Major Autohemotherapy (MAH): A small amount of your blood is mixed with ozone and returned to your body to enhance oxygen utilization and immune function.
Rectal Insufflation: Supports gut health and detoxification through direct ozone absorption.
Ear Insufflation: Helpful for sinus infections, congestion, brain fog, and overall head
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Ans. Absolutely. Many patients combine ozone therapy with other natural therapies to support detoxification, immune balance, or recovery from chronic illnesses. Your Naturopathic Doctor in Bend will help you determine the best combination for you.
Ozone therapy uses medical-grade ozone — a highly reactive form of oxygen — to support the body’s own healing and immune processes. At ProActive Choice in Bend, OR, Dr. Drew Collins, ND, offers several forms of ozone therapy, including EBOO (Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation), one of the more advanced delivery methods available.
Medical ozone (O3) is administered in controlled, measured doses — nothing like the ozone found in air pollution, which is a common point of confusion. In a clinical setting, ozone is introduced into the body through specific, controlled methods (blood, injection, or other targeted routes depending on the therapy) where it interacts with blood cells and tissues to stimulate oxygen utilization, circulation, and immune response. It’s been used in various forms in integrative and naturopathic medicine for decades, with an expanding body of clinical interest in recent years.
EBOO stands for Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation. During EBOO, blood is drawn from the body, passed through a closed, sterile system where it’s oxygenated and treated with ozone, then returned to the body — all in a single continuous session. Because a larger volume of blood is treated compared to older ozone delivery methods, EBOO is often considered a more thorough approach within the broader category of ozone therapy. [Confirm session length and exact process details with Dr. Collins before publishing]
Common reasons patients look into ozone therapy include:
As with every therapy offered at ProActive Choice, whether ozone therapy — or specifically EBOO — is appropriate depends on an individual health history review, not a generic recommendation made without that context.
[Confirm actual process with Dr. Collins before publishing] Sessions typically begin with a review of your health history to confirm ozone therapy is an appropriate option, followed by the treatment itself. EBOO sessions involve blood being drawn, processed through the closed system, and returned — a process that takes longer than simpler ozone delivery methods but treats a substantially larger volume of blood in the process.
Ozone therapy has a long history of clinical use in integrative medicine, and EBOO in particular uses a closed, sterile system specifically designed to minimize risk during the blood-handling process. As with any medical treatment, appropriateness depends on individual health factors — certain conditions may make ozone therapy inadvisable, which is exactly why the intake conversation with Dr. Collins happens before any treatment begins, not as a formality but as the actual determination of whether this is right for you.
“Ozone therapy means breathing ozone gas.” It doesn’t — medical ozone is never inhaled directly; it’s administered through specific controlled delivery methods like EBOO precisely because inhaled ozone is genuinely harmful. The confusion between medical ozone therapy and ozone air pollution is common but the two have essentially nothing in common in terms of how they’re used.
“EBOO and standard ozone therapy are the same thing.” EBOO is a specific, more involved technique within the broader ozone therapy category — not every ozone therapy session is EBOO, and the right approach depends on individual circumstances.
How is EBOO different from other ozone therapy methods?
EBOO processes a significantly larger volume of blood through a closed external system compared to simpler ozone delivery methods, which is why it’s often considered a more thorough approach — though the right choice depends on your specific situation.
How many sessions are typically needed?
[Do not publish a specific number without confirming with Dr. Collins]
Is ozone therapy covered by insurance?
ProActive Choice operates on a self-pay basis rather than billing through insurance. [Book an appointment] or call (858) 333-5196 to discuss pricing directly.
Who should not consider ozone therapy?
This depends on individual health history and is exactly why a consultation precedes any treatment — certain health conditions may make ozone therapy inadvisable, and that determination happens with Dr. Collins directly, not from a generic website list.
As with every therapy offered at ProActive Choice, ozone therapy and EBOO aren’t offered as a default recommendation to every patient who asks about them. Dr. Collins evaluates your specific health history, current concerns, and goals before recommending any treatment — including whether standard ozone therapy, EBOO specifically, or a different approach entirely is the better fit. That individualized evaluation is the actual starting point, not a marketing detail added after the fact.
If you’re interested in ozone therapy or EBOO specifically, Dr. Drew Collins, ND, offers consultations at ProActive Choice in Bend, OR, to determine whether it’s a good fit for your health picture. [Book an appointment] or call (858) 333-5196 to get started.
