There is hope

[Njh1975]

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TANKS FOUND TO TREAT AND CURE FIBROMYALGIA

[Regnofibro1]

As long as you continue the treatments from what I have read!

[TheAuthor]

Hi Njh1975

Thank you so much for your post. According to WebMD, a small scale study found that they can help alleviate the pain of Fibro. The study was undertaken in the agol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research in Tel Aviv, Israel. So they do have a vested interest in gaining psotive results. However, anything that can help is well worth looking into:

*Oxygen Chamber Therapy May Ease Fibromyalgia

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of women with fibromyalgia who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- best known for treating "the bends" in scuba divers -- experienced relief from pain and other symptoms, a small study found.

*Excerpt From WebMD.

I want to genuinely and sincerely wish you all the best of luck.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Dusky]

i wonder how much it puts house insurance up

[deejames]

I think you'll find sadly that time in the tank was long, that it needed to be repeated several times a week, treatment couldn't stop and so far is very expensive. Unfortunately I don't see it being useful for the majority .

[Janet28]

Yes I saw that information, interesting but as Deejames says, very expensive so don't think they are going to be offered that as a treatment somehow.

Jan x

[Midori]

The problem with Hyperbaric oxygen is the time you need to be in the tank. A treatment is several hours long, and anyone with claustrophobia is likely to get distressed,

There is no way to cut the treatment short either, as in effect, you are subjected to pressures of oxygen at simulated diving depths. A hyperbaric tank is used to decompress divers who have the 'bends', where they have surfaced too quickly.

The hospital I trained at had a hyperbaric tank which was used to help prevent gangrene in infected wounds, and also to flush Carbon Monoxide from the systems of people who tried to commit suicide using car exhaust fumes.

It would be a very expensive treatment, and would be unlikely to be funded by the NHS.