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5. Manual Therapy Approach to the Extraocular Muscles in Migraine Treatment: A Preliminary Study

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Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel, Barassi, Giovanni, Bertollo, Maurizio, Obrero-Gaitán, Esteban, Di Iorio, Angelo, Prosperi, Loris, Achalandabaso-Ochoa, Alexander, Lomas-Vega, Rafael, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, Crusio, Wim E., Series Editor, Dong, Haidong, Series Editor, Radeke, Heinfried H., Series Editor, Rezaei, Nima, Series Editor, Steinlein, Ortrud, Series Editor, Xiao, Junjie, Series Editor, and Pokorski, Mieczyslaw, editor

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2022
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7. Effects of High-Velocity Spinal Manipulation on Quality of Life, Pain and Spinal Curvature in Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review.

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Piqueras-Toharias, Mario, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, Peinado-Rubia, Ana Belén, Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel, Lomas-Vega, Rafael, and Sedeño-Vidal, Ana

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Background/Objectives: Scoliosis is a condition that involves deformation of the spine in the coronal plane and commonly appears in childhood or adolescence, significantly limiting a person's life. The cause is multifactorial, and treatment aims to improve the spinal curvature, prevent major pathologies, and enhance aesthetics. The objective of this review was to determine whether high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation is more effective than other treatments for children with idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and PEDro databases were searched for both clinical trials and cohort studies. Methodological quality was assessed via the PEDro scale (for clinical trials) and the Newcastle–Ottawa scale (for observational studies). The protocol of this systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024532442). Results: Five studies were selected for review. The results indicated moderate improvements in pain and the Cobb angle and limited improvements in quality of life. Conclusions: HVLA spinal manipulation does not seem to have significant effects on reducing spinal deformity in IS patients, nor does it significantly impact quality of life. However, this therapy may have significant effects on reducing pain in these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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9. Non-Invasive Radiofrequency Diathermy Neuromodulation Added to Supervised Therapeutic Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial with Six Months of Follow-Up

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Albornoz-Cabello, Manuel, primary, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, additional, Barrios-Quinta, Cristo Jesús, additional, Espejo-Antúnez, Luis, additional, Lara-Palomo, Inmaculada Carmen, additional, and de los Ángeles Cardero-Durán, María, additional

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2024
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13. Idiopathic scoliosis in subjects with eye diseases: A systematic review with meta‐analysis.

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Gallego‐Siles, Juan Ramón, Siles‐Fuentes, María José, Ibáñez‐Vera, Alfonso Javier, Cortés‐Pérez, Irene, Obrero‐Gaitán, Esteban, and Lomas‐Vega, Rafael

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EYE diseases, SCOLIOSIS, REFRACTIVE errors, CINAHL database, VISION testing
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Our aim was to find the best evidence on the prevalence of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in subjects with eye diseases (EDs) and to determine the most common visual alterations that are present. Following the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA), a bibliographic search up to June 2023 in the PubMed, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and CINAHL Complete databases was performed. Observational studies were selected and the results were analyzed with prevalence odds ratio (OR). A total of six studies, including 18,396 subjects, were selected. The group of subjects with EDs was made up of 6048 individuals, of whom 655 (10.83%) had IS. The group of subjects without EDs was made up of 12,348 individuals of whom 444 (3.60%) presented with IS with an OR = 2.91, CI (95%) = [1.75, 4.83]. Blindness was assessed in a single study with an OR = 7.83, CI (95%) = [1.66, 36.90]; all three studies in the refractive error subgroup yielded an OR = 2.24, CI (95%) = [1.10, 4.58]; and the two studies that included subjects with strabismus showed an OR = 3.09, CI (95%) = [1.38, 7.00]. EDs were associated with an almost three times greater odds of having IS. We recommend the inclusion of vision testing in children with IS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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19. Effects of Radiofrequency Diathermy Plus Therapeutic Exercises on Pain and Functionality of Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Sevilla. CTS947: Salud y actividad física para calidad de vida., Albornoz Cabello, Manuel, Ibáñez Vera, Alfonso Javier, Barrios Quinta, Cristo Jesús, Lara-Palomo, Inmaculada Carmen, Cardero Durán, María de los Ángeles, Espejo-Antunez, Luis, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Sevilla. CTS947: Salud y actividad física para calidad de vida., Albornoz Cabello, Manuel, Ibáñez Vera, Alfonso Javier, Barrios Quinta, Cristo Jesús, Lara-Palomo, Inmaculada Carmen, Cardero Durán, María de los Ángeles, and Espejo-Antunez, Luis

