Ozone Therapy

Ozone, as a triatomic oxygen compound O3, is an energy-rich form of the normal atmospheric oxygen O2, which is a diatomic oxygen compound. Ozone is a colorless gas with a typical odor. Due to its strong oxidizing effect and pronounced disinfectant properties, ozone is used worldwide for the purification of polluted water and the preparation of drinking water.
Medical ozone is made from pure oxygen. In an ozone generator, O2 is converted into O3 by means of silent electronic discharge. The concentration is determined by the treating physician depending on the indication and the patient's condition.
Because the ozone molecule is not stable, medical ozone is made on site and used immediately.

Ozone stimulates the antioxidant system in the body. The most important application is based on the chemical reaction of ozone with the body's own molecules (especially in self-blood therapy and rectal insufflation).

Ozone therapy is completely risk-free and harmless, but ozone itself is toxic to the lung mucosa (hence the danger of ozone peaks in the atmosphere during high heat and air pollution). However, ozone in dissolved form is a very interesting medicine. There are different forms of ozone therapy:

• Own blood therapy is the most frequently used form: during major self-blood treatment, 100 to 250 ml of blood is enriched with ozone and returned to the body via a drip. In a minor self-blood treatment, 5 to 10 ml of blood is mixed with the ozone-oxygen mixture in a syringe and injected back into the buttock.
• Ozone water: by enriching bi-distilled water with ozone for a certain period of time, ozone water is created. This is very effective for acne, infected wounds and Helicobacter infections of the stomach.
• Ointment: saturating olive oil with ozone for a certain period of time creates ozone ointment. This ointment lasts longer than ozone water and has the same indications as the water but is more powerful. It is particularly effective for bedsores, burns, gangrene, fungal nails and eczema.
• Fumigation: with this technique the body part to be treated, e.g. a poorly healing wound, brought into contact with ozone. After this treatment, better blood flow and faster healing are observed.
• Rectal insufflation is mainly used for intestinal diseases (colitis, Crohn's). The ozone-oxygen gas is introduced into the intestine via a catheter.

Intra-articular injections: are used in rheumatology, orthopedics and traumatology.

There are many diseases that can be positively influenced or even cured by ozone therapy. Thanks to its favorable therapeutic results, ozone therapy has acquired an irreplaceable place in medicine in recent years.
To ensure that you as a patient can benefit from the latest scientific developments, the ozone therapists have united in the Study and Documentation Center for Ozone Therapy vzw, which aims to exchange experiences between doctors, discuss patients and their indications, stimulate research, etc.
Your ozone therapist can inform you which conditions ozone therapy can be effective and useful for.
As with all other therapies, it is of course not possible to give a 100% guarantee of the therapeutic result in advance with ozone therapy.

Ozone therapy is effective for:

– Circulatory disorders of the brain, heart and limbs
– Bacterial and viral infections (hepatitis, herpes, zona)
– Burns, skin infections and infected wounds (open wounds and pressure sores)
– Asthmatic complaints and allergies; COPD (chronic bronchitis)
– Complaints of fatigue, exhaustion, burn-out and weakening of the body
– Long-term and chronic pain, including pain from rheumatoid arthritis or pain due to damaged nerves (postzonal pain)
– Certain eye diseases such as macular degeneration
– Treatments aimed at anti-aging
– Before and after surgical intervention (faster recovery and fewer complications)