<p>Ozone Therapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation Exercises to Overcome the Lumbar Pain Caused by Facet Joint Syndrome – Case Report</p>

Abstract

Facet joint syndrome (FJS) is an arthritis-like condition of the spine that can be a significant source of low back pain (LBP). Ozone therapy (OT) could be an additional treatment method. We evaluated the therapeutic results of percutaneous injection of ozone to ablate acute LBP caused by FJS. Methods: A 73-year-old Caucasian woman was treated by OT: one ozone injection (20 µg/mL) per week for 3 weeks under ultrasound guidance. After a break of 1 week, she performed exercises for aquatic rehabilitation (twice a week for 4 weeks). Results: The outcome measure was pain relief for ≥6 months according to the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) test. From baseline to 1 month after OT, a reduction in pain was documented and the result was maintained at 6-month follow-up. Conclusion: OT followed by aquatic exercises could be efficacious against the LBP caused by FJS.

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“…Furthermore, another recent case report performed by Bellomo et al [74] evaluated the effects of percutaneous injections of O 2 O 3 in a 73-year-old woman affected by acute LBP due to a facet joint syndrome. The patient was treated with O 2 O 3 (1 injection at 20 µg/mL per week for 3 weeks) under ultrasound guidance, and after a break of 1 week, she also performed exercises for water rehabilitation (twice a week for 4 weeks) with intriguing results.…”

Oxigênio-ozonioterapia na prática clínica humana: uma revisão integrativa de literatura

“…Autores 16 apontam o desenvolvimento da Ozonioterapia em alguns países segundo a área prevalente. A Alemanha aplicou a terapia com ozônio em cirurgias vasculares, estomatologia e geriatria; a Itália focou suas atividades na cosmetologia médica; a Suíça e outros países da Europa Ocidental dispõem de clínicas terapêuticas especializadas; os Centros de Pesquisa em Ozônio concentram-se em Cuba e, são mundialmente reconhecidos, atualmente contabilizam-se 39 Centros Médicos de Ozonioterapia 16 ; nos Estados Unidos a Ozonioterapia está De entre os métodos de pesquisa identificaram-se: oito Relatos de Casos (33,3%) [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] ; oito Ensaios Clínicos (33,3%) [26][27][28] , dentre estes, um controlado 29 ; dois randomizados [30][31] , e dois duplo-cego [32][33] ; três Revisões Sistemáticas (12,5%) [34][35][36] ; uma Scoping Review (4,2%) 37 ; dois Estudo Caso-controle (8,3%) [38][39] ; um Estudo Quase experimental (4,2%) 40 ; e, um Estudo de Casos Múltiplos (4,2%) 41 (Quadro 3).…”

“…Estudo italiano 25 relatou o caso de uma paciente de 73 anos, diagnosticada com Síndrome da Articulação Facetária, com queixa de lombalgia e histórico de uso de tapentadol e pregabalina para alívio da dor. A paciente foi submetida a aplicação da mescla O2/O3, a 20mg/L associada a reabilitação aquática -após primeira semana de tratamento, duas vezes por semana, durante quatro semanas.…”

Therapeutic gases used in balneotherapy and rehabilitation medicine - scientific relevance in the last ten years (2011 – 2020) - Synthetic literature review

“…O2O3 therapy has been proposed for several years as an effective treatment in patients with LBP due to intervertebral disc herniation. LBP is the most ordinary musculoskeletal disorder in the general population and almost everyone will experience LBP at least once in their lifetime (54). Another site of interest for O2O3 therapy is the knee joint (55).…”