Ozone therapy in obstetrics and gynecology: achievements and prospects
The paper presents a systems analysis of the data available in the current literature on the use of ozone therapy in obstetric and gynecological practice and its benefits. It considers data on the possibilities of using medical ozone in gynecology, obstetrics, and other fields of medicine, as well as the potential risks and benefits associated […]
Clinical utility of ozone therapy for musculoskeletal disorders
Abstract Oxygen-ozone (O3) therapy serves as an alternative medical technique that increases the oxygen in the body along with the introduction of O3. O3 therapy has finally reached a level where the biological mechanisms of action have been understood, showing that they are in the domain of physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. Few clinical applications have been […]
Effectiveness of Ozone Injection Therapy in Temporomandibular Disorders
Abstract Temporomandibular disorder is a multifactorial disease that causes pain in the jaw and face area with nondental origin, which frequently limits talking, chewing, and other jaw activities. Various factors such as malocclusion, trauma, stress, parafunctional habits (clenching and bruxing), osteoarthritis, and synovitis play a role in its occurrence, although the etiology of these disorders […]
Modulator effect of ozone therapy over immune system activity
ABSTRACT The employment of biological medicine has allowed the application of beneficial and systemic therapies where the body is treated as a whole. The ozone therapy is a modality of the biological medicine, it is a natural therapeutical procedure that has represented an extremely safe medical therapy, free from side effects, an effective and feasible […]
Ozone in Medicine: The Low-Dose Ozone Concept—Guidelines and Treatment Strategies
Abstract The low-dose ozone concept with its moderate oxidative stress represents an ideal hormesis strategy. Dose-response and concentration-effect relationships in the context with specific applications allow one to fix concentration ranges with therapeutical benefit. Based on the well-known reaction mechanisms of ozone, its biochemical and pharmacological effects, international guidelines have to be defined concerning physiological […]
Application of ozone therapy in surgical practice
Abstract Summarizing the review of literary sources, one can conclude that, despite a significant number of scientific papers devoted to the problem of pyoinflammatory complications of diabetes, there remain issues that require further study and solution. Taking into account the above facts, it becomes obvious that it is necessary to seek for more effective and […]
Application of ozone therapy in interventional medicine
Abstract Ozone therapy has been gradually accepted by doctors in various fields because it has been safe, convenient, and inexpensive since the twentieth century. It has been used in the treatment of various diseases with satisfactory results, especially in the application of interventional surgery. For lumbar disc herniation, knee osteoarthritis, tissue ischemia-reperfusion after revascularization, stroke, […]
An Overview of Ozone Therapy in Equine- an Emerging Healthcare Solution
ABSTRACT The significance of ozone therapy has been increasingly realised in recent times particularly in equine medicine. The beneficial effects of ozone therapy are basically engendered by the mild oxidative stress it creates upon interacting with the extra-cellular and intracellular components. However therapeutic benefits of treatment could be obtained only when it is used within […]
Emerging roles of ozone in skin diseases
Abstract Ozone was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century and is proven to have many therapeutic effects, including its common application as a disinfectant to kill microorganisms in various conditions. Ozone therapies have been utilized for various purposes ever since it was discovered. Extensive studies over a century have verified its therapeutic effects, consistency, and safety […]
Ozone and ozonated oils in skin diseases: a review
Abstract Although orthodox medicine has provided a variety of topical anti-infective agents, some of them have become scarcely effective owing to antibiotic- and chemotherapeutic-resistant pathogens. For more than a century, ozone has been known to be an excellent disinfectant that nevertheless had to be used with caution for its oxidizing properties. Only during the last […]