What happens when normal everyday oxygen gets passed through an electric coil, turning ordinary O2 into O3? You get ozone gas, a sort of super-oxygen consisting of three oxygen atoms where oxygen atoms bonded together create a powerful therapeutic molecule. That extra free molecule is what makes medical ozone so beneficial. As a water-soluble colorless gas, it can be medically administered as an antibacterial, germicidal, and anti-fungicidal agent, though unlike in a liquid or solid form, this colorless gas remains highly reactive.
Ozone therapy is nature’s way of detoxifying and purifying. Negatively charged ozone is naturally attracted to positively charged pollutants, and when the two meet, ozone wins. Medical ozone is such a powerful detoxifier that since World War II, ozonation has become the primary method to assure clean water in Switzerland, West Germany, and France, demonstrating its medical use in public health applications.
The Science Behind Ozone Therapy
Ozone therapy is one of the top oxidizers and has been used in human medicine and veterinary medicine to treat disease and various medical conditions for many years. The presence of oxygen atoms in medical ozone triggers multiple beneficial biological responses. When introduced into the body, ozone gas quickly reacts with organic compounds, producing oxygen metabolites that stimulate healing mechanisms and release growth factors supporting tissue repair in nearby tissues.
Scientific evidence demonstrates how ozone treatment enhances cellular metabolism and supports the immune system. The therapy improves blood circulation throughout the body, ensuring vital nutrients and oxygen reach damaged tissue or inflamed areas. This enhanced circulation plays a critical role in wound healing and recovery, with patients experienceing improved outcomes.
The benefits of ozone therapy extend to multiple body systems simultaneously. Unlike many conventional treatments targeting single pathways, medical ozone offers a holistic approach supporting overall health. While the conventional medical community continues researching applications, medical practices worldwide have documented positive results in veterinary applications, and ongoing ozone therapy research expands understanding of how this alternative medicine approach works at the cellular level through the body’s mitochondria.
Conditions That May Respond to Ozone Therapy
Ozone therapy has shown promise as a complementary treatment for numerous health challenges. Pets suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases may experience relief through regular ozone treatment sessions. The therapy’s anti-inflammatory properties help reduce swelling and discomfort in affected tissues, particularly those with painful joint inflammation or musculoskeletal conditions, potentially providing pain relief without pharmaceutical interventions. Patients find relief from conditions affecting mobility and quality of life.
Autoimmune disorders and autoimmune diseases represent another area where ozone therapy may offer support. By modulating immune system function rather than suppressing it entirely, medical ozone helps restore balance. The immune system benefits from the therapy’s ability to enhance white blood cell activity and address underlying immune dysfunction.
Circulatory disorders affecting blood circulation to extremities or organs may improve with oxygen ozone therapy. The treatment enhances blood circulation by improving red blood cell flexibility and reducing blood viscosity, ensuring proper oxygen delivery throughout the body.
The following conditions may benefit from ozone therapy:
- Chronic inflammatory diseases affecting joints, digestive system, or other organs, including painful joint inflammation
- Circulatory disorders compromising blood circulation and oxygen delivery to tissues
- Infectious diseases resistant to conventional antibiotics
- Wound healing challenges in surgical sites or chronic ulcers affecting damaged tissue
- Autoimmune disorders and autoimmune diseases causing systemic inflammation and affecting overall health
- Sports injuries requiring accelerated recovery and tissue repair
- Musculoskeletal conditions causing discomfort and mobility limitations
Our wellness and preventative care approach often incorporates ozone therapy as part of comprehensive treatment plans addressing these complex medical conditions, with each custom treatment plan developed based on individual needs.
How Ozone Therapy Works in Veterinary Medicine
Ozone therapy can be properly administered through several methods depending on your pet’s specific challenges. Ozone injections, sometimes administered intramuscularly or injected strategically into affected areas, involve introducing small amounts of medical ozone directly into affected joints, tissues, or trigger points. This targeted approach delivers concentrated ozone gas precisely where healing is needed.
Major and minor autohemotherapy represents another delivery method where blood is withdrawn, mixed with medical ozone, and returned to the body. This process exposes blood cells directly to oxygen ozone, enhancing their oxygen-carrying capacity and delivering health benefits throughout the system. This technique, which could be considered a form of intravenous injection, ensures systemic distribution.
Rectal insufflation provides a non-invasive ozone treatment option absorbed through intestinal walls. The ozone gas enters the bloodstream gradually, supporting gentle systemic effects. This method works well for pets uncomfortable with injections or those requiring ongoing maintenance therapy. Unlike inhaled ozone, which poses risks to the respiratory tract, properly administered rectal insufflation represents a very low risk treatment when performed by trained professionals.
