Medical ozone therapy in facet joint syndrome
Eleonora Latini, Enrico Roberto Curci, Sveva Maria Nusca, Alessandra Lacopo, Francesca Musa, Flavia Santoboni, Donatella Trischitta, Mario Vetrano, Maria Chiara Vulpiani
Abstract
Facet joint osteoarthritis is the most prevalent source of facet joint pain and represents a significant cause of low back pain. Oxygen-ozone therapy has been shown to have positive results in acute and chronic spinal degeneration diseases and it could be a safe and efficacious alternative to traditional facet joint conservative treatments. This review article explains the interventional facet joint management with ultrasound-guided oxygen-ozone therapy, providing an anatomy/sonoanatomy overview of lumbar facet joints and summarizing the potential mechanism of action of oxygen-ozone in the treatment of facet joint osteoarthritis, not yet fully understood.