Ozonucleolysis, a Non-invasive, affordable Treatment for Spinal Injuries comes to India
People suffering from spinal injuries like low back pain and disc disorders can now have a reason to smile, as injections of ozone gas could bring better results than conventional surgery. Ozonucleolysis, as the treatment is medically known, has started gaining ground in western countries.
“Ozonucleolysis or ozone discectomy for curing spinal injury is a better option than surgery. This new form of treatment is less painful as well as cost effective,” Vijay Sheel Kumar, president of the World Federation of Ozone Therapy (WFOT), said.
“In case of surgery, the chance of recurrence of pain is nearly 15 percent as against less than three percent in ozone treatment. In the new treatment, patients don’t have to stay in the hospital for a week. Only six sittings of one hour each spread over three weeks can cure the problem,” said Kumar.
Ozonucleolysis has emerged as an affordable, least invasive approach and costs two-thirds the price of a conventional surgery.
Ozone discectomy is the injection of ozone inside the affected intervertebral disc. When injected, Ozone (O3) breaks down into O2 and O (single oxygen) and rapidly dissolves in the water in the disc.
As per the new technique, ozone is injected in the spine with 22G needle under the fluoroscopic guidance, with 4ml of a mixture of ozone and oxygen at a concentration of 30 micrograms per millilitre.
It causes shrinkage of the disc, thus reducing its volume and lessening pressure on the nerves. The treatment relieves pain substantially and, after two sittings, people “can go back to work under medical guidance”, Kumar explained.
He added: “Since the number of affected people is much more in India than the above countries, both the patients and doctors can benefit from the new technique. While the patient can benefit from the low cost, a large pool of doctors can adopt the new expertise.”
Kumar said fewer than 10 doctors in India are currently equipped to conduct this procedure.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Respected Sir-With due regards i Dr. Prasant , working asa Medical Officer at Lafarge India Pvt ltd,Bilaspur hereby want to state that– I am 34 years old and i am suffering from Cervical Disc Prolapse, actuallly i didn,t had any accident or Inglysinjury,rather then the plaec where i was earlier working — it was a tidious job with lots of travel(nearly 100 kms per day on car or jeep) & i think that might be the cause.
Presently i am suffering of–1)Large Posterior and right paracentral Herniation of C4-5 and C6-C7 discs.2)Posterior and Right Paracentral Herniation of C5-C6 disc. 3)Diffuse Posterior Bulge of C3-4 and C7-T1 discs.4)Mild facetal Arthropathy from C3-C4 TO C5-C6 levels.
Surprisingly , with the above complaints– earlier i had excruciating pain on my right shoulder and inferior border of Scapula whereby i approached a Neuro surgeon at Kalinga Hospital at Bhubaneswar, i was advised bed rest, constant use of cervical collar ad Gabapentin, Methyl cobalamin & Alpha Lipoic Acid Combination, and i used to do some amount of Yogic Exercises, and presently the continous pain is relieved but still i have some amount of pain on my right side, although the numbness & tingling sensation on my right arm is relieved.
Still i am in doubt that — am i actually getting relieved or my symptoms are suppressed.
Please guide me, and advice me for the much better therapy of Ozone–it,s dosage Schedule and Trt.Cost
Furthermore ,important is —Can i be relieved with the above mentioned condition?
May 24th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Please guide me what shall i do next ??
May 29th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Is there a doctor in New Jersey that knows how to do this?
May 29th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
please dr. tell me what doctors or hospital does this in New Jersey?
thanky you
June 14th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Name Contact No. Doctor for spinal problem(slip disk, spondiligis) in India?
July 1st, 2007 at 1:26 pm
If there are any doctors doing the ozone therapy in New Jersey, Penssylvania US Also what are the doeses and schedules for it to be done each time. Thank you so much.
I have a herniated disc, extremely painful,
July 6th, 2007 at 2:25 am
I saw your post and want to let you know that medical ozone is not approved by the FDA so it is prohibited in the United States. The treatment is not available.
