Two papers have just been published on intermittent hypoxia (IH) (or oxygen deprivation), both showing a strong link to nerve restoration.
“Acute IH elicits sustained increases in volitional somatic motor output in persons with chronic SCI. Thus, acute IH has promise as a therapeutic tool to induce plasticity and enhance motor function in SCI patients.” From the paper Exposure to Acute Intermittent Hypoxia Augments Somatic Motor Function in Humans With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
“The evidence presented here suggests that repetitive exposure to acute IH is a viable therapeutic approach to treat spinal injury. Indeed, in persons with incomplete, chronic SCI (American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale C or D; average of 15 years after injury), even a single presentation of AIH increases plantar flexion torque by 82 per cent, an effect that lasts 4 hours..,” from the paper Repetitive Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Respiratory and Somatic Motor Recovery after Chronic Cervical Spinal Injury