Ozone Therapy Information, Ozone Therapy Articles, and Ozone Therapy Studies
Ozone Therapy Summary:
Ozone Therapy is a medical therapy that has been used worldwide for over 50 years with dramatic success and safety. In North America Ozone Therapy has remained 'controversial'. You will even find websites that call Ozone "toxic". The question you must ask yourself is if Ozone Therapy actually was toxic or dangerous, after over 50 years of use, how could it possibly continue to be used worldwide by practitioners, clinics, and hospitals?
World Ozone Congresses are held every two years by the IOA - the International Ozone Association, where new studies and procedures are presented and discussed. Countries such as Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Austria, all hold yearly Ozone Conventions (or Congresses) where physicians from around the world attend to present their new findings, new procedures, and results of new studies. In 2009 there was a very public announcement in Toronto Canada, an announcement that shook the world when everyday "allopathic" medical doctors openly announced that Ozone could be used to successfully treat herniated discs. If Ozone is "toxic", how can this be?
The word is out and the door is open. Whether you are already knowledgeable about Ozone and know its value in medicine, or whether you are a skeptic, you will enjoy this site on Ozone Therapy. Review the articles posted here, learn about how ozone works, take a course from one of our many Ozone Courses. Learn.
What is Ozone Therapy?
Ozone is three atoms of oxygen attached together, or O3. The Oxygen you are breathing right now is two atoms of oxygen attached together, or O2. They seem simlar, however they have completely different effects on the human body.
Ozone Therapy is an umbrella term used for a wide variety of procedures (Ozone Protocols) whereby ozone is introduced into, or onto,the human body. While it is possible to list over 150 different diseases and conditions Ozone can treat, here is a short list for your review::
* Cancer
* Lyme Disease
* AIDS
* Diabetes
* Stroke
* Depression
* Chronic Fatigue
* Lupus
* Fibromyalgia
In some clinics around the world (including Canada and the USA), ozone is the first agent given to each and every patient that enters the clinic regardless of their ailments. Ozone addresses the key issues in almost all disease conditions: oxygen delivery, circulation, and immune system function.
Ozone Therapy has proven beneficial effects such as:
* increasing oxygen delivery to cells, tissues, and organs
* increasing blood circulation throughout the body
* detoxification
* boosting of the immune system
* sterilizing and healing external wounds (many of which would otherwise not ever heal)
* gangrene
...and much more. Read the articles in this section to find out how Ozone Therapy may help you!
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Systemic Applications
Direct Intra-arterial and Intravenous Application
An oxygen/ozone mixture is slowly injected into an artery or vein with a hypodermic syringe. This method has been used primarily for arterial circulatory disorders. However, this method has been abandoned by most physicians in favor of safer modalities.
Rectal Insufflation
First pioneered by Payr and Aubourg in the 1930's, a mixture of ozone and oxygen is introduced through the rectum. In the past, it was believed that the ozone was absorbed into the body through the intestine. In fact, ozone reacts with the luminal content immediately and only some of the generated chemicals produced during the reaction are absorbed: this has been scientifically measured both in the portal and general circulation by Bocci and his colleagues. (2) Used for a wide variety of health problems—including arterial circulatory disorders, general immunoactivation, adjuvant cancer therapy, and to treat hepatitis A, B and C (3) -- this method is considered one of the safest. Typically, between 100-800 ml of oxygen and ozone (for an average adult of normal body weight) is insufflated into the rectum, a process that takes between ninety seconds and two minutes.
Rectal insufflation is considered a safe and simple method of ozone delivery that is particularly suited to the elderly (whose access to veins is often difficult), to babies and young children, and to others who don’t like getting stuck with hypodermic syringes. When administered under medical supervision in Germany, Russia and Cuba, a growing number of private individuals in the United States have used this method for self-treatment for cancer, HIV-related problems, heart and circulatory disorders, diabetes and other degenerative diseases. It has also been found useful in treating localized health problems like proctitis and colitis. Whenever insufflation is used, the ozone / oxygen mixture be humidified in order to prevent sensitive tissues from drying out.
Ear Insufflation
Applying a mixture of oxygen and ozone through the ear is a recent but popular development in ozone therapy. This method is based on the idea that ozone is absorbed by the body through the tiny capillaries of the ear canal. Once again, this idea is wrong, and only some chemical compounds produced by a post-ozone reaction are absorbed into the ear canal.
Used only in a well-ventilated room (and preferably with a fan placed behind the patient to prevent inhalation of ozone), the generator is connected to a tube with a plastic catheter. The generator is turned on and the catheter is placed gently into the ear. Some use a modified stethoscope to split the ozone flow so that both ears are treated at the same time. The gas is run at a slow flow rate through a glass humidifier and then it interacts with the surface tissues of the eardrum. The chemical compounds produced by these interactions enter the middle ear, the inner ear, and down the Eustachian tube into the sinuses, brain and bloodstream. A typical treatment takes one to two minutes.
Typically, sick patients undergo three treatments a week, while others use it once or twice weekly for health maintenance. Although this method has not yet been clinically studied, doctors report that ear insufflation is helpful in treating ear infections, mastoiditis, tinnitis, sinusitis, head colds, hearing problems caused by candida and more generalized disease symptoms like Parkinson’s disease, influenza, bronchitis and asthma. However, some physicians question whether a prolonged and repeated course of treatment is safe considering the delicacy and low levels of antioxidants in these auricular structures.
Intramuscular Injection
A small amount of an ozone and oxygen mixture (up to 10 ml) are injected into the patient (usually in the buttocks) like a normal injection would be. This method is commonly used to treat allergies and inflammatory diseases, and is sometimes utilized as an adjunct to traditional cancer therapies in Europe. However, it has been reported that ozone concentrations over 20 μg/ml in volumes exceeding 10 ml can be vary painful and may produce feelings of faintness in some patients.
Minor Autohemotherapy
Used since the 1960's, minor autohemotherapy involves removing a small amount (usually 10 ml) of the patient's blood from a vein with a hypodermic syringe. The blood is then treated with ozone and oxygen, and given back to the patient via intramuscular injection. Thus the blood and ozone becomes a type of auto-vaccine given to the patient that is derived from his or her own cells and can be very specific and effective in treating the patient's health problem. This method is primarily used to teat acne, allergies, furunculosis and as an adjunct to traditional cancer therapy. (4)