OXYGEN-OZONE THERAPY FOR BACK PAIN
Back pain, especially related to the lumbar area, is one of the most common disorders, often - but not always - caused by pathologies affecting the spine. Oxygen-ozone therapy has proven to be very useful in the treatment of lumbago and back pain, thanks to its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving ability.
23-06-2023
What is oxygen-ozone therapy
Oxygen-ozone therapy is a medical procedure that uses medical ozone combined with oxygen to increase tissue oxygenation, reduce inflammations and work to regulate oxidation-reduction. Ozone, in fact, has a high oxidizing potential which, when offered in minimal and controlled quantities, is able to stimulate oxidation by intensifying the synthesis of antioxidants. Oxygen-ozone therapy also has an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal function.
Oxygen-ozone therapy for back pain
Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, oxygen-ozone therapy has proven to be extremely useful in the treatment of back inflammation, whether due to injuries, trauma, arthritis, hernias or stenosis: ozone acts, in fact, by neutralizing the activity of some proinflammatory mediators and stimulating the production of antioxidant agents.
The type of oxygen-ozone administration to treat back pain depends on the cause of the pain. Usually, the most widespread methods are injections at the paravertebral, intraforaminal or intradiscal level although, in the treatment of some systemic pathologies, the intravenous route has also proven effective. Oxygen-ozone therapy is not painful. In case of intradiscal injections, a small dose of local anesthesia can be administered to eliminate the discomfort of the needle.
Based on the chosen therapy, the age and general conditions of the patient, the treatment can be split into several sessions. Generally, sessions are closer in periods of acute inflammation and they loosen up when the pain becomes less intense, usually after a couple of weeks.
Costs and refund options of oxygen-ozone therapy
The costs of an oxygen-ozone therapy treatment for the back pain vary based on the type of pain, the method of administration and the number of sessions necessary to complete the therapy. To give some general indications, an oxygen-ozone therapy session in the lumbar area costs around 70/90 euros.
In Italy, this cost can only be prescribed on the national health system in the Lombardy region, while in all other regions it can be included among the medical expenses deducted in the tax return.
Pain therapy: oxygen-ozone therapy or neural therapy
Pain therapy includes all medical procedures aimed at bringing relief in case of chronic or acute pain. Among these procedures, we also find oxygen-ozone therapy which, thanks to its pain-relieving capabilities, is able to alleviate pain while simultaneously acting as an anti-inflammatory. Oxygen-ozone therapy, therefore, can be considered one of the expressions of analgesic therapy although it simultaneously has countless other areas of application.
Among the pain therapies, we also include neural therapy - often associated with oxygen-ozone therapy - which consists in the subcutaneous, intramuscular, intra-articular or perinervous administration of a local anesthetic in highly diluted doses so that the regeneration processes of the nervous system are stimulated. Although they find some meeting points, the differences between oxygen-ozone therapy and neural therapy are many more than their similarities, since they act with totally different substances and methods.
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