Publications by authors named "I Galan-Arriero"
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Spanish version of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire (WDQ) for the Spanish population with acute whiplash-associated disorder (WAD).
Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire validation study. Adults with acute WAD (grade I to III) were enrolled within 3 weeks of their injury.
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how levels of certain brain metabolites in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) relate to impaired pain regulation in individuals with chronic whiplash injury (WHI), especially those experiencing pain (WHI-P).
- Participants with chronic pain (WHI-P) reported higher pain intensity and lower quality of life, while healthy individuals and those without pain showed effective pain modulation; specifically, WHI-P did not demonstrate adequate inhibitory pain control.
- Key findings indicated that specific metabolite ratios in the PAG and ACC could predict the loss of pain modulation in WHI-P individuals, highlighting potential central mechanisms for chronic pain as reflected by brain chemistry changes.
The main aim of this work was to investigate the difference in the excitability of the soleus H-reflex in healthy volunteers following spinal transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and high-frequency alternating current (HFAC) at a frequency of 10 kHz applied at the lower thoracic spinal level (T10-T12). A double-blind, randomized, crossover, controlled clinical trial was designed. Participants received three randomized interventions (TENS, 10 kHz, and sham stimulation) during 40 min.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tibialis Anterior (TA) cutaneous reflex (CR) activity evoked following cutaneous stimulation of the plantar (Pl) surface (Pl-TA CR) has demonstrated hyperreflexia and damage of inhibitory mechanisms in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) and spasticity.
Objectives: To modulate Pl-TA CR and Soleus H-reflex activity with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and vibratory stimulation of the plantar pad during rest and controlled isometric plantarflexion.
Methods: Non-injured subjects (n = 11) and individuals with incomplete SCI with (n = 14) and without spasticity (n = 14) were recruited.
Unlabelled: Several studies have examined spinal reflex modulation during leg cycling in healthy and spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects. However, the effect of cutaneous plantar afferent input on spinal excitability during leg cycling after SCI has not been characterised. The aim of the study was to test the feasibility of using controlled leg cycling in combination with plantar cutaneous electrical stimulation (ES) cycling to assess lower limb spinal sensorimotor excitability in subjects with motor complete or incomplete SCI.
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