Manipulação articular manual na lombalgia crônica de idosos: revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Low back pain is a symptom manifested in the lower back, between the last costal arch and the gluteal fold, which presents with a clinical picture of pain and functional incapacity, impairment of psychosocial aspects, which can directly interfere with quality of life of the elderly. Objectives: To investigate the effects of joint manipulation in elderly people with chronic low back pain and how this clinical condition is evaluated. Methods: Controlled descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) were used. This is a systematic literature review, comprising 5 studies that addressed joint manipulation in chronic low back pain in the elderly, which were submitted to relevance tests 1 and 2, and analysis using the eligibility criteria of the PEDro Scale. Results: 323 studies were found and after analysis, 5 were included in this review. Joint manipulation is effective in improving chronic low back pain. It was observed that in the studies included in this review, three used the numerical pain assessment scale and only two used the Visual Analog Scale. Conclusion: Manual Joint Manipulation reduced low back pain in all studies, with the advantage of not having adverse effects, which makes it an eligible and effective resource for elderly people with chronic low back pain.