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Dr. Harch Podcast: Undeniable Evidence for Cerebral Palsy Treatment

In this video, Dr. Paul Harch explains the powerful clinical evidence showing how hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can improve the lives of children with cerebral palsy. After more than three decades of treating neurological conditions, Dr. Harch describes what he calls undeniable evidence for the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in improving brain function, motor control, speech, cognition, and overall quality of life. Cerebral palsy is a brain injury that often occurs before, during, or shortly after birth, frequently affecting premature infants. Many children suffer from spasticity, poor motor control, speech delays, and cognitive challenges due to damage to critical motor pathways and white matter in the brain. Dr. Harch shares the story of one of the first cerebral palsy patients treated in North America. This four-and-a-half-year-old child could not walk, had low muscle tone, drooled constantly, and struggled to eat. After 80 hyperbaric treatments, the child was walking with minimal support, eating independently, and showed dramatic neurological improvement. The video also explains how advanced brain imaging using SPECT scans documented improved blood flow and metabolism in injured brain regions, including areas responsible for speech and movement. One child with severe speech limitations became conversational after just 20 treatments, with imaging confirming restoration of function in the brain’s speech center. Beyond individual cases, large-scale analysis comparing hyperbaric oxygen therapy to standard treatments shows that HBOT produced significantly greater improvement in gross motor function than physical therapy, intensive therapy, Botox injections, surgery, or other interventions. Improvements were also seen in fine motor skills, cognition, social interaction, and communication. Despite these outcomes, many families must fight for access. One father successfully took his case through the courts, leading to reimbursement and setting a legal precedent now used in multiple states. For parents of children with neurological injury, this video highlights both the potential of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the growing body of scientific and clinical evidence supporting its use. For more information visit www.hbot.com