Ozonetherapy in the treatment of Low Back Pain associated to Lumbar Disk Herniation – A systematic review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Ozonetherapy is a therapeutic tool used in the treatment of low back pain associated to herniation of lumbar disks. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review was to ratify the relevance of this treatment in clinical practice, besides emphasizing its possible utilization on physiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PRISMA and PICOS were used to analyze the manuscripts design. Manuscripts selection was made by a research in the PUBMED, Periódicos CAPES and Scielo databases. Four clinical trials were selected according to the inclusion criterias designer for the study. RESULTS: All the authors confirmed the efficiency of ozonetherapy as a therapeutic method in reversing the algic symptomatology of pacients whit lumbar disc herniation. Ozonetherapy associated to the physiotherapeutic treatment can contribute pain relief related to low back pain by influencing the improvement in patients quality of life. CONCLUSION: Ozonetherapy is an effective therapeutic option for patients whit low back pain associated whit lumbar disk herniation.