MARGATE, SOUTH FLORIDA APRIL 28, 2008 NEW UNIQUE “HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT CENTER” OPENS IN MARGATE, FLORIDA “THE HEALING INSTITUTE” WILL BE THE FIRST STATE OF THE ART COMPREHENSIVE CENTER TO OFFER HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY, SPEECH, PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES, AND BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY AT ONE LOCATION FOR PATIENT CONVENIENCE. DR. WEISS’ HEALING INSTITUTE WILL USE HYPERBARIC MEDICINE TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESSES NOT TYPICALLY COVERED BY INSURANCE INCLUDING STROKE, CEREBAL PALSY, AUTISM, NEAR DROWNING, MEMORY LOSS, BRAIN INJURIES, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, LYME DISEASE, AND REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RSD). “THE HEALING INSTITUTE” IS THE ONLY MEDICAL FACILITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA TO COMBINE SUCH THERAPIES FOR PATIENT & FAMILY CONVENIENCE SAYS DR. JEFFREY WEISS. THESE MULTIPLE THERAPIES ARE FREQUENTLY USED TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY IS AN EFFICIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN AND BODY. STUDIES IN RESPECTED MEDICAL JOURNALS SUGGEST ITS POSITIVE BENEFIT FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. UNLIKE OTHER CENTERS THAT USE “CLOSED IN” CHAMBERS, DR. WEISS’ CENTER USES SECHRIST CHAMBERS THAT OFFER AN UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE VIEW. DR. WEISS FELT COMPELLED TO ESTABLISH THIS UNIQUE CENTER WITH ALL THERAPIES INTEGRATED AT ONE LOCATION GIVEN HIS PERSONAL NEAR DROWNING INCIDENT WITH HIS SON JUSTIN IN 2002. DOCTORS GAVE UP ON JUSTIN AND SAID THAT HE WAS IN A PERSISTIVE VEGETATIVE STATE AFTER HE SLIPPED INTO THE FAMILY POOL. HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY WAS HIS LAST HOPE. THE WEISS FAMILY BOUGHT A CHAMBER AND JUSTIN UNDERWENT TREATMENT. JUSTIN, NOW 7, SITS UP, ATTENDS SCHOOL AND WATCHES TV. THE COORDINATION OF SPEECH, PHYSICAL AND BIOFEEDBACK THERAPIES WAS DIFFICULT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND PROMPTED DR. WEISS TO ESTABLISH A “ONE STOP” CENTER. “THE HEALING INSTITUTE” IS LOCATED AT: 1308 A/B NORTH STATE ROAD 7, MARGATE, FL 33063. TELEPHONE 954-975-3563.