Efeitos dos métodos Mulligan e Mckenzie® nas lombalgias crônicas: revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Low back pain is a painful condition that affects and will affect approximately 80% of the world's population, being prevalent in people over 45 years of age. without proper treatment they can become chronic. Manual therapy techniques are one of the most used and effective methods in the treatment of low back pain, and among these methods we can mention the McKenzie® method and the Mulligan method. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the Mulligan and McKenzie® method in the treatment of chronic low back pain. And, specifically to verify which method has better results in chronic low back pain and analyze which technique within each method has better results in low back pain. RESULTS: The initial research identified: 35 works to be studied, through reading and analysis of the articles regarding the theme, descriptors and abstract. Then there was a selection of studies that were used by the researcher in the integrative review and, in the end, 16 articles were selected. CONCLUSION: Through the results analyzed, it was concluded that both methods, Mulligan and McKenzie® are effective in the treatment of pain in chronic low back pain. The Mulligan Method was more effective than the McKenzie® Method, as it improved range of motion and functional performance; the McKenzie® Method presented the best cost-effectiveness in terms of accessibility in the treatment and modulation of lumbar dysfunction.