Ocorrência de dor lombar e fatores associados em corredores: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Street running in recent years has gained greater visibility worldwide, as it is a low-cost practice with high scientifically proven health benefits, such as preventing chronic diseases, mainly cardiovascular diseases (MASELLI et. all, 2020). Low back pain is a musculoskeletal disorder with a common multifactorial cause around the world, in which 80% of adults experience at least one episode throughout their lives and it is present in between 20% and 30% of the athletic population (MASELLI et. all, 2021 ). However, its incidence and prevalence in runners in general is still unclear in the literature. Objective: This study sought to carry out a literature review to verify the occurrence of low back pain in runners and factors associated with it, from recreational athletes to marathon runners. Methods: This is a literature review with searches carried out between May and August 2023 in the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDRO) and PUBMED databases on the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) platform. Articles were selected in English and Portuguese from the last five years (2017-2023) related to the keywords: “runners” and “low back pain”. Results: No study analyzed associated running as a risk factor for low back pain. On the contrary, two studies recommend the practice as a preventive factor. Furthermore, two other studies aimed to observe the clinical management of physiotherapists in the treatment of low back pain, in which both use therapeutic exercise as an effective form of treatment. They also suggest more studies related to treatment, specifically aimed at low back pain associated with running and the use of lower limb exercises as a form of treatment. Conclusion: Running is not a risky sport for low back pain. On the contrary, research suggests running as a preventative practice for the emergence of low back pain.