Palabras clave
espalda
biomecánica
inclinación espinopélvica
balance sagital
Resumen
El dolor lumbar es una patología frecuente. A pesar de los avances en medicina para mejorar el diagnóstico y el tratamiento, son muchos los pacientes que persisten con dolor, incapacidad funcional y limitaciones socioprofesionales por su patología. Planteamos que la columna lumbar debe integrarse a un concepto de Unidad Funcional que incluye, no sólo la región estrictamente lumbar, sino también las zonas sacra, coccígea y pélvica. En ese contexto planteamos la teoría de un funcionamiento lumbo-sacro-coccígeo-pélvico que determina la presencia de dolor. Damos un papel relevante a cada una de las estructuras de dicha unidad (UFLSC) considerándolas como el posible origen del dolor. Este artículo presenta una revisión no sistemática de la literatura relacionada con aspectos teóricos y clínicos que apoyan esta teoría. Aceptar el funcionamiento de la columna como una Unidad Funcional va a permitir identificar elementos clínicos, radiológicos y biomecánicos que sirvan para establecer pronóstico para la realización de procedimientos invasivos de la columna lumbosacra.Referencias
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