Beneficial Effects Of Personal Hyperbaric Chamber

By Deven Flintof

One of the many blessings that medical science of the modern age provides us will be surely the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, which we can get through a Personal Hyperbaric Chamber. It is a widely known fact that Oxygen is an element of our atmosphere that we simply cannot do without. Not only do we need this particular gas to keep us alive and kicking, but it has been proven to play an important part in our recovery from different types of severe ailments like- stroke, fibromyalgia, autism, poison infection, stroke, cerebral palsy, senility, cirrhosis, Lyme disease, and gastrointestinal ulcers and AIDS, arthritis, sports injuries, multiple sclerosis and many more.

Oxygen is the most vital life-supporting aerial element. Its lack in our body is manifested through prolonged fatigue, insomnia, asthma, palpitation, agitation, anxiety, depression etc. This innovative treatment procedure dates as early as 1662, but it was developed successfully by the U.S Military after the World War I. This form of treatment was used to be mainly applied to the surfers who, after emerging from water used to suffer from decompression illness, due to the excess deposition of nitrogen in their blood vessels. Initially this chamber was devised to treat this particular illness among the surfers, but gradually other beneficial and helpful characteristics of this treatment begins to come to the forefront. Now many hospitals, health centers, clinic, treatment centers keep the hyperbaric chamber to be used in the time of need and emergency and doctors also apply this treatment to heal and cure multiple health problems for the remarkable result it yields.

In the term "Hyperbaric", 'hyper' means increased and 'baric' indicates increased pressure. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, facilitated by the Personal Hyperbaric Chamber, takes place at an atmospheric pressure which is noticeably higher than normal pressure. According to Dr. Cranton, "This increased pressure, combined with an increase in oxygen, dissolves oxygen into the blood and in all body tissues and fluids at up to 20 times normal concentration-high enough to sustain life with no blood at all." This therapy which takes place inside the Personal Hyperbaric Chamber causes a great boost to our immune system, by not only reducing various health risks, but also by totally eradicating germs and viruses. It shows wonderful effect to reverse the painful effects of strokes and brain injuries. It also has the potential to work wonder by rejuvenating damaged tissues, fighting infections, healing the wounds faster and curing other diseases. Despite some of the side effects of this therapy like lung damage, rupturing of the middle ear, sinus damage, short-sightedness, fatigue, headache, claustrophobia, the life-saving role of Oxygen is widely recognized, causing the demand of Personal Hyperbaric Chamber to shoot up. Personal Hyperbaric Chamber accommodates only one person, allowing you to jump inside it whenever you feel you need an extra dose of Oxygen. That is why many families now purchase this chamber to avail the treatment in the comfort of their home whenever they want. This portable chamber can be installed at your home easily and controlled by you, without any assistance from the medical experts, thus relieving you of paying extra for the administrative charges.

Deven Flintof is psychotherapist working with autistic children for a long time. He writes many informative blog posts on the benefits of HBOT treatment and how Personal Hyperbaric Chamber can ease the entire treatment process

Ten Fun And Educative Activities For Autistic Children

By Annie Barrete

To come up with some sparkling ideas about the kind of activities that autistic children will enjoy can often prove to be very challenging. These children suffer from a tremendous problem of communication, so finding out the fun activities that would suit their taste can be a bit of a headache for their parents. But generally like all the normal children, these children with special need also enjoy some activities that not only engage them constructively, but help to train their various sensory organs too. Here are some suggestions:

1. Singing can prove to be one such activity for these children. Although incapable of normal verbal communication, the children can make sound, hum and also play musical instruments with the help of some training. These activities can direct them to the creative direction by providing them the much-needed sensory stimulation. Another activity worth mentioning will be the making of funny noises or mimicking noises produced by various animals, which can be very enjoyable for both the children and their parents, by filling the atmosphere with mirth and laughter.

2. Another very useful type of activity can be to create artificial situations of danger like fire and such other situations of urgency. These activities can be fun and also very useful to train these children about how to cope with hostile situations.

3. There is another fun activity of filling a bottle with water and adding sparkle to them. Then drop the alphabet models into that bottle, so that those letter models keep floating in the water. These bottles of shiny and sparkling water will definitely grab the eyeballs of your kid and will enable them to learn the alphabets in a fun and engaging way.

4. Some board games can also prove to be fun activity for them, in which you have to increase the level of difficulty with the growing age and understanding of your child.

5. The matching game is an effective way to introduce these children to the idea of puzzle, which also serves to satisfy their ardent craving for order and simplicity. In this game, children need to find the matching half of a given piece and join them to turn it into a complete object.

6. Playing with clay can also prove to be exciting for them, as this would educate them about different shapes and provide the sensation of kneading, pulling and touching, hence training their sensory motor.

7. You can inspire them to create some art work by gifting them a packet of crayons. Crayon sticks of different colors will surely be loved by your little one and motivate them to produce some art work, no matter how elementary they can be. Rubbing of these crayons will be a good exercise to train the delicate muscles of their hands too.

8. If you are considering the possibility of engaging your child in some outdoor games, then-golf and basketball will be good choice to go for.

9. Another thing to remember while choosing an activity for autistic children is that they feel comfortable with activities that involve repeated patterns. Hence bowling can be a good activity for them to be engaged in. It also enhances their sense and pride of accomplishment.

10. If you have swimming pool in your house, you can also train your children some basic tactics of swimming, as that does not require that much of effort and also it relieves them from the fear of interacting with others.

Medical societies are yet to find a solution to cure Autism. Studies have inferred that certain behavioral therapies, cognitive therapies along with HBOT therapies have brought in some kind of improvements within Autistic patients. The aforementioned activities will also assist in enhancing their interaction skills communication skills and will help them respond to social signals.

Annie Barrete is a psychotherapist who has a long experience of working with autistic children. In this article she makes some important suggestions about activities for autistic children.