You stated that Dr. William Hammesfahr is a quack - well the following people and organizations do not agree -
"Claims that the revolutionary stroke therapy could not possibly be true, and therefore must be fraudulent, were brought before the Florida Department of Health.
After a thorough investigation, Judge Susan Kirkland (of the Florida Department of Health) declared that Dr. Hammesfahr was "the first physician to treat patients successfully to restore deficits caused by stroke."
"Diane K. Harley, a court-recognized expert in physical therapy located in the Tampa Bay area, reported that most patients in her study had been paralyzed for longer than a year and had no hope of improvement. She tested patients in the study prior to the protocol, and then three weeks into the procedure. Of 242 patients tested, 221 improved within three weeks, and none were harmed."
"Dr. Alex T. Gimon, a Tampa Bay psychologist and a court-recognized expert in neuropsychology and brain injury, tested a group of 168 patients, and then a group of 164 patients. Again, most of these subjects had experienced stroke or brain injury at least a year before the study began, and had discontinued physical and cognitive rehabilitation. Gimon reported marked improvement in most of his test subjects within 15 days.
Acceptance by Medicare is a good sign that a treatment has been accepted into the medical mainstream.
In November of 2002, Medicare approved federal funds for the Hammesfahr treatment, identifying the innovative physician as the first to treat patients with permanent neurological deficits who were previously felt to be untreatable.
Finally, the U.S. Patent Office,
After a five-year investigation,
declared the therapy innovative and effective, and issued a patent. "
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Strokes can now often be treated successfully with medications years after the original incident. Dr. William Hammesfahr, a Florida physician, discovered that the use of FDA-approved hypertension and cardiac disease medications can produce significant improvement in cognitive, personality, intellectual and memory function in most patients with brain injury or stroke.
For this discovery, Hammesfahr was nominated in 1999 for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology.
Previously, it was believed that stroke victims saw whatever improvement there would be within the first few hours, and that there would be little or no improvement thereafter. Medications given after strokes were mainly to prevent further strokes.
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Dr. William Hammesfahr, M.D., Nobel Prize Nominee, To Speak At National Peripheral Neuropathy Convention
Dr. Hammesfahr will be commenting on the connection between neuropathy pain and poor blood flow and treatment options to help relieve pain and other symptoms caused by the condition. Dr. Hammesfahr is a recognized expert in treating neurological disorders through improving and normalizing blood flow into the damaged areas.
ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) June 25, 2004 -- Dr. William Hammesfahr, M.D. ,noted neurologist, will be speaking at the National Peripheral Neuropathy Convention in Orlando on Saturday, June 26, 2004. Dr. Hammesfahr will be a featured lecturer, speaking about “Neuropathy Pain” and “Diabetic Neuropathy.” Dr. Hammesfahr will be commenting on the connection between neuropathy pain and poor blood flow and treatment options to help relieve pain and other symptoms caused by the condition. Dr. Hammesfahr is a recognized expert in treating neurological disorders through improving and normalizing blood flow into the damaged areas.
And you say he's a quack?! Many people have testified differently as well as the U.S. Patent Office and Medicare!