A critical review of the role of manual therapy in the treatment of individuals with low back pain.

Autor: Grenier JP; Department of Physiotherapy, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria.; Department of Internal Medicine II, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria., Rothmund M; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics, and Medical Psychology, University Clinic for Psychiatry II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy [J Man Manip Ther] 2024 Oct; Vol. 32 (5), pp. 464-477. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 21.
DOI: 10.1080/10669817.2024.2316393
Abstrakt: The number of low back pain (LBP) cases is projected to increase to more than 800 million by 2050. To address the substantial burden of disease associated with this rise in prevalence, effective treatments are needed. While clinical practice guidelines (CPG) consistently recommend non-pharmacological therapies as first-line treatments, recommendations regarding manual therapy (MT) in treating low back pain vary. The goal of this narrative review was to critically summarize the available evidence for MT behind these recommendations, to scrutinize its mechanisms of action, and propose some actionable steps for clinicians on how this knowledge can be integrated into a person-centered approach. Despite disparate recommendations from CPG, MT is as effective as other available treatments and may be offered to patients with LBP, especially as part of a treatment package with exercise and education. Most of the effects of MT are not specific to the technique. MT and other interventions share several mechanisms of action that mediate treatment success. These mechanisms can encompass patients' expectations, prior experiences, beliefs and convictions, epistemic trust, and nonspecific contextual effects. Although MT is safer than opioids for patients with LBP, this alone is insufficient. Our goal is to encourage clinicians to shift away from outdated and refuted ideas in MT and embrace a person-centered approach rooted in a comprehensive biopsychosocial framework while incorporating patients' beliefs, addressing illness behaviors, and seeking to understand each patient's journey.
Databáze: MEDLINE