The significance of oxygen in oxygen therapy depends on which type of oxygen therapy you are referring to.

Oxygen in HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy is 100% pure oxygen at higher atmospheric pressure than normal. The reason for the increased pressure is to ensure complete tissue saturation with oxygen. HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy is extremely expensive costing as much as $2500.00 for a single treatment.

Under normal conditions, oxygen is transported by the hemoglobin in red blood cells. When the body is subjected to increased pressure, oxygen is also transported to body tissues by blood plasma.

Oxygen in Ozone Therapy is simply O3 which is 3 molecules of oxygen which have combined. Therapeutic use of ozone is not endorsed by health authorities or medical associations in any English speaking country, and most US states prohibit the marketing of ozone generators, its medical use, and even research and clinical trials of ozone therapy, so that doctors risk losing their medical licenses by administering or prescribing ozone therapies.

Should you decide to try Ozone Therapy, be aware that this therapy is NEVER meant to be inhaled.

And then there are Oxygen Therapy Programs which utilize H202. This simple compound can be self-administered in privacy at home. It is cheap, safe and recommended by The Arthritis Trust Foundation.

The Self-administered Oxygen Therapy Program( works by infusing the body with the extra oxygen atom which is released during regular metabolic functions. This therapy has been shown to make remarkable differences in people's health in as little as three days.

It is recommended for arthritis, asthma, RA, diabetes, gout, AIDS, HIV, and autism. It has been shown to kill the viruses that invade the human body with oxygen as most disease-causing pathogens are anaerobic, meaning that they can not survive in high-oxygen environments.

This therapy basically turns your body into an oxygen-rich environment allowing it to kill bacteria and viruses and prevent them from making you sick.