[Ozone therapy for the treatment of intervertebral herniated disk]
Paz Valinas L
Record ID 32005000459
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
The aim of this review was to assess the efficacy/effectiveness and safety of the oxygen-ozone therapy technique in the treatment of herniated ('slipped') disc.
Authors' results and conclusions:
The studies retrieved in the search of the scientific literature lacked rigour. Many were congress communications of very low methodological quality. The results of such studies indicate that use of oxygen-ozone therapy yields good results in the treatment of herniated disc and, moreover, that the technique is safe and leads to no side effects which can be regarded as serious.
Authors' recommendations:
There is no agreement on a standard protocol governing the site of administration of the therapy, the dose to be applied and the number of sessions required. Neither is there any agreement on inclusion/exclusion criteria for selecting patients to undergo such therapy. Due to the poor quality of the studies conducted to ascertain the efficacy/effectiveness of oxygen-ozone therapy, this technique cannot be said to be effective in the treatment of herniated disc until it has been further tested by rigorous studies with long-term follow-up. Insofar as safety is concerned, oxygen-ozone therapy appears to be a safe technique, though the specified contraindications must be taken into account.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/8922
Year Published:
2006
URL for published report:
https://runa.sergas.gal/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11940/8922/OZO.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Spain
MeSH Terms
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Ozone
Contact
Organisation Name:
Scientific Advice Unit, avalia-t; The Galician Health Knowledge Agency (ACIS)
Contact Address:
Conselleria de Sanidade, Xunta de Galicia, San Lazaro s/n 15781 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Tel: 34 981 541831; Fax: 34 981 542854;
Contact Name:
avalia-t@sergas.es
Contact Email:
avalia-t@sergas.es
Copyright:
Galician Agency for Health Technology Assessment (AVALIA-T)
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