Dr. Gonzalez Palomares from the Catalan Institute of Ozone Therapy explains the treatment of ozone therapy in fibromyalgia.
What kind of symptoms does fibromyalgia cause?
The symptom that characterizes fibromyalgia is the presence of musculoskeletal pain lasting more than three months. The pain is diffusely localized and in various parts of the body, such as the lower back, shoulders, neck, elbows, hands and pelvic area.
Other symptoms that often accompany the pain are fatigue, low tolerance to effort, generalized stiffness, muscle contractures, sleep disorders, anxiety, irritability and depression.
How is ozone therapy applied when treating fibromyalgia?
Ozone therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia patients is generally used locally, by infiltration in the painful points, and sometimes also systemically or autohemotherapy.
What effects does it have on the organism when it comes to calming the symptoms?
The infiltration of oxygen-ozone in the painful points has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. If there are associated muscular contractures, it also acts as a muscle relaxant.
Autohemotherapy, by increasing the oxygenation of all the cells of the organism, brings about an important improvement in the general state and reduces the sensation of fatigue or tiredness that many patients report.
Is the relief of symptoms maintained over time?
The symptomatic improvement of fibromyalgia patients depends on a personalized therapeutic plan that includes pharmacological treatment, psychological therapy and physiotherapy. In this context, ozone therapy is very useful to initiate a general improvement that will allow the implementation of other therapies.