Is there really a necessity for double-blind controlled studies for cerebral palsy--children or adults? In other words, does this population have a history of improvement from placebo? If a group of 60-year olds with high blood pressure is told, "here's a pill that will reduce your blood presure", and they all take it--and it's a sugar pill--and 75% of them do actually have reduced blood pressure, then it would be reasonable to say that group of patients had improvement from placebo. In a group of cp kids/adults aged 1 to 9 or 99 (or whatever range), have they ever been given a drug or treatment or food or whatever and been told, "At 10 treatments/dosages you'll be able to sit up on your own. At 20 treatments you'll be able to stand unaided. At 30 treatments you'll be able to walk."--and then has this group then in fact been given the equivalent of a 'sugar pill'--something of no theraputic value, something of no basis in science--and has this population then improved from placebo? If there is no history of repeated improvement under placebo, then is there a necessity for double-blind controlled studies for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in treating cp? "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson, an early advocate of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. ---------------------------- David Freels 2948 Windfield Circle Tucker, GA 30084-6714 USA 770/491-6776 (phone and fax) [log in to unmask] "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson, an early advocate of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. ---------------------------- David Freels 2948 Windfield Circle Tucker, GA 30084-6714 USA 770/491-6776 (phone and fax) 509/275-1618 (efax, sends fax as email attachment) [log in to unmask]