The study concluded that HBO improves function in children with spastic diplegia. We need funded studies to prove one way or another what effects HBOT has on the injured brain and to produce the proper protocol to maximize its effects. If the preliminary studies are any indications, HBOT will eventually become a treatment of first choice for brain damage and will be covered by insurance and Medical Assistance. Parents will then be able to go to safe hospitals and clinics and get medically supervised affordable treatments for their children. Hopefully this treatment will become a prevention rather that a healing technique.
Parents remain vulnerable and exploitable.
One thing has changed though. Through the MUMS organization, we parents are connected and can share bad or good experiences. Together we are empowered with shared knowledge and thus are less vulnerable. With the speed of the Internet, providers that are not reputable are removed from the list minutes after they are placed when parents email complaints. Parents investigating clinics can be better informed as they are connected with parents who have tried those clinics.