August 6th, 2007 at 2:48 am
hello sir/madam ,
im 22 yr old s/w professional , from the last 10 months or so i have been suffering from sciatica pain caused due to bulging of discs at L 3 L4 L5 S1 S2 levels of my spine,i have tried pain killers ,ayurvedic treatments,but thers is no improvement . Its getting worse by the day so doctor can you please suggest me regarding the ozone therapy for my spine and i live in hyderabad india .
September 5th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Hi,
Could you pls advise the approx expenditure for Ozone therapy treatment in India for disc desiccations and facetopathy L4/L5, L5/S1 levels.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
I am an orthopaedic surgeon how ican benefit my patients from ozonucleolysis
Dr P K Bhatia
September 26th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
MRI—-Dr. I have Schmorl’s nodes indenting the adacent endplates at the T11-12 T12-L1 and the L1-2 disc space level .minimal loss of normal disc signal seen at the L1-2 disc space level.
Diffuse posterior minimally bulging disc seen at the level L1-2 compressing the thecal sac and extending into the bilateral neural foramina slightly more prominent on the left side.
NCS-EMG—- lower extremity study reveals evidence of moderate acute L4-5 radiculopathy on the left.
I have pain in my back left size y ,pain in my buttock and numbness and tingling in legs .Looking Dr. New Jersey or India. Thanks
September 27th, 2007 at 2:01 am
Hi,
Can u please tell me what is the treatment cost. And where all I can find doctors for this treatment in India?
I am suffering from back pain since last 8 years and now it has been diagnosed as heriniated disc problem 2 years back and I am 24.
Its L5-S1
Pls do reply me if you know the details.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Dear sir
I am a specialist spine surgeon from Bahrain.
I would like to refer cases to India for this modality of disc treatment.
Can you kindly give a list of names/addresses of Drs that are good at this techniqe. I appreciate your reply
Regards
October 31st, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Dear sir
I am a spine specialist from Barhrain.
I would appreciate it if you can guide me by providing a list of names/addresses of doctors who are dealing with this method of neucleolysis for my patients to refer to India.
Regards
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:15 am
Dear readers,
The contact information of Dr. Kumar is information@kumarmedicalpark.com. Dr. Kumar or one of our staff would be happy to answer specific updated questions you may have. The article above that mentions our work is from a year back after which we have set up another free-standing center in Gurgaon, India for ozonucleolysis and other spine and pain treatments.
With regards,
Administrator
Kumar Medical Park
www.kumarmedicalpark.com
Live free of pain…
November 9th, 2007 at 4:57 am
I suffer from a bulge in my L4-L5 & L5-S1 discs.
I underwent surgery on my L4-L5 disc 6 years ago but the operation has given only partial relief. For the last 2 years it has become worse, with S1 also affected I am unable to walk pain-free even about 50 yards.
But once I sit down there is immediate relief.
Does ozone therapy hold promise for me. I am 66 years old and live in New Delhi.
Can you recommend good doctors who are practicing this therapy in Delhi.
Is this a permanent solution or do I need to get periodical injections?
How exactly does it work. I believe the disc gets shrunk and hence reduces the pressure. If so does the disc ‘remain shrunk’ or does it again expands & hence the problem returns.
Please advise.
Promod Nanda
December 8th, 2007 at 4:54 am
i am ujjawal and suffering from disc prolapse in l5 s1 region and suffering from mild back pain and occasionally fron sciatica , i am only 27 yrs old will ozonucleolysis will help me out and what is its complications .
pls reply
February 28th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Respected Dr.S.Kumar
i am working as consultant neurosurgeon at lahore Pakistan and doing a lot of spinal surgeries since long. recently i have come across three pts who were sucessfully treated for backache by ozonucliolysis.i am very much impressed by the results. would u be kind enough to tell me about the details of the procedure and type of ozone generator.
June 7th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Dear sir,
My wife is suffering from disc prolaps since 2001,I want to go for a treatment without any surgery. Please guide me in this regards.
Thanks/regards.
bhupendra.