Os efeitos da liberação miofascial em idosos com dor lombar: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

As a result of population aging, there is an increase in the prevalence of chronic-degenerative diseases, including low back pain. This condition is directly related to high rates of disability, especially in the elderly population. Such an event becomes a challenge for health professionals, due to the complexity of low back pain, combined with aging. Understanding its consequences and seeking ways of intervention with a scientific basis is extremely important. One of the possible intervention options for this condition is myofascial release, which is increasingly used in practice. The aim of the study was to search the literature for studies that addressed the effects of myofascial release in elderly people with low back pain. A search was made in the databases: PEDro, PubMed, SciELO and Medline and manual searches in Google Scholar and in the reference lists of eligible studies. Six studies were included. Positive results were observed in the application of myofascial release in outcomes such as: resistance; flexibility; mobility and pain. Although the literature on low back pain and myofascial release is distributed, there is still a lack of studies aimed at the elderly population. Among those available, the results indicate good results in terms of myofascal release in the elderly with low back pain. However, more studies are the basis for clarifying the subject.