Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by multiple areas of leakage from the blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord causing a disability of mobility, speech, vision, bowel and bladder control.

Vessels in the nervous system are engineered to form a barrier-the blood brain barrier-to prevent leakage of large molecules such as proteins because their escape causes inflammation” (Phililip James MD, PhD, Wolfson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit , University of Dundee, Scotland).

Viewing MS as a blood vessel disease and not merely an autoimmune central nervous system disease theoretically explains why HBOT is often effective at alleviating symptoms of MS.

The high dose of oxygen modulates the behavior of white blood cells and the inner lining of blood vessels thereby decreasing inflammation and decreasing destruction of the myelin sheath, and other surrounding tissue structures.

We have treated a dozen or so children with CP here. Most parents report improvement in gross motor milestones, less eye deviation, improved appetite, less GI reflux, less spasticity.

Results are subtle. There are many case studies on the internet.

This in turn increases nerve conduction, and decreases muscle spasticity, especially of the bladder. There have been thousands of MS patients treated in Scotland and England with promising results. Improvement is seen in mobility, fatigability, balance, and bladder function.

These effects have been upheld by several research studies performed by Dr. Richard Neubauer and Dr. Phillip James.