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The effectiveness of percutaneous injections of ozonotherapy in low back pain
Luciano Timbó Barbosa1, Célio Fernando de Sousa Rodrigues1, Raul Ribeiro de Andrade2
1. Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Ufal), Maceió, AL, Brasil.
Introduction:
Lumbar pain is one of the main reasons for medical consultation, causing the disruption of daily routines due to its disabling nature, thus resulting in social and personal damage. Among the complementary treatments, ozonotherapy offers analgesia to most patients, with reports of complications. However, great questions about its clinical effectiveness have not been answered yet, and there have been reports of serious complications.
Objective:
To describe the use of ozonotherapy in the treatment of lumbar pain, focusing on its favorable and unfavorable effects, and its analog profile.
Methods:
A cross-sectional bibliographic research was performed with scientific articles obtained from the Pubmed, LILACS and Scopus database, using the following descriptors: "Ozone", "Therapy", "Lumbar pain", "complication", "Disk herniation", "Guideline", "Protocol", "Standards", "Criteria".
Results:
The researched literature corroborates that, in clinical practice, there is safety in the use of oxygen-ozone therapy through percutaneous injections for the treatment of lumbar pain, especially when compared to surgeries and use of medicines, provided that strict criteria are followed.
Conclusion:
The procedure is effective and has a favorable analgesic profile. However, it is necessary to produce a medical guideline that will help in its strict and systematic control.
