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Hyperbaric medicine is often linked to SCUBA diving, but the first documented use of hyperbaric therapy within a chamber dates back to 1662. In 1834 in France, Junod began treating pulmonary diseases in a hyperbaric chamber of his own construction. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy was first used to recompress divers by Behnke in the 1930's, and to reduce the side effects of radiation in cancer treatment by Churchill Davidson in the 1950's. While its history is long and varied, today Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is found in many of the best hospitals and clinics around the world. Advanced research and education continues to reinforce the therapy's benefits and fuel its growth.

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