Professor Golden collaborates internationally on research on hyberbaric treatment

Dr. Charles Golden met with members of the International Hyberparic Association in London in October to exchange research findings and to investigate the development of a global research program to identify the uses of hyperbaric treatment (HBOT) in adults and children with acute and chronic brain injuries. While HBOT is well accepted in some countries for both short and long term disorders, it has been less well accepted in the United States due to a perceived lack of research supporting its efficacy, especially a lack of double blind research.

Dr. Golden shared work done over the last seven years with the recently deceased Dr. Richard Neubauer of Ocean Hyperbaric in Lauderdale by the Sea. This work demonstrared improvement in cognitive and motor functioning in child and adult clients with chronic brain injury after 40-80 treatments with HBOT. Dr. Neubauer had also completed case studies on the effectiveness of HBOT in acute carbon monoxide poisoning, a use which has been generally recognized worldwide including the US. Dr. Golden hopes to continue to honor Dr. Neubauer through dissemination of their collaboration in order to further recognize and honor his pioneering work. To date, Dr. Golden and his students have published several articles on the HBOT research in the International Journal of Neuroscience and Disability and Rehabilitation, as well as presentations at numerous conferences including the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.