Ozone therapy

Ozone therapy - What is ozone?

What is ozone therapy?

• In what diseases is ozone therapy usually applied ?

  A whole number of pathological conditions exist which can be influenced positively or even healed by ozone. This is a fact which has been confirmed by a wide series of scientific investigations and medical publications. As a rule, medical ozone is applied in addition to other therapeutic methods ie it belongs to the field of complementary medicine. For all patients, men and women, to know about the latest developments in ozone therapy – and as quickly as possible – a large number of therapists (in Europe) got together and founded the (legally registered) Medical Society for Ozone Application in Prevention and Therapy, formerly called the Medical Society for Ozone Therapy, with the aim of providing basic information to doctors/therapists and patients alike.  As to how far your physician is able to inform and help you depends on the country you are in and the current status of medical ozone. All should know, however, that medical ozone, when properly and responsibly handled (and the correct indication has been established), is safe, practical, effective and – as a preventive at least – low in cost. Naturally, in spite of this , as with all other forms of medical treatment, no 100 % guarantee can be given that ozone therapy will alleviate the condition it has been applied for. Success will vary according to the patient’s state of health, the frequency of ozone treatment, the doses and concentrations applied, and a number of other factor.

  • Circulatory disorders
  • Regeneration and revitalisation
  • The elderly patient. Prevention and therapy
  • Diseases of the eye
  • Malignant disease (cancer)
  • Fungal skin infections and infected skin lesions
  • Infected wounds
  • Intestinal diseases: proctitis and colitis
  • Viral diseases
  • Herpes simplex (facial herpes), herpes zoster (shingles)
  • Inflammatory processes of the liver
  • Inflammatory and degenerative joint conditions
  • Arthritic/rheumatic conditions
  • Chronic polyarthritis

• Effects and medical uses

  Activation of red blood cell metabolism improved oxygen supply. Activation of immune cells the body releases is own vital cytokins, such as interferones and interleukins. Increase and activation of the body’s own antioxidants and radical scavengers.

  Medical uses:

  • arterial circulatory disorders (peripheral and cerebral in particular);
  • revitalization;
  • omplementary therapy in various kinds of cancer;
  • general immune weakness;
  • inflammatory processes, eg arthritis, reactivated;
  • arthrosis, vascular conditions;
  • age-related processes.

• What should I know as a patient ?

  Before undergoing any form of ozone therapy, you should inform your doctor about any medication or special dietary measures you are taking or have been taking recently. You should only discontinue a regimen of this kind if your doctor advises you to do so. He or she should also know about allergies, inherited diseases or other complaints, and how they have been treated.

  In many countries, especially outside Europe, ozone therapy is not always covered by health insurance policies or employers’ medical benefit schemes. You should also try to find out where ozone units exist in your country, what trained specialists are available, and how much treatment costs. Most ozone applications are in series of up to 10 sessions, and a second or even third series may be necessary in some indications.

  Nevertheless, you should always remember that a little prevention can save a much more expensive full-scale treatment later on. Ozone therapy is low risk and usually applied as a complementary, additive or restorative method, ie in accompaniment of standard medical treatments.

Properties and effect of the ozone therapy

• The treatment of circulatory disorders, also in the field of geriatrics;
• The treatment of diseases produced by viruses such as liver diseases (hepatitis) and herpes;
• The treatment of infected, badly healing wounds and inflammatory processes, such as for example:
  • Open ulcers on the legs (ulcus cruris);
  • Inflammatory intestinal conditions (Colitis, Proktitis);
  • Burns, scalds and infected wounds, fungus infections and others;
• As an additive or complementary therapy in various types of cancer, ozone is applied for general immunoactivation at low dosages in the form of “major autohemotherapy” (reinfusion) or “minor autohemotherapy” (reinjection) via the intramuscular route.