Intervertebral disc herniation is a common and multi-infarct disease. In clinical treatment, there are many methods, such as acupuncture, tui-na, traction, lying on a hard bed, sealing, plastering, etc.. Although there is a certain efficacy, but not easy to consolidate, prone to recurrent attacks. Although surgery is a means of radical treatment, it destroys the tissue seriously and the patient has to bear the risk and pain of surgery.
Ozone intervention for herniated disc is an emerging treatment in recent years and is prevalent in some European countries. With its characteristics of small damage, quick effect, low cost only accounting for 1/2 or 1/3 of surgery and other treatment means, it is easy to be accepted by patients and well received by doctors and patients. This project is a quick and intuitive effective method for treating herniated disc, mainly for disc bulge and herniation can be exempted from open surgery, a needle treatment, the efficacy is remarkable, now become the first choice of treatment program for patients with herniated disc.
The mechanism of action of ozone therapy for lumbar disc herniation
1. Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent. It causes the nucleus pulposus to lose water and shrink by destroying the proteoglycans in the matrix of the nucleus pulposus, and relieves the nerve root compression by the herniated nucleus pulposus. Ozone can also destroy the nucleus pulposus cells, causing a decrease in the production and secretion of proteoglycans in the nucleus pulposus.
2. Experimentally, ozone has been shown to promote the dissipation of inflammatory processes, mainly by affecting cytokine antagonists or self-exempt inhibitory cytokines; causing overexpression of antioxidant enzymes to neutralize excess reactive products; and stimulating NO and PDGF production by vascular endothelial cells, causing vasodilation, which leads to the dissipation of inflammation.
3, Clinical and experimental studies have shown that ozone can relieve pain in most patients with acute and chronic joint disease and lower back syndrome.
4.Compared with other minimally invasive treatment methods for lumbar disc herniation, medical ozone intradiscal injection has its advantages.
Minimally invasive treatment methods for lumbar disc herniation had been popular and rapidly developed by both doctors and patients for its small surgical trauma, no damage to the normal structure of the spine, few complications, good results, less patient pain and fast recovery. Ozone therapy not only has the above advantages, but also has its unique features.
1, ozone is extremely unstable and easily decomposed into oxygen, which will not cause secondary pollution and lasting organ tissue damage.
2, ozone has a strong ability to destroy the nucleus pulposus tissue, but has no significant adverse effect on the paravertebral tissues.
3, ozone does not require high surgical surveillance equipment, which reduces the cost of surgery.
4, the surgical method is non-invasive, simple to operate and less painful for patients
5, ozone has a sterilizing effect and disposable puncture needles are generally used, which can greatly reduce the incidence of postoperative infection.
Which patients with disc herniation are suitable for ozone intervention
1, obvious clinical symptoms, including persistent back and leg pain and claudication
2, positive signs of spinal nerve compression or abnormal skin sensation, such as positive straight leg raise test, etc.
3, diagnosed by imaging such as CT or MRI as inclusive or simple disc herniation or bulge, and the imaging performance and clinical symptoms and signs are consistent.
4, with poor results after more than 4 weeks of conservative treatment.
5, the effect of surgical treatment or other minimally invasive treatment of the intervertebral disc is not good.
6.Low back pain that has been treated conservatively but not cured for a long time, without obvious symptoms of nerve compression, but confirmed by imaging to have disc lesions in the corresponding plane, such as disc bulge, and other causes are excluded.
What are the contraindications which: there are almost no absolute contraindications, the following cases may be slightly less effective in some patients, but still in some patients can achieve satisfactory results.
1, calcification of the disc herniation.
2, CT or MRI presents herniated nucleus pulposus with significant adhesions.
3, combined with cauda equina compression syndrome, such as urinary and fecal dysfunction.
4, combined with vertebral body slippage and with bleeding disorders.
5, combined with intravertebral canal tumor or other diseases.
The main advantages of ozone treatment for herniated disc
1, high safety factor – in the laser automatic positioning C-arm guided puncture, accurate, safe, ozone only eliminate the nucleus pulposus, not damage the nucleus pulposus surrounding tissue and nerves, excess ozone gradually become oxygen absorbed by the body, no residual in vivo.
2, no pain, little risk – the puncture needle (diameter 1.3mm) is slightly thicker than the injection needle, almost no risk and pain.
3, rapid results, good efficacy – rapid relief of pain symptoms, treatment of herniated disc, generally only once to cure.
4, no allergic reactions and other obvious complications – the special structure of the ozone on the human body without allergic reactions and residues in the body, the extremely strong oxidation capacity of the ozone so that the rate of infection in the body is almost zero.
5.A wide range of age adaptation, safe for senior patients.
Ozone therapy is currently recognized as the best means to treat herniated discs without surgery and with good curative effect.