Tratamento Fisioterapêutico da pubalgia em atletas de futebol:uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

This study aims to search the literature, the most effective physical therapy treatment for pubalgia in soccer players. Basic Methodology : This is a descriptive literature review , which will be reviewed scientific articles related to the subject in Portuguese and Spanish in the last 10 years. Articles were searched from the following theme : Pubalgia in athletes in Scielo databases Lilacs and Medline . The following descriptors crossings with their Boolean operators were used: Pubalgia and athletes ; Physiotherapy and pubalgia ; Football and pubalgia . Results: The search resulted in 92 articles, where only 7 were analyzing the physical therapy treatment of pubalgia in football athletes. Analyzing the collected studies has seen a higher incidence of treatment protocols using : techniques of stretching, strengthening exercises , manual therapy, electro-thermotherapy and hydrotherapy . Conclusion: The literature review showed that physical therapy techniques for the treatment of pubalgia in football athletes had to be effective , since the articles reviewed were: decrease pain and inflammatory condition, increase the strength of the affected tendons , restore muscle balance and improve the stability of the hip and spine . Keywords: Pubalgia, Athletes Soccer and Physiotherapy