copyright the Chronicle April 13, 2016
by Natalie Hormilla
On a recent rainy morning, Grace Johnstone zipped up what looked like a cross between an astronaut suit and a duffle bag and flipped a switch. The thing’s slack walls filled out and stiffened as it filled with air, and it made a loud, vaccum-type sound.
But it’s not loud if you’re inside it, Ms. Johnstone said.
For a person who comes to Community Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in East Hardwick, getting inside this contraption – a hyperbaric chamber – can lead to healing that may not happen otherwise, Ms. Johnstone said.
“Some people go through the medical wringer, and straighten themselves out with HBOT.…To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe:
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