Publications by authors named "Blanco-Gimenez P"
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- The study investigates the combined effects of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and core stability exercises on lower back pain, quality of life, and disability in patients with PSPS-T2.
- A randomized double-blind clinical trial will be conducted, with 52 participants scheduled for 16 exercise sessions over 8 weeks, designed according to established guidelines.
- Primary outcomes measured will include functionality, pain perception, satisfaction, strength, psychosocial variables, and overall quality of life.
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- - The study aims to compare hip strength and range of motion in elite female soccer players, focusing on those with longstanding groin pain versus injury-free controls, as existing research is limited for females.
- - Ten players with hip/groin pain and twenty-five injury-free players were tested for hip adductor/abductor strength and range of motion using specific tests, including a hand-held dynamometer and a bent knee fall-out test.
- - Results showed that injured players had higher abductor strength and a lower adductor/abductor ratio compared to the controls, but no significant differences in hip range of motion were found.
The importance of incorporating lumbo-pelvic stability core and controlling motor exercises in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) reinforces the use of strategies to improve biopsychosocial beliefs by reducing biomedical postulations. However, clinical practice guidelines recommend multimodal approaches incorporating exercise and manual therapy (MT), and instead reject the application of kinesiotape (KT) in isolation. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze the effects of 12 weeks of exercises combined with MT or KT on perceived low back pain using the visual analog scale (VAS) and muscle electric activity measured with electromyography (EMG) of the rectus abdominis and multifidus in CLBP (mild disability) and to explore the relationship between the rectus abdominis and multifidus ratios and pain perception after intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLow back pain is a widespread public health concern owing to its high prevalence rates according to the Global Burden of Diseases. This study aimed to investigate the effect of exercise alone or in combination with manual therapy and kinesiotherapy on pain sensitivity, disability, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and catastrophizing in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 55 participants were enrolled and randomly allocated to one of three groups: (1) exercise alone group (ET; n = 19), (2) exercise + manual therapy group (ETManual therapy; n = 18), and (3) exercise + kinesio tape group (ETkinesiotape; n = 18).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Understanding the hip adduction and abduction strength in female soccer players is crucial for performance enhancement and injury prevention. This study compares the strength profiles in these muscle groups between elite and sub-elite female soccer players and assesses the impact of leg limb-dominance.
Methods: A descriptive-comparative study was employed.
Impact of Pain Neuroscience Education Program in Community Physiotherapy Context on Pain Perception and Psychosocial Variables Associated with It in Elderly Persons: A Ranzomized Controlled Trial.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2022
This study investigated the long-term effect (six-months) of a Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program on pain perception, quality of life, kinesiophobia and catastrophism in older adults with multimorbidity and chronic pain. Fifty participants ( = 50) were randomly assigned to the pain education therapy group (PET; = 24) and control group (CG; = 26). The PET group received six sessions (i.
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