How manual lumbar traction affects the pain level and whether it has any clinical benefits in patients who suffer from low back pain. A Systematized Literature Review
Kitsios, Kyriakos (2020)
Kitsios, Kyriakos
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020112323724
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020112323724
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The objective of this thesis was to conduct a systematized review of the most recent evidence with aim at the topic of manual lumbar traction effectiveness in patients with low back pain. The thesis is organized as follows. First, the theory related to spine anatomy is discussed. Next, the pain, its physiology and classification as well as specifics of low back pain is described, and the theory is concluded with description of manual lumbar traction theory. The following paragraphs introduce, the designing process of the literature search (the review was conducted by using PICO framework and PubMed as the search library), evidence based selection process, appraisal of the evidence, and results of this systematized literature review. The results of this review show that manual lumbar traction has positive effects on patients who suffer from low back pain. However, the search found only one study dedicated to the selected topic and there is only subjects feedback assessing the change in pain levels (ODI and NRS). This shows the clear need for further investigation of the topic, to understand the exact changes that occur in human bodies. Although, manual lumbar traction should be used and it is safe, there is lack of information to reveal the hidden changes occurring during and after the intervention.