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Pneumotherapy

Historical and Premodern Treatment Practice

Pneumotherapy is the medical use of compressed or rarefied gases, historically used to treat people suffering from pneumothorax, a condition in which the lung partially or fully collapses. As a treatment method it involved administering pressurized or reduced-pressure gases for therapeutic effect.

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Source Pneumotherapy (Wikipedia)
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Pneumotherapy (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumotherapy, lead section
    Pneumotherapy is the medical use of compressed or rarefied gases, and was at one time used to treat people suffering from pneumothorax.
  • Treats: Pneumothorax, Lead: treats Pneumothorax
    Pneumotherapy is the medical use of compressed or rarefied gases, and was at one time used to treat people suffering from pneumothorax (lung collapse).
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