Among the many ways to optimize reparative processes in a joint affected by a destructive process, along with drug and surgical treatment, methods based on the use of the energy of chemically active substances and physical factors deserve special attention. In most cases, especially in the early stages of the pathological process, the use of these methods is sufficient to stop the exacerbation of the disease and maintain long-term remission.

The use of unstable, reactive oxygen species in the therapy of destructive-dystrophic diseases makes it possible to enhance metabolic processes and slow down dystrophic processes in tissues. Energy, carrying unstable, biologically active forms of oxygen, activates the processes of collagen synthesis, intercellular substance, the proliferation of joint tissue cells.

In addition, oxygen therapy restores the dynamic balance between lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant defense system by stimulating the latter.