Diver’s Bend – a New Therapy to Treat TBI Victims

Scientists and researchers at the Centre of Hyperbare de L’lle recently discovered an important method of treating the soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury. Health care professionals commonly used this method to treat diver’s bends.

The technique of hyperbaric pressure therapy is administered to diver suffering from decompression sickness (DCS).  According to the news reports, “DCS occurs when an individual has a decrease in pressure around the body following a big increase in pressure”.

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are one of the most common methods of attack used by insurgents in the Iraq war against American soldiers. According to a report published by news article on the recent study the “constellation of signs and symptoms attributable to mild TBI and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the same as those seen in a condition in which bubbles are formed from the exposure to excessive pressures.”

Many researchers consider TBI as the signature wound of Iraq war. In fact, during an IED explosion same pressure is delivered which is similar to the victim suffering from DCS. Because of this, divers bend therapy may prove beneficial for the treatment of soldiers returning from Iraq war and suffering from traumatic brain injury.

TBI Treatments

Individuals suffering from traumatic brain injury can take part in various clinical trials in order to check their symptoms of TBI. You can also contact a neurologist who specializes in treating the patients suffering from traumatic brain injury. It is difficult to treat TBI because of the marked differences between each victim’s TBI. According to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), “appropriate treatment and rehabilitation will vary from individual to individual and programs and treatments change as a person’s needs change.”

However, individuals who fail to treat the signs, symptoms of traumatic brain injury may suffer from prolonged brain damage, and there is high possibility that they may develop permanent brain injury. Although, it is difficult to identify the signs and symptoms of TBI but the Mayo clinic has made a list of traumatic brain injury symptoms based on the severity of brain injury. Individuals suffering from TBI may show the  following symptoms:

• brief unconsciousness
• headache
• dizziness
• mood changes
• amnesia
• loss of balance
• sensory problems
• memory difficulties

According to the Mayo clinic, following are the symptoms of moderate to serious TBI:

• agitation
• persistent headache
• seizures, epilepsy, convulsions
• pupil dilation
• intense confusion
• extremity weakness, numbness
• combativeness
• slurred speech
• continued nausea and vomiting
• inability to wake during sleep
• coordination loss

TBI victims are not only encouraged to seek medical treatment for their condition but also encouraged to locate an experienced personal injury attorney who will help you in filing a lawsuit. Litigation may help a brain injury victim in receiving monetary compensation for their injury.