Ozone

What is Ozone ?

Ozone is a gas that normally exists in the atmosphere; it is produced by the effect of the ultraviolet rays of the sun's light on the oxygen. These make the 2 atoms oxygen(O2) to change to one of 3 atoms(O3). It has a characteristic smell, which was the reason why Christian Friedrich named smelly gas (ozon in Greek) in 1840..

Medicinal ozone

Medical ozone is the mixture of oxygen and ozone, in variable concentrations(never less than 95 oxygen), according to how is going to be applied. In the case of herniated disks the concentration are from 10-40 micrograms per milliliter, depending on the injection site..

Toxicity

Ozone is a toxic gas, it irritates the respiratory system if inhaled, reason for not to breath it. However, if administered correctly it does not have secondary effects over the body, because it is very unstable and changes rapidly to oxygen, at speed that depends on body temperature.

Production

The equipment used to produce ozone uses oxygen and tranforms it with an electrical discharge. For medical applications it is produced right before it is injected, as for its instability it can not be stored. The concentration is exactly regulated by means of an ultraviolet gas analyzer, which ensures safety to the patient.

Bibliography

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Alexandre A., Buric J., Paradiso R., Salgado H., Murga M., Corò L.1, Albarreal A., Scopetta S., Giocoli H., Marin F.: Intradiscal Injection of O2O3 For The Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations. Results at 5 Years

D'Erme M, Scarchilli A, Artale AM, Pasquali Lasagni M.:Ozone therapy in lumbar sciatic pain. Radiol Med (Torino): 1998 Jan-Feb;95(1-2):21-4. Italian.

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