An airbag for bikers. Seem far fetched?

A new airbag system for horse riders designed to reduce the chances of a spinal injury in an accident could potentially be used by motorcyclists.

The Point Two jacket contains an airbag that deploys on impact and has been developed by the Transport Research Laboratory.

Initially designed for horse riders, it is hoped the technology will cut serious spinal cord injury rates among motorcyclists as well. The only protection for bikers available  now is Kevlar running down the back of a jacket.

If something similar to an airbag can be deployed without causing any further injury to the rider, this could be a viable piece of safety equipment and one that, if it is effective, could prevent motorcyclists from suffering some serious injuries.

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New oxygen therapy could be a breath of hope for head injury victims

Oxygen therapy, originally designed to treat deep sea divers suffering from rapid decompression injuries (commonly known as the ‘bends’) could have a new part to play in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries.

Preliminary studies carried out at the Oklahoma State University Center for Aerospace and Hyperbaric Medicine have indicated that pressurised oxygen therapy (or hyperbaric therapy) could help those suffering from brain injuries. Although in its very early stages, the treatment has already been successful in treating returning veterans from war zones who have been injured by improvised explosive devices or are suffering the effects of Post Traumatic Stress.

The Center has already had some success in small studies and through anecdotal evidence that treatment using pressurised oxygen shows a marked improvement in those suffering from brain injuries, with a reduction in headaches, sleep disturbance and depression. The project is part of a larger study, which more than 1,000 subjects will take part in over the next four years.

Helping the brain to heal itself

The treatment works on the basis of taking a Brain Injury patient to an oxygen pressure of 1.5 atmospheres at least 40 times. The theory is that this will saturate the brain with oxygen and help the brain injury to heal. Hyperbaric therapy is already widely used for diabetic wounds, but is an area that is only just beginning to be explored because of the lack of available pressurised oxygen units. If the studies continue to be as positive as the preliminary reports suggest, this could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of serious brain injuries.

Finding its place as a treatment therapy

Hyperbaric therapy is a relatively new concept and until recently has been confined to the treatment of divers suffering from the bends, where bubbles of nitrogen become trapped in the blood and tissue. However, thanks to the research now being done by the OSU Center and other research teams, it could find a place treating a wider range of injuries and conditions, including serious brain injury. If the preliminary indications are anything to go by, the treatment could mark a new phase in brain injury therapy that will work alongside other forms of treatments to give a more holistic approach to recovery.

Currently, the therapy is being used to treat soldiers who have suffered traumatic injury as the result of battlefield injuries. But if the wider study is successful, it could be recognised as an official treatment in the US and lead to continuing research and development around the world.

The serious injury lawyers in Stark & Stark Injury Group keeps up with the latest developments in the treatment of brain, burn and spinal cord injuries. If you have questions a brain, burn or spinal cord injury caused by trauma, call a lawyer at Stark & Stark. Initial consultations are without charge. http://www.starkinjurygroup.com

A new device for the treatment of spinal cord injury could restore up to 80 per cent of a patient’s normal functioning, it has been claimed. While I do not know whether the claims by InVivo Therapeutics are valid, it is worth notice.

Frank Reynolds, the head of InVivo Therapeutics, which is behind the technology, told the Boston Globe that trials on primates have proved successful.

He said: “100 percent of our monkeys have gotten up and walked in just about three weeks.”

The device made from a biodegradable polymer that is implanted in the spinal cord of patients immediately after an injury and may include stem cells added to it, which trials have shown to markedly improve results.

It works by helping to stabilise the spine and allow neuroplasticity – the ability of the nervous system to work around damage.

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