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hyperbarics Oxygen Heals Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Available in the All-America City | F ayetteville now boasts a revolutionary new medical practice. Fayetteville Hyperbarics opened their doors in March to provide "dive medicine" to our population. Internist Dr. Robert Ferguson, a retired Air Force flight surgeon who reached the rank of Lt. Colonel is the Medical Director for the Village Drive establishment alongside John Mercado who acts as the Safety Officer. Both gentlemen lead a staff of respiratory therapists and health professionals who are dedicated to giving their patients quality care. How it works This treatment delivers 100% oxygen to the subject within the pressurized Hyperbaric chamber. A respiratory therapist sits outside the chamber in order to make sure everything is going smoothly. Each hyperbaric treatment is fondly named a "dive". During the "dive", pressurized oxygen fills the hyperbaric chamber. It increases the amount within a person's body from 15% to 20% more than normal. This speeds up and promotes the healing process. Your body is turbo charged with so much oxygen! In fact, the air pressure is raised up to three times higher than normal air pressure and your lungs absorb three times more oxygen. "In a hyperbaric chamber, By Miriam Landru all fluids in the body become healing oxygen transports," said Dr. Ferguson. Who it helps Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was initially designed to treat active scuba divers who suffer from decompression sickness. However, further use and research has decided that dive medicine or "hyperbarics" is suited to treat a variety of ailments. Hyperbaric therapy is safe and has very few side effects. In the United States, it is FDA approved for non-healing wounds, third degree burns and severe anemia among other ailments. Abroad it is approved for wider use to treat autism, PTSD, cerebral palsy, etc. For a full list, please see sidebar. If you feel treatment in a hyperbaric chamber would benefit you or a loved one, complimentary assessments are available by appointment. Your needs will be addressed and a personalized HBOT plan will be put into practice. Dr. Ferguson displays confidence in HBOT treatment, "I think the more it's used in the United States, the more it will be used as a mainstay of medicine." For more information or to schedule an appointment please call 910.920.1165. 2013 Medical & Dental Directory | 57

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