Therapy of discoradicular conflict. Comparison between paravertebral oxygen-ozone therapy and combination of oxygen-ozone therapy and a product containing alfa-lipoic acid (ALAnerv®);Terapia dei conflitti disco-radicolari. Comparazione clinica tra ossigeno-ozono terapia paravertebrale e trattamento combinato ossigeno-ozono terapia e un prodotto a base di acido alfa-lipoico (ALAnerv®)

Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-63

  Vetro, A ^a   Mantia, F ^a   Mantia, R ^a  

^a Presidio Ambulatoriale di Recupero e Riabilitazione Funzionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

lipoic acid; linolenic acid; Compressive neuropathy; Discoradicular conflicts; Oxygen ozone therapy

Indexed keywords

GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; OXYGEN; OZONE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33744980939     PISSN: 00264911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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