I was recently asked this question: “Dear Doc, I broke my hip. Because of my relatively young age, the doctors decided to pin the femoral head to the neck instead of doing a replacement. My question: Are there treatments which will speed the recovery? (I have access to oxygen.)” My response was as follows: “Sorry … Read more
Hi Doc, A mate and I have been meeting at the local pool each week to practice some static apnea, and my breath-hold time has steadily improved. Occasionally though, I have a week where I can’t even match the time I started with a couple of months ago. I realize there are many factors at … Read more
Despite notable advances by various medical insurers and professional organizations, recompression treatment and, even more so, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) remain open to abuse by uninformed, unqualified and unscrupulous practitioners. The following inquiry I received a while back is a prime example: **** Dear Doc, My friend was treated for DCI in Belize. He complained … Read more
Hi Doc V, Today, I heard about a man who was diagnosed as impotent due to diving (in Singapore, where the quality of medical services is quite high). That made me think of a friend of mine who told me some time back that he’s been suffering from erectile dysfunction for about six months. He … Read more
Dear Fellow Divers, This is the first of our blogs and every few days or so, a number of diving writers with important opinions will have something to say: John Bantin, who spends a dozen or more weeks a year testing equipment for DIVER magazine; Bob Halstead, the retired owner of the Telita in PNG, … Read more
