Ozone Therapy

Ozone for therapeutic purposes

Medical ozone is always used as a mixture of pure ozone and pure oxygen. Depending on the application, the ozone concentration varies between 1 and 100 µg/ml (0.05 – 5% O3). An ozone therapist or a doctor trained in ozone therapy will determine the complete dose to be taken by the patient based on the patient’s condition and medical indication.

Characteristics and effect

Due to the well-known bactericidal, fungicidal, and virostatic properties of medical ozone, it is used for disinfection of infected wounds and also for the treatment of diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. Due to its ability to increase blood circulation, it is used in the treatment of circulatory disorders and contributes to the revitalization of organic functions.

When used in low doses, it increases the body’s resistance, in other words, ozone activates the immune system.

In response to this activation by ozone, the body’s immune cells produce special messengers (message carriers) called cytokines (containing important mediators such as interferones or interleukins). They notify other immune cells by creating a chain of positive changes throughout the entire immune system that is stimulated to resist disease. This leads to particularly successful results in the application of medical ozone, especially to patients with weakened or impaired immune systems.

Small amounts of ozone applied, known as Major Autohemotherapy, eventually activate the body’s own antioxidants and enzymes that destroy free radicals. Thus, it is understood why ozone is used in chronic inflammatory diseases.

Indications

Thanks to its selective properties, medical ozone is used in 4 basic areas:

  • In the treatment of circulatory disorders and geriatrics
  • In the treatment of diseases caused by viruses, for example hepatitis from liver diseases, herpes (herpes).
  • Selectively heats the fat tissues –RF technology directs the energy to the fat tissues and prevents it from going to other tissues. Therefore, better clinical results are obtained.
  • In difficult-to-heal infected wounds and inflammatory diseases, for example; • Open sores on the legs (ulcus cruris)
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases (colitis, Proctitis)
  • Burns, scalds and infected wounds, fungal infections
  • In cancer treatment, ozone is used in the form of "major autohemotherapy" or as "minor autohemotherapy" in low doses as an additive or complementary to the immune system.

Application methods

WARNING: Inhalation of ozone gas is inconvenient as it causes irritation in the lungs.
As a result of years of experience and in the light of recent clinical studies, the validity of five application forms has been accepted:

  • Major autohemotherapy
  • Minor autohemotherapy
  • External therapy
  • Rectal or vaginal ozone application
  • Intra-articular injection of ozone