Correlations of O3 therapeutic targets and imaging localization in lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.

MR imaging assessment of the lumbar disc herniation treated with oxygen-ozone(O2-O3) discolysis: Role of DWI and related ADC versus intervertebral disc volumetric analysis for detecting response to treatment

Measuring Dimensions of Lumbar Intervertebral Discs in Normal Subjects

Introduction: Disc degeneration is a natural aging process characterized by changes in appearance and chemical structure of the disc. This degeneration leads to back pain. In regard to the limitation of current therapeutical methods for patients with degenerated discs, arthroplasty has been suggested as an alternative method. To manufacture artificial discs for Iranians, determining normal lumb...

Comparison the Recurrence Rate of Intervertebral Disc Herniation in Two Surgical Methods of Hemi laminectomy and Partial Laminectomy

Background & Aims: Between 5% and 15% of patients with low back pain suffer from lumbar disc herniation, so intervertebral disc disease is one of the most common causes of low back pain. Surgical intervention for lumbar disc herniation is recommended in patients with severe symptoms and has hopeful results. Although surgery can reduce pain and improve physical function in the short term, its lo...

Effect of one session of suspension exercises on characteristic of intervertebral disc and pain in office staff with chronic pain caused by lumbar herniated disc

 Aims and background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a session of suspended exercise using a tool designed for pain and characteristic of intervertebral disc of the lumbar vertebrae. Materials and methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. The subjects consisted of 12 men with chronic low back pain caused by lumbar disc herniation in ...

A case-control study on the treatment of protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc through PELD and MED

We compared the clinical effects between the percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and microendoscopic discectomy (MED) treatments for protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc. We conducted a retrospective analysis on 60 patients who were diagnosed with single-segment protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc during the period from January 2009 to June 2016. Patients were divided into...