For example if the disc between lumbar vertebras 4 and 5 is repaired, then often the disc below will have a similar fate over time. This is because the force of gravity or weight apon the spine and the discs will still not have been properly transferred. In addition scar tissue often results from back surgery and may lead to complications or a relapse of symptoms. Dr's Verga and another Orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Gamba travelled to Vancouver, Canada a number of times in 1997 and 1998 to demonstrate this remarkable advancement in the management of cervical and lumbar herniated disc patients.
Back pain can be due to several causes.
To determine if a patient is a good candidate for ozone therapy a CAT scan or MRI indicating a disc herniation is the preferred method. Back surgeries can not be undone if unsuccessful or scar tissue results. Even microsurgery can cause scar tissue. Ozone therapy fortunately does not result in scar tissue. At the world ozone congress in Italy in 1999 the general consenses of several presenting Neurologists and Orthopedic surgeons was that ozone therapy should be tried before back surgery for a slipped or herniated disc.