Osteopatia no tratamento da dor lombar crônica: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Objective: To verify, through a literature review, the results of using osteopathy in the physical therapy treatment of chronic low back pain. Materials and methods: An integrative literature review, the search was conducted in the PubMed, Scielo, PEDro, Bireme, Scorpus database. The descriptors used were, chronic low back pain, osteopathic treatment, physiotherapy in low back pain. Results: Five articles published in English and Portuguese were selected, addressing osteopathic treatment in chronic low back pain, showing, by most authors, the effectiveness of osteopathy in improving low back pain. Conclusion: Osteopathy technique was effective mainly in improving pain and quality of life, in addition to having better patient compliance, which may reduce treatment time.