Note: Inhaled ozone should be avoided as it can act as a minor irritant or potentially cause harmful invasive molecules to affect lung tissue. Our protocols ensure ozone is never delivered through inhalation, maintaining the ozone therapy safe standards established by veterinary medical practices.
Ozone Therapy and Cancer Support
Ozone therapy offers several advantages when supporting pets facing cancer challenges as a complementary treatment rather than a standalone cure. While not replacing conventional oncology protocols, medical ozone may support the body’s natural defenses.
Effects of ozone therapy in cancer support include:
- Destruction of cancer-producing pathogens
- Oxidative destruction of xenoestrogens and other carcinogens
- Increasing levels of immune-stimulating and cancer-fighting cytokines through immune system activation
- Increasing levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD)
- Increasing white blood cell activity to enhance immune system response
- Decreasing lactic acid levels preventing its conversion back into glucose
- Direct destruction of cancer cells through an overload of peroxide, with atoms breaking down cellular walls
Advantages include the fact that cancerous cells cannot build up tolerance to medical ozone, helpful when targeting metastasized cells potentially migrating into the brain or bone where they are hard to treat with traditional methods. Ozone treatment cannot cause the spread of cancer cells like biopsies and radiation therapy can, representing a safer alternative in this regard. The therapy is not carcinogenic or immune-suppressing like radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Medical ozone stimulates the immune system and healing of damaged tissue while remaining cost-effective compared to other treatments, and unlike concerns about ozone therapy expensive costs, it provides accessible medical treatment options.
Some pets may initially experience a Herxheimer reaction or flu like reaction as toxins are released, though this temporary response indicates the body is responding to treatment. Most patients tolerate the therapy well, and any unpleasant symptoms resolve quickly as the body adjusts.
Effects of Ozone Therapy and Cancer
Advantages of Ozone Therapy and Cancer
- Cancerous cells cannot build up a tolerance to ozone (helpful when targeting metastasized cells that can potentially migrate in to the brain or bone where they are hard to treat with traditional methods)
- Ozone therapy cannot cause the spread of cancer cells like biopsies and radiation therapy can
- Ozone therapy is not carcinogenic or immune suppressing like radiation therapy and chemotherapy
- Ozone stimulates the immune system & the healing of damaged tissues
- Ozone therapy is cost effective compared to other therapies
Integrating Ozone Therapy with Other Holistic Services
Our integrative medicine philosophy recognizes that combining therapies often produces superior results. Ozone therapy works synergistically with acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapies, and therapy laser treatment to support comprehensive healing and promote healing across multiple systems.
The benefits of ozone therapy amplify when combined with proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, and stress reduction. We develop individualized treatment plans considering your pet’s unique needs, health history, and response to various therapies. Some practices combine ozone therapy with proliferation therapy or non surgical orthopedics approaches for joint conditions, creating comprehensive protocols that address musculoskeletal conditions from multiple angles.
While health insurance coverage for alternative medicine treatments varies, the value provided through improved quality of life and reduced reliance on long-term medications makes ozone therapy a worthwhile investment in your pet’s wellness. The medical use of ozone continues expanding as more veterinary medical practices recognize its therapeutic potential.
Why Choose Mountain View Animal Hospital for Ozone Therapy
We bring extensive experience with ozone therapy to pets throughout Reno and surrounding communities in NV. Our commitment to continuing education ensures we stay current with evolving research and techniques in medical ozone applications, including the latest ozone therapy research findings. As an AAHA-accredited practice, we maintain the highest standards for safety, efficacy, and patient care, ensuring every ozone therapy session follows established protocols.
We use only medical grade ozone generated through precise equipment calibrated to deliver therapeutic concentrations safely. Our properly administered protocols ensure your pet receives optimal health benefits while maintaining the very low risk treatment profile that makes ozone therapy such an attractive option. Unlike atmospheric ozone in the planet’s atmosphere which can be harmful, medical grade ozone used therapeutically operates under entirely different parameters.
Ozone therapy represents just one component of our comprehensive holistic services designed to support your pet’s natural healing abilities. Whether your companion faces chronic health challenges like preventing heart attack risks through improved circulation, or you seek preventative care strategies, we can help determine if ozone treatment fits into their wellness plan. Contact our team to schedule a consultation and discover how medical ozone might benefit your pet in Reno, NV.
