Friday, July 21, 2017

Possible treatments

What are the treatements that we might be able to get if we could get them covered by insurance or pay for them outright?  There are several that we know about, but there may be others that we do not yet know about. 


  • The Amen clinic in California does research on brain injuries.  In fact, they work with almost everything that Richard deals with.  These include: ADHD, anxiety, Traumatic Brain Injury, Austim specturm disorders, sleep disorders, and post traumatic stress.  Here is their website:  http://www.amenclinics.com
  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is an alternative medicine technique that is often used for veterans with PTSD.  The number of sessions that you need is minimal, so it is not an on-going treatment.  The problem is that they do not accept insurance so everything is out of pocket.  
  • Stem cell treatments could help with a number of physical issues, but this area is still pretty new, so the real implications of it are not known.
  • Hyperberic Oxygen therapy which promotes fighting infection as well as general healing. Here is information from Mayo Clinic about this kind of treatment: http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/basics/definition/PRC-20019167
  • Bone regeneration surgery talked about in a Ted talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/molly_stevens_a_new_way_to_grow_bone/discussion?language=en#t-22516 I actually emailed the presenter and she responded, but she said that they were not quite ready for live patients.  Someday....
There is little more frustrating that knowning that you can't get the care that your loved one needs because of money.  We are fortunate to have very good insurance, but even good insurance doesn't pay for everything. If you know of treatments that might help, I would love to hear about them. Maybe they will be covered, but if not, it is at least nice to know in case they may be affordable enough to do on our own.  

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