Publications by authors named "Lacomba M"
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- * The study involved 34 women receiving ten weeks of individualized therapy that included perineal massage, vaginal dilation, and pelvic floor exercises, with evaluations before and after treatment.
- * Results showed significant improvements in vaginal length, diameter, muscle strength, and quality of life metrics, with about 66.7% of participants experiencing resolution of vaginal stenosis post-intervention.
Background: Neck pain is a frequent complaint in office workers. This pain can be caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the trapezius muscle. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of deep dry needling (DDN) of active MTrPs in the trapezius muscle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the effectiveness of an early physiotherapy intervention for the prevention of secondary lymphoedema on health-related quality of life in women who also received an education program after breast cancer surgery.
Methods: One hundred and fifty three women diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer (stage I-II) treated with breast surgery, which included axillary lymph-node dissection, from Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain) were randomly assigned into two groups. Subjects in early physiotherapy group (n = 76) received a physiotherapy intervention combined with a therapeutic education program; women in the control group (n = 77) received only the therapeutic education program.
To research whether specific alleles HLA class I (HLA-A and HLA-B) and class II (HLA-DR) are risk factors for the development of exudative type of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), HLA antigens are expressed both in normal and affected eyes with ARMD. We designed a prospective case-controlled study. We recruited 75 patients with choroidal neovascularization predominantly classic or occult, secondary to ARMD, and treated with photodynamic therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the cytokine profile in aqueous humor and peripheral blood from patients with uveitis.
Methods: Cytokines (interferon [IFN]-gamma, interleukin [IL] 2, IL-4, and IL-10) were measured in aqueous humor and peripheral blood samples from 23 patients with uveitis and 16 patients undergoing operation for uncomplicated cataracts (control group) by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: Aqueous and serum samples from patients with uveitis showed higher levels of IFN-gamma and IL-2 than those of controls (P<.
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- The study aimed to analyze immune activation markers soluble ICAM-1 and soluble IL-2R in patients with active uveitis.
- Levels of these markers were measured in both the aqueous humor (fluid in the eye) and peripheral blood of 23 uveitis patients and 16 control subjects.
- Results showed elevated levels of both markers in uveitis patients, indicating their potential role in the disease's local and systemic processes.