measurement of bladder capacity and emptying have shown that oxygen treatment has a distinctly beneficial effect and a two year study at Glasgow demonstrated the importance of maintaining regular HDO treatment to prevent the progressive deterioration in bladder function commonly found with MS. The main objective of any useful therapy in the established disease is to limit further damage The value of such prevention of irreversible bladder nerve damage is measured not only in terms of comfort and well-being for an MS person, but also in the minimising of the tendency toward chronic bladder infection and the kidney damage which may have long-term consequences.
