Publications by authors named "E Lluch"
Objective: To explore the causal pathways underlying the short-term effects of deep dry needling (DDN) in people with chronic neck pain.
Design: Explanatory longitudinal mediation analysis with repeatedly measured mediators and outcomes.
Setting: Primary care setting.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the natural history of tendinopathies, which is the disease's progression without treatment, to help clinicians predict outcomes and develop better interventions.
- A systematic review of literature identified six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 518 subjects, finding that patients showed significant improvement in pain and physical function, regardless of age or treatment duration.
- The results indicated that while untreated patients experienced some improvement in tendinopathy symptoms, they did not fully recover, suggesting the need for future research to include true no-intervention groups for better understanding of the disease's progression.
The aim of this study was to assess the moderator effect of the target concepts covered in the Pain science education (PSE) sessions, including both the total amount of target concepts and each individual target concept, on changes in pain intensity and disability in patients with chronic spinal pain (CSP). A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and CENTRAL was conducted from inception to March 10, 2024. A random effects model was used for meta-regression analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Widespread pain may be related to psychosocial aspects in several musculoskeletal conditions, but the literature on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is scarce.
Objective: To determine the relationship between pain extent and psychological factors (catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, anxiety symptoms, and depression) in people with CTS.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.