Basic, Biological and Therapeutic Processes of Ozone Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Ozone therapy is a complementary medical treatment that uses an oxygen–ozone mixture. It is part of the techniques of new technologies that complement and facilitate conventional treatments. It is another tool in the medical arsenal of the physician and has to be practiced as a complementary, adjunctive or palliative treatment for various diseases. Ozone therapy is a medical act and should be practiced by medical doctors and implemented with scientific rigor. Currently, in the MedLine (Pub Med) database, there are 3329 papers relating to ozone therapy, of which 251 are clinical trials, 169 randomized controlled trials, 24 systematic reviews, and 18 meta-analysis studies, supporting the use of ozone in medicine.

To succeed in using ozone therapy, it is necessary to produce ozone via a medically reliable and certified generator and follow the right protocol. This is why this Special Issue on “Basic, Biological and Therapeutic Processes of Ozone Therapy” aims to gather outstanding research and a comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to the medical application of ozone, covering clinical reviews (including current status and remaining challenges), protocols, preclinical research and clinical research. 

Topics include but not are limited to:

• Preclinical research involved in ozone applications;
• Clinical research, including case reports;
• Reviews including current status and remaining challenges in ozone therapy;
• Description of processes or clinical protocols of ozone application following good clinical practice.

Prof. Dr. Gregorio Martínez-Sánchez
Dr. Bernadino Clavo
Guest Editors

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