Ozone IV Therapy in Aspen, Colorado

At Aspen Integrative Medicine, we specialize in Ozone IV Therapy to help patients reduce inflammation, fight infections, improve circulation, and boost energy naturally. Medical ozone has been used for more than a century—dating back to its first use in Europe in 1913—and today it remains one of the most effective tools in integrative and regenerative […]

Oxidative Medicine Rediscovered: IV Vitamin C, Ozone Therapy, and Immune Support for Viral Illnesses

Oxidative Medicine Rediscovered: The Therapeutic Role of Vitamin C and Ozone For decades, vitamin C has been celebrated as a simple antioxidant and immune booster. However, emerging clinical research is redefining its role — particularly at high, pharmacologic doses delivered intravenously (IV). Intriguingly, IV vitamin C (ascorbate) functions as a pro-drug, generating hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) […]

Human Brains Are Filling Up With Microplastics

Microplastics are accumulating in the human brain at alarming rates, with their concentrations rising by 50% over the past eight years. Researchers have detected plastic fragments as small as 200 nanometers, which may be interfering with brain function. A team at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences discovered microplastics in human brains at levels […]

MSK Ultrasound Imaging for Prolozone Applications

MSK Ultrasound Imaging for Prolozone Applications from Megan Haines 1. MSK Ultrasound Imaging for Prolozone Applications Dr. John C. Hughes, D.O. April 11-13 AAOT Conference (Dallas, Texas) 2. MSK Ultrasound Visualization and Prolozone Applications  MSK Ultrasound Visualization  Tendonitis, Ligament Laxity, Bone Spurs, Trigger Points  Cellular Anatomy for Bone Spur and Fibrosis  Injectional […]

Intradiscal Ozone for the Treatment of Sensitized Vertebral Discs

Intradiscal Ozone for the Treatment of Sensitized Vertebral Discs from Megan Haines 1. Intradiscal Ozone for the Treatment of Sensitized Vertebral Discs Dr. John C. Hughes, D.O. AAOM 29th Annual Conference April 18-21, 2012 2. Credits To Creative People  Creative people have an ―openness to new experience that permits them to observe things that others […]

Conservative Management of Joint Pain

Conservative Management of Joint Pain from Megan Haines 1. Conservative Management of Joint Pain John C. Hughes, D.O. Aspen Integrated Medicine 2. Overview: Osteopathic Treatment of Joint Pain  Osteopathic Medicine: DO defined, Principles  DO techniques for knee, back, hip, shoulder pain:  Direct versus Indirect  Focus: Counterstrain  Injectional Therapy for joint pain […]

Intravenous Nutrient Therapy: the “Myers’ Cocktail”

by Alan R. Gaby, MD John Myers, MD, a physician from Baltimore, Maryland, pioneered the use of intravenous (IV) vitamins and minerals as part of the overall treatment of various medical problems. The author never met Dr. Myers, despite living in Baltimore, but had heard of his work, and had occasionally used IV nutrients to treat […]

KSNO Reports “Super Wellness ‘Spaceship Sauna’”

The Mammoth’s Elizabeth Drolet recently got heated in the test sweat of a lifetime. Drolet tried out the “mac daddy of saunas” at Aspen Integrative Medicine located in Basalt. The HOCATT Sauna, which stands for Hyperthermic Ozone and Carbonic Acid Transdermal Therapy is a super-wellness sauna. “It’s an interesting-looking machine. It looks like something out of space,” Elizabeth reported before […]

The Effects of Prolotherapy Versus Prolozone in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

The current study shows that prolotherapy with hypertonic dextrose or prolozone (intraarticular ozone injection) can be effectively used in the nonoperative management of patients with KOA. Prolotherapy is an injection therapy for the management of chronic musculoskeletal disorders such as KOA (10). Although prolotherapy is being increasingly used worldwide, its mechanism of action in pain […]