Laura Fischer
DemoPraxis Fischer
- 5.0(2)
- Biel/Bienne
- Languages: de · fr
Ozone therapyNaturopathyHerbal medicine (phytotherapy)
EMREGK therapist register
- Price
- CHF 63–145
Ozone therapy
Ozone therapy uses a mixture of medical oxygen and a small proportion of ozone. Often a small amount of your blood is taken, mixed with the gas and returned; in other forms the gas is injected into joints, muscles or near the spine. The treatment belongs in a doctor’s hands.
- therapists
- 2
- session length
- 30–60 min
Therascout does not diagnose. Have new, severe or persistent complaints checked by a doctor first. In an emergency: 144
Origin and approach
Ozone has been used in medicine since the early 20th century, for example for disinfection. The idea is that in small doses ozone provides a mild stimulus to which the body responds with protective and repair processes. Some studies on knee osteoarthritis and spinal disc problems report pain relief, but they are mostly small and of limited quality; for many other advertised uses there is no evidence.
What a session is like
Length: 30–60 min- The doctor checks your complaints, previous illnesses and medication and informs you about benefits and risks.
- Depending on the form, blood is taken, mixed with the gas and returned through a drip, or the gas is injected at a specific site.
- You then stay briefly to be monitored; usually a series of treatments is planned.
Ozone therapy: what is it used for?
- Joint pain from knee osteoarthritis; the evidence is limited.
- Back pain from spinal disc problems; here too the evidence is limited.
- For many advertised uses, such as infections, cancer or anti-ageing, there is no evidence.
How well is the effect supported?
Complaints for which this method is commonly used, sorted by the state of research. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Partly supported
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Hardly studied
- used, but hardly or not studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- Limited evidence
Joint pain
Ozone injections into the knee worked about as well as other joint injections at first in a few studies, but worse after some months.
Therapists: Ozone therapy
Costs and health insurance
- Basic insurance
- Only by doctors. Usually paid privately; check with your insurer beforehand.
- Supplementary insurance
- often 50–80% with EMR- or ASCA-recognised therapists, often up to an annual maximum.
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Practice prices
- See prices in each practice profile.
Good to know
- Rare but serious risks include gas embolism, infections and circulatory reactions; injecting ozone gas directly into a vein is considered dangerous, and breathing in ozone damages the lungs.
- Not suitable with an overactive thyroid, G6PD enzyme deficiency (favism), clotting disorders or during pregnancy.
- Get a written cost estimate beforehand and be wary of offers that promise a cure.
Training and recognition in Switzerland
In Switzerland, ozone therapy is carried out by doctors, usually after further training with a private professional society; there is no federal or FMH qualification for it. Basic insurance does not pay for it; whether supplementary insurance covers anything depends on your policy.