WRAL.com recently shared a story on an alternative treatment that saved a young girl’s limb.
In January, Makayla Clary was in a serious ATV crash that crushed her legs. After being rushed to the hospital by helicopter, it seemed likely that her right leg would have to be amputated. However, her surgical team intervened and advised Clary to try an alternative treatment before resorting to the amputation.
The team suggested hyperbaric oxygen treatments to treat her severely wounded legs. This form of therapy requires a patient to enter a sealed chamber with pressure 1.5 times greater than normal atmosphere and breathe pure oxygen. Over a two week period, Clary underwent this therapy for two hours daily.
You may be wondering how this treatment works, because I think it’s safe to say we all breathe oxygen. However, hyperbaric oxygen treatments kicks things up a notch by allowing patients to breathe up to three times more oxygen than in a normal environment. In effect, blood is stimulated to release growth factors and stem cells which increase healing rate.
This therapy certainly worked for Clary. Recently, she was able to take three steps towards her mother, who explains that her leg is like new.
Take a look at how hyperbaric oxygen treatment works.
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