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How Hyperbaric Oxygen
Therapy Relates to
Modern Medicine
By Annie GabrielHYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBOT)—IS GAINING MORE RECOGNITION THESE DAYS, ADDRESSING CONDITIONS FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TO AUTISM. WHILE CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE VIEWED HBOT SOLELY AS A TREATMENT FOR DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS FOR YEARS, THE THERAPY IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON IN GENERAL PRACTICE AS MORE DOCTORS BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH NEW APPLICATIONS.
What exactly is HBOT? Simply put, it’s the medical use of oxygen at higher than atmospheric pressure. Hyper means increased and baric means pressure.
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