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Isn’t hyperbaric oxygen therapy only approved for SCUBA-related injuries?

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Isn’t hyperbaric oxygen therapy only approved for SCUBA-related injuries?

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No. The HBOT story only begins with undersea medicine. Besides decompression sickness, or “the bends,” the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) recognizes 12 diseases and conditions for which physicians may prescribe hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Please see our list of UHMS-approved HBOT diseases and conditions here.