Open Access<p>Ozone Therapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation Exercises to Overcome the Lumbar Pain Caused by Facet Joint Syndrome – Case Report</p>
Author(s) -
Stefania Fulle,
Teresa Paolucci,
Niki Giannandrea,
Letizia Pezzi,
Raoul Saggini
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s247697
Subject(s) - medicine , oswestry disability index , low back pain , ozone therapy , rehabilitation , physical therapy , lumbar , facet joint , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
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.