They also reported an improvement in their ability to do physical activities. Six months later all reported a drop in back pain on a scale up to 10 - being the highest - from seven before the treatment to just two now. Scientists said the gel - made of plastics - cools quickly following injection and that there no damage to surrounding tissue had been observed or recorded to date. It then cooled to body temperature in the patient and solidified into an implant to support discs in the back. The specialist gel was heated to 149F (65C) before being injected directly into their discs - which separate bony vertebrae - in the lower back. In the study - revealed this week at Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual Scientific Meeting - researchers said they recruited 20 people from Colombia to the study with chronic lower back pain.Įach had previously tried to relieve their pain using 'conservative measures', but experienced only mild respite.
