Publications by authors named "R Gomez Portero"
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- Cervical dystonia leads to involuntary muscle contractions, causing abnormal head and neck postures, with botulinum neurotoxin being the primary treatment option.
- A study compared 10 individuals with cervical dystonia to 10 healthy participants, using cone-beam CT to assess head posture and rotational movement of the cervical spine.
- Findings revealed that those with cervical dystonia had significantly altered head posture and reduced rotational motion in the cervical spine, particularly affecting the upper cervical region, highlighting the need for targeted treatment of the involved muscles.
A number of studies suggest that meteorological conditions are related to the risk of Legionnaires' disease (LD) but the findings are not consistent. A systematic review was conducted to investigate the association of weather with sporadic LD and highlight the key meteorological conditions related to this outcome. PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and OpenGrey were searched on 26-27 March 2020 without date, language or location restrictions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The effects of long-term stretching (>6 months) in hemiparesis are unknown. This prospective, randomized, single-blind controlled trial compared changes in architectural and clinical parameters in plantar flexors of individuals with chronic hemiparesis following a 1-year guided self-stretch program, compared with conventional rehabilitation alone.
Methods: Adults with chronic stroke-induced hemiparesis (time since lesion >1 year) were randomized into 1 of 2, 1-year rehabilitation programs: conventional therapy (CONV) supplemented with the Guided Self-rehabilitation Contract (GSC) program, or CONV alone.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine if the fatigue of cervical muscles has a significant influence on the head-neck segment musculo-tendinous stiffness.
Methods: Ten men (aged 21.2 ± 1.