Haley's HBOT Progress


Haley's progress we noted during the first 20 hyperbaric dives:

1.  She began talking more, engaging in & starting conversation & speaking more clearly.
2.  She said she could see better & wanted to read a book by herself.
3.  Her appetite increased dramatically.
4.  Her gross motor improved drastically:  moving more fluidly, using her arms to pick herself up & adjust herself, pulling herself out of her chair, began sitting on a backless bench, rolling over, lifting & holding her legs up in the air.
5.  Fine Motor improvements:  able to unbuckle her carseat, feeding herself wonderfully, clapping has improved, brushing her own teeth.
6.  Going potty strictly on the potty.


Haley's progress notes for hyperbaric dives 20-40:

1.  Gross motor improvements:  she is now doing sit-ups, can sit up unassisted on a backless bench for 10 mins., she can lay on the floor & hold on to your hands & pull herself up to standing, doing leg lifts & scissoring them, rolling over in both directions with ease, can push herself up onto her elbows & then hands from her back, doing torso push ups, getting up into crawling with less assistance.
2.  Fine motor improvements:  feeding herself with accuracy, able to throw a ball, eye-hand coordination is improving, able to hold writing utensils better, puzzles & shape sorters she used to have trouble with are now to easy.
3.Speech improvements:  she is speaking so much clearer & so much more, speaking in full sentences, able to put up to 4 syllables together without taking a breath in between (said nickelodean).
4.  Learning to read again.
5.  She is reacting quicker & able to respond faster.
6.  She is playing games & wanting to play in her room again with her toys.
7.  Assisting more with putting on her clothes.
8.  Able to chew & swallow easier.
9.  Overall spirit improving:  joking around more, wanting to help cook, wanting to color & paint.


Haley's progress notes for hyperbaric dives 40-80:

1.  Able to sit up on a backless bench for extended periods of time.
2.  Able to sit straight up from lying on her back on the floor.
3.  No signs of tremors in left arm any longer.
4.  Overall arm & hand control continuing to improve.
5.  Able to get up into crawling position all by herself.
6.  She is now able to ride a bicycle (3-wheel trek) with no special adjustments.
7.  Appetite continues to improve & is now able to drink out of a spill proof cup.
8.  She is now using the computer & attention span improving.
9.  Making bracelets with beads & able to connect items together using fine motor.
10.  Speaking more & more with improved clarity & syllables.
11.  Joking around more, asking to see her friends, wanting to go to the mall, etc...
12.  Along with these improvements, she has continued to improve on all the previous ones as well.


Haley's progress notes for hyperbaric dives 80-100:

1.  Able to get up into crawling position with ease & has made some crawling steps unassisted.
2.  Can pull herself up into the beanbag from laying on the floor.
3.  Getting up onto her knees & then trying to get into standing all by herself.
4.  Sitting on the floor indian style for long periods playing with her toys effortlessly.
5.  Working on walking & standing.
6.  Was standing on the parallel bars unassisted & took 1 step all by herself.
7.  Standing up longer & longer unassisted.
8.  Her walking gait has greatly improved.
9.  Handwriting has improved.
10.  She is reading & playing games on the PSP, etc...
11.  She is so engaging in conversations.
12.  Riding her bike with greater ease.