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very good for treating head injuries. It is being used in sports such as American
football, where head injuries are a serious concern.
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Cryotherapy Submit parts of the body Relieve muscle pain.

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scles. False. It can target specific areas.

b • You can use hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve your pulmonary capacities.
is being False. It helps muscles.

a serious c • American football players often get head injuries.

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a pressurised room to get Limit swelling.
a pressurised room to get Limit swelling.
more oxygen than normal. Treat head injuries.
more oxygen than normal. Treat head injuries.

8 Say if the following sentences are true or false and correct them if necessary.
8 Say if the following sentences are true or false and correct them if necessary.
a • Cryotherapy is isused
a. Cryotherapy used on thewhole
on the whole body
body only
only.
aFalse.
• Cryotherapy is used on the whole body only.
It can target specific areas.
False. It can target specific areas.
b • You can use hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve your pulmonary capacities.
bFalse.
• You can use
It helps hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve your pulmonary capacities.
muscles.
False. It helps muscles.
c • American football
b. You can players
use hyperbaric often
oxygen get head
therapy injuries.
to improve pulmonary capacities.

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• American football players often get head injuries.
True.

c. American Football players often get head injuries.

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