Can hyperbaric oxygen therapy help autistic kids?

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15 Mar 2009, 1:42 pm

Yeah, a lot of these alternative therapies seem to hinge on "toxins" or "deficiencies" of some sort or another. The stupid thing about it is that the body is really very good at maintaining homeostasis, and doesn't usually need any help.


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15 Mar 2009, 1:59 pm

I read an article about a study done with autistic children which indicated that it may be helpful. However, the researcher cautioned that more research needed to be done and that the effect may be transitory.



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15 Mar 2009, 2:06 pm

andriarose wrote:
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Off-topic, but andriarose, where do you use the tank? I've always wanted to try one, but don't know anywhere in NI that has them.


I haven't found anywhere in NI yet, I lived in London up until a few months ago and used to go to FloatWorks. It's a shame, I really miss it. :(


Shame. :( The only place I can find via Google is in Omagh.



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15 Mar 2009, 7:32 pm

I would try this. Why not? I don't think it's shady like chelation. I definitely oppose that!

I thought the research done looked solid and promising, as I read the article.


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15 Mar 2009, 7:44 pm

The problem here is with the lack of a control group for comparison. They used people in normal rooms as their control group, and that doesn't give any kind of protection against placebo effect.

"Why not" is kind of a dangerous question with alternative medicine. Most alternative medicine therapies are quite harmless; it's the price you pay for them that isn't harmless.

Money, of course. There's only so much of that.
Time--and time you could be spending doing something effective, or increasing your overall mental/physical health.
The danger of convincing yourself that an ineffective treatment is effective, choosing it over proven methods, and ending up with a worsening problem that you aren't treating with effective methods.
The danger of convincing yourself that a problem exists where there wasn't one in the first place!

That's only for completely harmless things. When the alternative treatment is harmful, things get even worse.


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15 Mar 2009, 9:42 pm

ghostpawn wrote:
Brain needs oxygen. More oxygen = more thinking, ergo better able to cope with anything - from math tests to socializing.

I don't think it's a linear relation.