Exercícios de estabilização do core: benefícios na dor e na funcionalidade em indivíduos portadores de hérnia de disco lombar

Abstract

Lumbar disc herniation can be triggered by several factors, whether physiological or functional, in addition to being a common spinal condition that affects a significant portion of individuals. In this sense, given the relevance of the topic and the need to encourage interventions that seek to improve patients, the objective was to point out the benefits of core stabilization exercises and how they seek to promote a significant improvement in pain and functionality in individuals affected with lumbar disc herniation. Next, to explore the benefits, it is extremely important to discuss the anatomy physiopathology of this condition, in addition to analyzing aspects such as pain, as well as the deficit in functionality of individuals with it. Furthermore, it is essential to describe and evaluate core stabilization exercises and their benefits, bringing them as an intervention modality for the condition of disc herniation. This is a literature review with a narrative character, and strategic terms were used to locate the treatments used, in databases such as Periodicals Scielo, National Library of Medicine (NLM) in and Virtual Health Library (VHL), focusing on primary studies, controlled clinical trials and case studies. From the cataloged results, it was possible to see that, in research comparing general exercises compared to core stabilization exercises, this brought a significant improvement in the pain, functionality and quality of life of individuals with it, in addition to bringing an improvement in the performance of activities, and even positive impacts on mental health. Therefore, it is concluded that core stabilization exercises bring significant benefits in terms of pain and the return of functionality in patients with lumbar disc herniation.