Ozone Theraphy

What Is Ozone Therapy? Everything You Have To Know About Ozone

Ozone is a molecule with three oxygen atoms and a dynamically unstable structure. That means it’s a form of oxygen with unique characteristics.

Ozone therapy is an alternative treatment that’s been around for more than a century. It treats a variety of ailments by introducing ozone into the body.

Ozone therapy takes various forms. However, your healthcare provider will typically administer ozone in one of the following ways:

• Intravenously: A doctor withdraws blood and infuses it with ozone gas before returning your blood through an IV.
• Intramuscularly: Injecting ozone, usually mixed with oxygen, into a muscle.
• Direct to tissue: Applying ozone gas directly to a wound.
• Beside there are other applications such as sauna, water ozonization, nasal and ear
• According to a latest study, ozone reacts with body fluids. It initiates protein and red blood cell formation and activates the immune system. In turn, this increases oxygen levels.

Additionally, ozone may inactivate harmful microorganisms inside your body, such as yeast, bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

 With all these properties ozone is considered

Antiviral
Antibakterial
Antifungal
Antikanserojen
Autoimmun

What Is Ozone Therapy? | Uses

Ozone has been studied and used for decades. One of the first uses was water purification, and today many bottling companies use ozone to disinfect water because it’s tasteless. Ozone’s sterilizes and sanitizes medical equipment, and you might have noticed ozone when visiting the dentist as well.

During World War 1, doctors disinfected soldiers’ wounds with ozone because it may promote faster wound healing.

Modern ozone therapy has a variety of uses. But, research is ongoing to determine the effectiveness and safety.

Why is ozone important?

Why is Ozone Layer important? Ozone protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the Sun. Without the Ozone layer in the atmosphere, life on Earth would be very difficult. Plants cannot live and grow in heavy ultraviolet radiation, nor can the planktons that serve as food for most of the ocean life.

Can Ozone Be Harmful?

Ozone is an unstable molecule. For this reason, it’s not always predictable. And, as with any medical treatment, there are some risks.

The risks include air embolism and bloodborne infections.

It’s important to note that ozone gas is toxic. It can irritate the lungs and cause breathing difficulties. Consequently, the FDA issued a warning about inhaling ozone in 2019.

However, many reports found ozone therapy a safe and effective treatment when administered correctly.

‘’JUST TO REMEMBER THAT IN GENERAL TREATMENT APPROACH THERE İS NO İNHALATİON APPLİCATİON’’.

What Are The Benefits?

• Pain relief
• Reduced inflammation
• Increased joint mobility
• Stronger immune system
• Improved blood flow
• Antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral effect
• Improved cell function
• Boosts brain function
• Faster wound healing
• Weight loss
• Detoxing effects
• Anti-aging
• Additionally, it’s antiseptic properties may be beneficial for oral infections and ulcers.
• Rectal, vaginal, and ear insufflation is what it sounds like – blowing ozone gas directly into a body cavity. It treats localized conditions

How long does it take for ozone therapy to work?

For most patients, ozone therapy follows a course of six to ten treatments. Typically, you'll see an improvement in your condition within the first three or four treatments.

Is ozone therapy good for you?

By acting as an immunomodulator, ozone could aid in the management of inflammatory conditions like asthma, arthritis, and Chron's disease. Ozone is a powerful antioxidant that helps reduce the oxidative damage caused by chronic inflammation to your body and your DNA and mitigates the risk of disease

How often should I do ozone wound therapy?

Depending on the severity of the wound, treatments are usually done 3 times per week to promote quick healing. The treatments can be done once a week, but more treatments promote increased healing time. This treatment is augmented by use of Ozone Oil topically to the wound.

Is ozone a blood thinner?

Ozone can thin blood a little bit

What does ozone do to skin?

Stimulates elastin and collagen production
Ozone therapy is said to boost the ability of cells to produce collagen and elastin which can help to soften wrinkles and fine lines, to tighten or firm the skin, and to slow down the aging

Can you inject ozone into the body?

Intramuscularly. Ozone therapy is also available as an intramuscular injection. For this injection, the ozone gas is often mixed with blood before administration.

Is O3 good for your skin?

Ozone therapy is also extremely effective for combating skin problems such as herpes virus, eczema, acne and pimples, and can even be used to erase scars. In general, ozone skin treatment is given using a localised blowing method  saunas with ozone vapour. To get benefit of ozon on skin, skin would be moisturized first.

Benefits of Ozone Hair Treatment:

On coming in contact with the roots of the hair strands, ozone rejuvenates and fortifies the hair follicles to strengthen and nourish the hair and scalp. This therapy improves blood circulation and eliminates any microbial infection present in the scalp and hair.

What is ozone facial steamer?

Using a facial ozone steamer loosens dirt particles in your skin and unclogs pores. Ozone also helps remove excess oils from your skin produced by the sebaceous glands located inside the skin. Using Ozone therapy improves cell oxygenation. ... You can apply ozone steamers for 6 to 8 minutes.

Can ozone therapy help you lose weight?

Ozone therapy is also a very effective treatment for weight loss. When combined with an appropriate diet and healthy habits

What is ozone therapy for back pain?

Oxygen-ozone gas is given via an injection into the herniated disc. A needle delivers the treatment directly to the disc, and it reduces the volume within the disc. This isdue to the oxidation of proteoglycans, which are proteins found within the gel-like center of the disc (called the nucleus pulposus)

How can you tell if you are being affected by inhaled ozone?

Coughing. Throat irritation. Pain, burning, or discomfort in the chest when taking a deep breath. Chest tightness, wheezing, or shortness of breath

Ps; İnhaltion of ozone is prohibited at ozone therapy

Can I drink ozone water?

Yes, specially for mouth hyjen and stomach problems

How do you recover from ozone exposure?

Ozone poisoning should be treated symptomatically. A period of medical observation may be necessary because of the risk of delayed lung damage. I.V. application of 1 g of Vitamin C and administration of oxygen (3 L/min) may help in the recovery of the symptoms.

Does ozone therapy help with allergies?

Yes, beside IV aplication, IM application of ozon would be very effectife at allergies.

How ozone effect on Hypertention?

Conclusion: Ozone treatment decreases blood pressure and is effective in preventing the progression of hypertensive disease, the mechanisms of which are associated with anti-vasoconstrictor effects through reducing the levels of serum endothelin-1 and ET receptor A mRNA expression in the heart and vascular tissue,

Ozone therapy help rheumatoid arthritis?

In conclusion; ozone is an effective and reliable complementary therapy that can used in treatment of RA. But it is quite assertive to say that the use of ozone alone cures the RA

Ozone is a very strong oxidant and virucide. The mechanisms of disinfection using ozone include: Direct oxidation/destruction of the cell wall with leakage of cellular constituents outside of the cell.

What are the side effects?

The side effects of ozone therapy are directly related to the type of application that the person receiving ozone therapy receives.

Ozone should never be inhaled. If it comes into contact with the mouth, nose and eyes, burning, coughing, nausea, headache and vomiting may occur. Complications of upper respiratory tract infection may occur as a result of exposure to much more intense inhalation.

Heximer reaction can sometimes be seen in those under ozone therapy. In this case, the person develops flu-like symptoms and the person receiving therapy may not feel well for a short time.