Publications by authors named "Pilar Nieto Gil"
Background: Bandages are commonly used to relieve pain in patients with plantar fasciitis. The goal was to compare the effects of using kinesiotape versus low-dye tape in the acute phase of plantar fasciitis on pain and comfort measures.
Methods: Forty individuals with plantar fasciitis were allocated to the kinesiotape or low-dye tape interventions.
Objectives: The aim of this review was to identify the potential intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors (RFs), associated factors (AFs) and consequences of developing calcaneal apophysitis (CA).
Design: Systematic review.
Data Sources: Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline Ovid, PubMed, Web of Science and Evidence, searched from inception to April 2021.
Article Synopsis
- Onychocryptosis, a common nail condition, was studied to compare the effectiveness of two conservative treatments: nail retraining with gauze bandaging and nail remodeling with clotrimazole gel.
- A clinical trial with 20 participants showed that those treated with nail remodeling experienced significantly fewer recurrences of the condition after three months compared to the gauze bandaging group.
- The findings indicated that nail remodeling not only had a lower recurrence rate but also resulted in less pain, inflammation, and higher patient satisfaction.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on understanding how continuous running affects the thickness of the plantar fascia (PF), a connective tissue primarily made of collagen, by using ultrasound scans.
- A total of 24 volunteer runners from the University of Valencia participated, with data collected on various factors such as age, BMI, running habits, and injury history.
- Results showed significant changes in PF thickness after running, with minimal average differences, suggesting that increased thickness alone isn't a definitive indicator of plantar fasciitis, as some asymptomatic runners showed thicker PF without vascular issues.
Background: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused great changes in daily activities, especially in children. In Spain, to avoid infections, a home quarantine was declared, which caused a drastic reduction in daily or weekly physical activity in children.
Objective: to analyse the balance performance after the COVID-19-induced quarantine on children's balance, through the use of balance tests, considering the type of sport practiced.
Morphological and Postural Changes in the Foot during Pregnancy and Puerperium: A Longitudinal Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 2021
The aim of this study is to observe the morphological and postural changes to the foot that take place during pregnancy and the puerperium. In this descriptive, observational, longitudinal study, we analysed 23 pregnant women, with particular attention to morphological and postural aspects of the foot, at three time points during and after pregnancy: in weeks 9-13 of gestation, weeks 32-35 of gestation and weeks 4-6 after delivery. The parameters considered were changes in foot length, the Foot Posture Index (FPI) and the Hernández Corvo Index, which were analysed using a pedigraph and taking into account the Body Mass Index (BMI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNinety percent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) feel foot pain during the disease process. Pharmacological treatment of RA has a systematic effect on the body and includes: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologics. The objective of our review was to examine the impact of biologics on patients with RA 'foot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUlcers are the main cause of hospitalisation and clinical complications in patients with diabetes. We analyse the length and cost of hospital stay of patients with diabetic foot ulcers, taking into consideration that hospitalisation and, if necessary, amputation represent the greatest area of expense to the healthcare system for such patients. This analysis focuses on the treatment provided to these patients in public hospitals in the region of Valencia (Spain), registered in the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set, during the period 2009⁻2013.
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