Analysis
of The Efficacy of Ozone Therapy
on Lumbar
Disc
Herniation
J.
Peng,
H.
Xing,
B.
Zhang,
F.wu,
J.
Guo,
X-F.
He
SUMMARY - This study assessed the efficacy of ozone therapy on lumbar disc herniation. One hundred and four patients with the main symptom of low back and lower limb pain or numbness were diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation by CT or MRI, including 144 diseased lumbar discs. Under X-ray guidance, a 21G needle was punctured into the disc. Then 4-40 ml ozone of 50ug/ml and 40 mg prednisolone acetate were injected into the intradiscal and paravertebral space. All patients were followed up for three to 84 months (average 38 months) and the last follow-up was in March 2009. The total effective rate was 77.1%, without any serious complications. Percutaneous intradiscal and paravertebral medical ozone injection is an effective and safe method for treating lumbar disc herniation.