Updated Review on Ozone Therapy in Pain Medicine

Overview

Journal Front Physiol

Date 2022 Mar 14

PMID 35283802

Authors

Francisco Javier Hidalgo-Tallon

Luis Miguel Torres-Morera

Jose Baeza-Noci

Maria Dolores Carrillo-Izquierdo

Rosa Pinto-Bonilla

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Abstract

The use of medical ozone in the treatment of chronic pain is progressively expanding in Spain and today it is used both in public and private medical centers. However, there is a great lack of knowledge about this technology not only in primary care but also in medical specialties. Although its biochemical bases are well determined and there are various systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the literature that justify its use in pain medicine, some professionals still are prejudiced against it. The evidence level of using medical ozone according SIGN (Scotish Intercollegiate Guideline Network) criteria is similar or superior to most of the techniques used in a Pain Unit. In this paper, we have done a review on ozone therapy in pain medicine, compiling the evidence published about it.

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