To all interested List Members:
Recently, we completed a second-tier series
of evaluations involving several modalities for addressing slow-response
healing of skin ulcerations/wounds. As most, long-term, members are
aware we dedicate some areas of research to geriatrically-based
investigations.
Additionally, although we have access to a
majority of the more recent technologies, many of our experimental
protocols are designed, primarily, for research endeavors in third-world
and/or extremely poor communities. Therefore, effectivity,
availability and cost become paramount in evaluating protocols
applicable to these areas
Hopefully, some of you may find these
results relating to our most effective, recent, experimental
protocol......informative.
This recently completed investigation involved three
different groups of volunteers including 8 persons in each group.
Volunteers were equally distributed based, primarily, on the type and
seriousness of the wound/ulcer. Their ages varied from 55 to 83 years
and included 14 males and 10 females. These individuals suffered from a
variety of long-term body-surface ulcerations and slow healing wounds
(two months or longer). Seven of them were diabetics (four were
insulin-dependent).
One group received a conventional, alleopathic-type
protocol including surface cleaning (every 24 hours), plus internal and
topical antibiotic procedures....until granulation started to
occur---cleaning then occurred every 48 hours; a second group received
a protocol involving cleaning/abraiding and application of 5% H2O2,
followed by sterile gauze saturated with 10 ppm colloidal silver ( every
36 hours); the third group received the cleaning/abraiding and H2O2
procedure similar to the second group, with the additional use of
plastic sleeves/boot enclosures, into which pure oxygen was injected
(at approximately 1.5 to 2 atmospheres). The oxygen treatment sessions
were for 1 hour each, twice daily. CS saturated bandages were kept in
place at all other times.
The results were quite revealing. Group One
experienced complete recovery in 2 cases, within 3-4 weeks, moderate
improvement in 3 cases within 4 weeks, and little, or no improvement in
3 cases, within 4 weeks. Group Two experienced complete recovery in 5
cases within 21 days, one case within 28 days, 75% wound-size
reduction in one case within 28 days and a 25% wound-size reduction in
one case within 28 days. The last case was one involving an 82 year old
male with severe insulin-dependent diabetes, suffering from a major
ulceration on the right ankle. His ulcer had, prior to this experiment,
failed to respond to all treatments attempted......for the previous 18
months.
Group Three experienced a complete recovery of 5 individuals within 14
days, 2 individuals within 16 days and a 90% recovery of last individual
within 28 days.
We were MOST impressed with the rapid acceleration of tissue
granulation among the group receiving the oxygen-bag therapy element.
Granulation was evident in some cases, within 56 to 72 hours after
initiation....this in some cases of long-term insults (one-year and
longer).
We are well aware this is not a leading-edge or
ground-breaking protocol----elements of which have been used by numerous
other groups/facilities; especially hyperbaric facilities. However,
these data confirmed, for us, our belief that such protocols can be of
enormous benefit in areas of the world (even here) not having the
facilities--or money--to adequately treat such painful and debilitating
conditions.
We, purposely, used non-outgassing plastic bags
(obtainable from many commercial sources) for use as the boots/sleeves;
plus using standard, commercial welding oxygen. These materials are
readily available in the lesser developed nations.
These results must be considered anecdotal.
Please remember, we do not treat or prescribe
for ANY medical condition......we are an experimental research group
only.
Sincerely, Brooks Bradley.
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