Type
Ozone Therapy
Duration
45 min
What's included
5 deliverables in this treatment
- CT-guided needle placement at the affected nerve root or facet joint with control scans
- Application of the ozone-oxygen mixture (the 1,200 Kč self-pay component)
- Local anaesthesia and sterile preparation
- Brief post-procedure observation
- Performed within a full acute-care hospital with rehabilitation department on campus
PRIVAMED's radiology department performs CT-guided pain-management injections of spinal nerve roots (periradicular therapy) and facet joints for chronic back and radicular leg pain, with ozone application available as a published self-pay add-on at 1,200 Kč. Under CT navigation, the radiologist places the needle with millimetre precision at the affected nerve root or facet joint and applies an ozone-oxygen mixture, which is associated with anti-inflammatory effects and, in disc-related root compression, with shrinkage of herniated disc material. CT guidance means the injection reaches exactly the structure generating the pain — a key advantage over blind or landmark-guided injections. The procedure is outpatient, takes well under an hour including positioning and control scans, and is performed within a full acute-care hospital with the standard radiology booking pathway.
About this treatment
CT-guided ozone injection combines two established interventional pain-management approaches: precision image-guided spinal injection and oxygen-ozone therapy.
The problem it targets
Chronic low-back pain and radicular pain (pain radiating into the leg) most often arise from irritation of a spinal nerve root — typically by a herniated disc — or from degenerated facet joints. When conservative therapy (physiotherapy, analgesics) fails, targeted injections at the pain generator are the next step before surgery is considered.
Good to know
- Guidance
- CT navigation with needle-position control scans
- Targets
- Spinal nerve roots (periradicular) and facet joints
- Self-pay component
- Ozone application 1,200 Kč (base injection insurance-covered with referral)
- Setting
- Outpatient, ~30–45 minutes including scans
- Booking
- +420 377 182 407, Mon–Fri 7:00–14:00
Who is this for?
Chronic low-back pain, radicular leg pain from disc herniation, facet joint syndrome, patients exhausting conservative therapy before considering surgery
Preparation required
A physician referral for the CT-guided injection is required. Report blood-thinning medication, allergies (especially to local anaesthetics or contrast), pregnancy, and any active infection when booking. Arrange transport home — do not drive immediately after the procedure. Eat normally unless instructed otherwise.
About the clinic
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Clinical team
The radiology department is led by chief radiologist prim. MUDr. Milan Novák, with Alexandra Janásová as chief radiology assistant. The accredited mammography screening centre (MamoCentrum) is led by MUDr. Marcela Zahradníková together with MUDr. Marcela Pěchotová. Mammography is performed by specially trained female radiographers, and images are double-read by screening-accredited radiologists. The department…
Clinic-reported credentials
Languages: Czech
Treatment highlights
- CT-guided needle placement at the affected nerve root or facet joint with control scans
- Application of the ozone-oxygen mixture (the 1,200 Kč self-pay component)
+3 more items in What's included
1,200 Kč per CT-guided ozone application — published on the radiology department page as a self-pay extra (hrazený nadstandard) on top of the insurance-covered CT-guided nerve-root or facet-joint injection. The base periradicular/facet injection is covered by Czech public insurance with a physician referral; the ozone component is paid by the patient in cash at the hospital cashier.