Concussion – healing injured brain tissue

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Concussion and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause a number of debilitating conditions with few treatment options. Fortunately, hyperbaric oxygenation has helped many people with concussion and should be included in the concussion treatment guidelines.

How to prevent your ears popping – and other tips to protect your hearing on holiday

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

Taking a break and jetting off abroad can be the perfect way to escape the reality of day-to-day life. But for some, the perfect getaway can start to wreak havoc on our ears as soon as the plane takes off.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Aug 04, 2022

The three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan are diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off. Metabolism problems such as slow thyroid, type 2 diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems like constipation, IBS, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do.

How the Mayo Clinic heals wounds

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

The world-famous Mayo Clinic uses hyperbaric oxygenation to treat a wide variety of non-healing wounds and ulcers, tissue injuries, and radiation tissue injury, and the same service is available here in Galway.

Get Ireland Growing 2022 Connacht Community Hero announced

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

Helen Murphy of Glenamaddy Community Garden has been named Connacht Community Hero in this year's Get Ireland Growing awards.

Overcoming the side effects of radiation therapy

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 per cent of patients. This is called radiation tissue injury. Hyperbaric oxygenation is the preferred treatment globally for the side effects of radiation therapy and is paid for by most private healthcare insurance.

Hyperbaric oxygenation is an established non-invasive adjunct treatment during and after cancer radiation therapy. By breathing oxygen under pressure more oxygen is able to dissolve in the tissue, helping it to heal.

The dangers of prolonged high temperatures

Thu, Jul 21, 2022

Having lived through the status yellow - high temperature warning for Ireland over the last week, we have all been reminded of the need to manage heat properly.

Long Covid – help is at hand

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

Most people who get Covid-19 get better very quickly. Some people continue to experience symptoms, and even have other symptoms develop in the weeks and sometimes months following their infection. This is commonly referred to as long Covid. Some of the more common long Covid symptoms include a lasting cough, fatigue, aches and pains, brain fog, loss of taste, loss of sense of smell, and insomnia.

Current treatments for long Covid currently focus on managing the symptoms and improving quality of life. One recommended treatment for long Covid is hyperbaric oxygenation. Users of hyperbaric oxygenation are reporting relief for a wide range of long Covid symptoms. They are reporting better quality sleep, more energy, relief from pain, improved sense of smell and/or taste, and improved concentration after a series of sessions. Hyperbaric oxygenation is proven to help reduce inflammation, encourage new blood vessel growth, and stem cell production.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Two in five people believe pandemic will never be fully over, says Ipsos survey for IPHA

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Two in five people believe the Covid-19 pandemic will never be fully over, according to new research carried out by Ipsos for the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA).

The miracle of your metabolism for weight loss

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, I can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day! Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Hyperbaric oxygenation for thermal burns

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

Burn injuries are among the most painful and difficult to heal injuries, and unfortunately incredibly common in both adults and children.

New study reveals living with a food allergy costs an average €1,600 a year

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

New safefood funded research that looked at the cost of living with a food allergy or coeliac disease in Ireland has estimated that the average cost burden for a child with a food allergy is €1,439 every year, rising to €1,602 for an adult.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

With total focus on fixing your metabolism, System 10 can help you transform your weight loss, energy, sleep, health and much more. A good metabolism is the foundation of everything you are. A good metabolism gets you burning more fat every hour, 24 hours a day. Nothing can beat it for results. It is your weight loss master switch.

Incontinence and erectile dysfunction after prostate surgery

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

Incontinence and ED can be extremely debilitating for men, until now. BTL Emsella is a breakthrough treatment for incontinence and confidence. This technology revolutionises intimate health and wellness by providing those suffering from incontinence (treating both faecal and urinary incontinence) with a completely non-invasive option. This treatment is for both men and women.

SmartFit Hearing brings something new to Galway hearing aid wearers

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

SmartFit Hearing has opened a six-day-a-week audiology centre in Galway. The company aims to provide the people of Galway with an alternative to high priced hearing solutions. Its business model is simple, the company engages with the large hearing aid manufacturers to get the latest hearing aid technology at reasonable prices. Then it passes these savings on to customers.

It takes two - couple in Castlegar GAA Slimming World group lose five stone between them

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

A couple from Castlegar GAA Slimming World Group who have turned their lives around by losing a combined five stone in 19 weeks have bagged a life time free membership.

Breakthrough treatment for incontinence and confidence

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Chez Elaine has brought yet another new treatment to Galway and this time it is medical. BTL Emsella is a breakthrough treatment for incontinence and confidence. This unique technology revolutionises intimate health and wellness by providing those suffering from incontinence with a completely non-invasive option. This treatment is for both men and women.

Dubbed the “Kegel throne,” Emsella was featured in last week's The Irish Times, and on radio stations such as Newstalk and 2fm in recent weeks. "The device is getting a lot of press coverage in recent times and we are so delighted to be the first clinic in the west to bring this medical breakthrough to the public," says Elaine Joyce, owner of Chez Elaine.

Tir na nÓG Clinic: offering medical and surgical solutions for hair loss

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

A family-run clinic owned by husband and wife team, Dr Kevin and Natasha McDonald, Tir na nÓg offers affordable yet extensive hair transplant surgeries, aiming to transform the confidence of patients.

Oxygenation for breast cancer patients – reducing the risk of failure in breast reconstruction

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Surgery is a common treatment option for women with breast cancer. The surgery is to remove the cancerous tissue and the area close to it. There are many different ways of operating on breast cancer and the type of surgery will depend on the stage of the patient’s cancer. Surgery can range from breast-conserving surgery (removing part of the breast) to a full mastectomy (removing the whole breast). Many women also opt for breast reconstruction surgery which helps to restore the appearance of their breasts. Frequently for these surgeries, the patient is left with skin flaps and skin grafts to help close the wound. For skin grafts or flaps to survive and the wound to heal well a new blood supply needs to form from the underlying tissue to the grafted skin. One of the risks of these surgeries is that the skin flaps or grafts do not heal well due to ischaemia (insufficient supply of blood) or necrosis (the tissue dying).

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