Análise da eficácia do método mulligan no alívio da dor e ganho de amplitude da coluna lombar: revisão de literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Low back pain is considered one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. The Mulligan method is one of the main manual therapy techniques used in physical therapy to increase range of motion and reduce low back pain. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effectiveness of the Mulligan method in pain relief and gain in range of motion in low back pain. METHODOLOGY: This is an exploratory bibliographic review study. A search was used in the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Google Scholar and Pubmed, works published from 2012 to 2022. RESULTS: The Mulligan technique is widely used in physiotherapeutic treatment, we can observe through the reviewed articles that the technique proved to be effective in the treatment of low back pain. CONCLUSION: Based on the analysis of the results of the articles, we can conclude that the use of Mulligan in the relief of lowback pain and gain in range of motion is effective in the short term.