Ozone Therapy for Chronic Pain and RSD / CRPS

According to Dr. Howard F Robins, the director of The Healing Center in New York, there is hope for RSD Pain Sufferers.  In a recent press release, Dr. Robins states, “Using ‘Direct Intravenous Ozone Therapy’ (DIV) combined with lifestyle and natural dietary regimens, many of our patients are finally alleviated of their torturous pain.”  RSD, an abbreviation for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, is currently known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or CRPS.

What is Ozone Therapy

For those of you who are not familiar with Ozone Therapy.  Ozone Therapy is a term that describes various practices involving the use of oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide. The therapy is administered through gas or water.  Its purpose is to kill diseased organisms and heal damaged tissues, leading to improved health.

Updated 2026: I originally wrote this article in 2011 after learning about direct intravenous ozone therapy and its potential use for people living with RSD/CRPS. Research into medical ozone and pain has continued. Ozone therapy has been studied using several different methods of administration, and the evidence varies considerably depending on the condition and treatment method. Research specifically involving systemic ozone therapy for CRPS remains limited. Ozone therapy is different from hyperbaric oxygen therapy, another oxygen-based approach that has been studied for chronic pain and RSD / CRPS.

A 2019 review and case report described significant improvement in an 11-year-old girl with severe CRPS following direct intravenous ozone treatments. While the case is interesting, a single case cannot establish that ozone therapy is an effective treatment for CRPS, leading to the need for more controlled research.

It is also important to understand the differences between direct intravenous ozone gas and other forms of ozone therapy. A 2022 review of ozone therapy in pain medicine noted serious complications associated with direct intravenous gas administration and stated that this method is not recommended by scientific ozone-therapy associations.

Benefits of Ozone Therapy

The benefits of this type of therapy are many.

• Promotes Oxygenation by helping to deliver oxygen to the cells.
• Helps combat infections by helping your body produce reactive oxygen species, which are antimicrobials. This helps to fight bacteria and viruses.
• Anti-inflammatory properties. It helps stimulate your body’s pain relief or analgesic system, helping to manage how your body interprets pain.
• Benefits the circulatory system. Ozone increases the production of nitric oxide, which can help with blood flow and circulation.

It also offers benefits for pain management. Ozone therapy has also been studied for its potential role in pain management, including RSD / CRPS. Many of the causes of RSD / CRPS, including circulatory issues, inflammation, and how your body registers or interprets pain, benefit from ozone therapy. It also helps by producing endorphins that help block the pain signal in the body.

In Closing

It is nice to see more articles pertaining to oxygenation and ozone therapy that are helping others, especially when it concerns RSD and its debilitating pain.  The Chi Machine, which I first used in 2005, was instrumental in assisting me in managing and diminishing my chronic pain. I believed it worked due to its goldfish-like movement, which relaxes you, and its ability to improve oxygenation throughout the body.  Dr. Inoue, the head of oxygenation in Japan, invented the Sun Ancon Chi Machine.  Dr. Inoue believed the lack of oxygenation was the cause of many illnesses.

References:
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ozone+Therapy
https://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Hope_For_RSD_Pain_Sufferers_From_New_York_Healing_Center,201136774.aspx
https://nascenthealthclinics.com/introduction-to-ozone-therapy-benefits-and-applications/