A look at the potential uses of oxygen-ozone therapy

Ozone (O₃) therapy has been studied for more than a century and has been well established as an effective method to disinfect surfaces and liquids treat disease (Juchniewicz and Lubkowska, 2020). O₃ therapy, sometimes referred to as oxygen-ozone therapy involves the administration of a mixture of oxygen and ozone (Alberto-Hernández et al, 2020). While ozone is a molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms, two of these three make up a stable pair (O₂), which is accompanied by a third unstable atom, which gives the therapy its beneficial effects (Alberto-Hernández et al, 2020).

Despite O₃ therapy having been around for more than 150 years, more than a century of study and evidence of its benefits, opinions are still divided over its use (Juchniewicz and Lubkowska, 2020). The reason for this may well be the potential toxicity of O₃ (Juchniewicz and Lubkowska, 2020) and controversial study findings regarding its safety and efficacy (Di Mauro et al, 2019).