Report on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: An Overlooked Therapeutic Option in Stroke Recovery and a Potential Source of Health Sector Revenue and Health Tourism

S Lowe; D R Le Mercier du Quesnay; Pmh Gayle; F Henry-Pinnock; T Wedderburn-Buddo

doi:10.7727/wimj.2014.225

Report on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: An Overlooked Therapeutic Option in Stroke Recovery and a Potential Source of Health Sector Revenue and Health Tourism

West Indian Med J. 2015 Jun 30;65(1):198-203. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2014.225.

Authors

S Lowe¹, D R Le Mercier du Quesnay², Pmh Gayle³, F Henry-Pinnock⁴, T Wedderburn-Buddo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Private practice, Kingston, Jamaica. E-mail: hello@onlinecounsellingjamaica.com.
² Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
³ Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Centre for Marine Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Discovery Bay, St Ann, Jamaica.
⁴ Hyperbaric Treatment Facility, Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Centre for Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, Discovery Bay, St Ann, Jamaica.

PMID: 26907984
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2014.225

Abstract

This is a special case report on Jamaica's first use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in stroke recovery, presented at the 56^th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica. The literature and story behind the trial ‒ covering case history, diagnosis and discussion of outcome ‒ technical issues, costing, insurance and possibilities for income earning and health tourism are explored.

Keywords: Cerebrovascular accident recovery; health tourism; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; stroke recovery; stroke rehabilitation.