Recent research has found that ozone injections can relieve back pain caused by disc problems.
Ozone injection ‘can ease agony of back pain ‘Researchers inject ozone into damaged discs
37 per cent still pain-free six months later
A single injection of a gas linked with air pollution could ease back pain for millions of people, new research shows.
Around two-thirds of patients who had ozone injected said it relieved the pain caused by disc problems.
The research, involving 327 volunteers with long-term back problems that had failed to get better with other treatments, is the latest in a long line of studies highlighting the pain-zapping qualities of the gas.
Ozone is a highly reactive gas which can be beneficial or harmful to human health, depending where it is in the atmosphere.
The ‘ozone layer’, which extends from six to thirty miles above the Earth’s surface, protects us from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. But at ground-level, it can be a dangerous air pollutant that damages the airways and inflames the lining of the lungs.
In recent years, however, pain researchers have been investigating its potential as a remedy for herniated discs.
This is where discs in the spine which normally act as shock absorbers for the body become damaged and inflamed, pressing against… continue reading
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