Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Aug 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized controlled trial concerning the implementation of the postural Mézières treatment in elite athletes with low back pain.
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of adding the Mézières Method (MM) to the standard rehabilitation protocol for the elite athletes with low back pain (LBP) in reducing lumbar pain rather than only using the traditional rehabilitation protocol treatment. The disciplines considered in this study were soccer, rhythmic gymnastics, and basketball. ⋯ The MM approach can also be applied to established conventional protocols to alleviate pain and functionality. The obtained results include improving the quality of life of the athletes and their physical and emotional states.