Introduction: Pain in the central part of the spine is often accompanied by radicular pain or radiculopathy, defined as nerve root dysfunction causing pain across dermatomes and paresthesias, muscle weakness in relation to myotomes and altered deep tendon reflexes. Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to present the effects of spinal mobilisation using the Mulligan approach in patients with lumbar radiculopathy based on a review of the scientific and professional literature. Methods: PubMed, PEDro and ResearchGate databases were searched for literature. Results: The literature review included 5 randomised control trials investigating the effects of the SMWLM technique compared to other approaches. The results showed that spinal mobilisation using the Mulligan approach is effective in reducing pain, functional disability, level of disability, quality of life and range of motion. Discussion and conlusion: Research evidence suggests that the Mulligan approach is effective, but there are approaches that have been shown to be more effective, notably a combined approach with active spinal stabilisation exercises and stretching. Further research involving a larger sample of subjects and a longer time frame is needed to study the long-term effects of the technique.
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