O Método Pilates é eficaz para tratar indivíduos com dor lombar crônica inespecífica? uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Nonspecific chronic low back pain has a prevalence of 90% of cases and affects individuals of all age groups, becoming one of the biggest causes of disability. Clinical practice guidelines strongly recommend that physical therapists use exercise-based interventions. Objective: To analyze through a literature review the effectiveness of the Pilates method in rehabilitating patients with chronic low back pain of nonspecific origin. Methodology: This study consists of a literature review of randomized clinical trials published in the last ten years. The search for articles was conducted between January and February 2022 through the following databases: PEDro, Medline, and Cochrane, in English and Portuguese language. Results: 13 articles were included in this review, following the established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The description of the results suggests that this type of exercise is effective for treating patients with chronic low back pain of nonspecific origin compared to active and passive therapies. Conclusion: The Pilates method proved to be an effective therapy for treating patients with chronic low back pain of nonspecific origin compared with passive therapies, especially in pain and disability outcomes. When compared with active therapies, Pilates also proved to be effective; however, there was no superiority of one technique over the other.