Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Ozone Therapy are two trending treatments that have been getting much attention lately for their health benefits. Both use oxygen or oxygen-based gases to heal, but they work differently and are used for different conditions. Knowing the difference between hyperbaric oxygen therapy and ozone therapy will help you make an informed decision when considering these treatments for your health concerns.
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment. During a session, the patient is placed in a sealed chamber where the air pressure is increased to 2-3 times normal atmospheric pressure. This allows the lungs to take in more oxygen than they would normally under normal conditions.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that has been around for a long time to promote the healing of various conditions by increasing oxygen delivery to tissues that are oxygen-deprived. It’s especially good for conditions where blood flow is restricted or damaged and can’t get enough oxygen to the tissues.
How Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Work?
In a hyperbaric oxygen chamber the increased pressure helps oxygen dissolve into the blood stream at higher concentrations. This excess oxygen can penetrate deeper into the tissues, repair cells, reduce inflammation and stimulate new blood vessel growth. As a result Hyperbaric oxygen therapy enhances the body’s natural healing processes.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat:
- Wounds that won’t heal, like diabetic foot ulcers
- Infections, especially anaerobic infections (bacteria that thrive in low-oxygen environments)
- Radiation injuries from cancer treatments
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Decompression sickness, also known as “the bends,” a condition divers get when they ascend too quickly from deep water
- Traumatic brain injuries and other neurological conditions
- Chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia
Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Faster healing: Increased oxygen levels stimulate tissue repair and reduce inflammation.
- Reduced swelling: HBOT can reduce edema and swelling in injured tissues.
- Boosted immune system: High oxygen levels increase white blood cell activity to fight infections better.
- New blood vessel growth: Oxygen stimulates angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels) to improve circulation to damaged areas.
What is Ozone Therapy?
Ozone Therapy is the administration of ozone gas (O₃), a molecule of three oxygen atoms, into the body. Ozone is a highly reactive gas that has been used in alternative medicine to improve oxygen utilization, kill pathogens and promote healing.
Ozone therapy can be administered in several ways:
- Intravenously: Ozone is mixed with the patient’s blood and put back into the bloodstream.
- Topically: Ozone can be applied to the skin to treat wounds or infections.
- Inhalation: In some cases, ozone can be inhaled in very low concentrations, often through ozone sauna therapy.
How Does Ozone Therapy Work?
The main idea of ozone therapy is that it improves the body’s ability to use oxygen and triggers the production of antioxidants that neutralize free radicals in the body. Ozone has strong antimicrobial properties making it effective for certain infections, bacteria, viral and fungal.
Ozone therapy can help by:
- Increase oxygen metabolism
- Improve circulation
- Boost immune system
- Combat oxidative stress
- Eliminate pathogens
Benefits of Ozone Therapy
- Better oxygen utilization: Ozone therapy is believed to stimulate the body’s use of oxygen at the cellular level which can improve energy and reduce fatigue.
- Antimicrobial: Ozone can kill bacteria, viruses and fungi, good for infections.
- Detoxification: Ozone therapy detoxifies the body and reduces chronic inflammation.
- Increased antioxidant production: Ozone exposure increases antioxidant production, which helps mitigate oxidative stress.
Ozone therapy is used for:
- Chronic infections, Lyme disease
- Autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Viral infections, herpes and hepatitis
Call Nenergy Boost today at 424-777-1996 to learn more about how hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help you and get scheduled for an appointment!