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Although consensus has been reached about the use of therapeutic exercise in patellofemoral pain syndrome, several techniques used worldwide such as radiofrequency diathermy could be useful as complementary therapy. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the effects of adding radiofrequency diathermy to therapeutic exercises in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Fifty-six participants were randomly assigned either to radiofrequency diathermy plus therapeutic exercises group (n = 29) or therapeutic exercises group (n = 27). Both groups received the same therapeutic exercises, and the diathermy group additionally received monopolar dielectric diathermy for three weeks (5–3–2 weekly sessions). Data related to intensity of pain, probability of neuropathic pain, functionality, and range of movement of the knee were measured at baseline and three weeks after the intervention. Comparing pre-treatment and values obtained at the third week, significant improvements were found in intensity of pain, neuropathic pain, functionality, and range of motion in both groups (p < 0.05). The diathermy plus exercises group had significantly better intensity of pain than the control group at the end of the three weeks (p < 0.01). The addi tion of diathermy by emission of radiofrequency to the therapeutic knee exercise protocol is more effective than a therapeutic exercise protocol alone in the relief of intensity of pain in patients with patellofemoral pain in the immediate post-treatment follow-up compared with baseline scores.

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2023

26. The Short Form of the Fonseca Anamnestic Index for the Screening of Temporomandibular Disorders: Validity and Reliability in a Spanish-Speaking Population

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Zagalaz-Anula, Noelia, primary, Sánchez-Torrelo, Carmen María, additional, Acebal-Blanco, Faustino, additional, Alonso-Royo, Roger, additional, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, additional, Obrero-Gaitán, Esteban, additional, Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel, additional, and Lomas-Vega, Rafael, additional

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2021
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27. Vestibular Morphological Alterations in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.

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Cortés-Pérez, Irene, Salamanca-Montilla, Lourdes, Gámiz-Bermúdez, Francisca, Obrero-Gaitán, Esteban, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, and Lomas-Vega, Rafael

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ONLINE information services, CINAHL database, VESTIBULAR apparatus diseases, RISK assessment, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ADOLESCENT idiopathic scoliosis, MEDLINE, DATA analysis software, VESTIBULAR apparatus, DISEASE risk factors, DISEASE complications
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most frequent pediatric spinal deformity. Its treatment still shows limited results due to the existent lack of knowledge regarding etiopathogenesis. Thus, the purpose of the study is to check the existence of vestibular morphological alterations among idiopathic scoliosis patients. To meet the objective, we performed this systematic review searching studies in PubMed Medline, SCOPUS, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete and SciELO until 15 September 2022. Articles that analyzed the morphology of the vestibular apparatus were selected, comparing subjects with AIS versus healthy subjects. Variables were selected that measured the orientation of the channels as well as the general conformation of the vestibular apparatus. One hundred and eighty-five records were retrieved in the preliminary searches, of which five studies were finally included, providing data from 154 participants (83 cases and 71 healthy controls) with a mean age 16.07 ± 2.48 years old. Two studies conclude that the superior and lateral semicircular canals are longer and thinner in patients with AIS. One study concluded that the measure between centers of superior and lateral canals and the angle whose vertex is placed the center of posterior canal were significantly shorter in subjects with AIS than in healthy controls in the left-side of vestibular apparatus. Two studies found an asymmetry in the verticality of the lateral canals on both sides in subjects with AIS, although it is not clear whether the left canal is in a more horizontal or vertical position. Patients with AIS seem to present morphological asymmetries of the vestibular apparatus, fundamentally on the left side. These anomalies seem to correlate with the location of the curve but not with its laterality or severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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43. Efecto de la terapia con ondas electromagnéticas capacitadas monopolares en el tratamiento del dolor en fibromialgia

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Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, Alvero-Cruz, Jose Ramon, García-Romero, Jerónimo, and Fisiología Humana y Educación Físico Deportiva

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electroterapia, Calidad de vida, Tesis doctoral, Dolor, Fibromialgia, Fisioterapia
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La fibromialgia es uno de los mayores problemas sanitarios de nuestro país y del mundo desarrollado con una prevalencia del 2,1%. El American College of Reumathology la define como estado doloroso generalizado en mínimo 11 de 18 puntos preestablecidos, sensibles a una presión de 4 kg/cm2 y con al menos 3 meses de evolución. La definición actual de la Organización Mundial de la Salud incluye presencia de otros síntomas como cefalea, colon irritable, menstruación dolorosa, irritabilidad, sensibilidad térmica, fatigabilidad, rigidez articular y alteraciones del sueño. A pesar de que se han desarrollado numerosos estudios para clarificar su etiología, sigue sin conocerse de manera exacta. Varios estudios apuntan a una alteración a nivel del Sistema Neuro Endocrino, donde se produce una hiporreactividad por agotamiento del eje Adreno-Hipotálamo-Pituitarial, que interviene en el metabolismo, el estrés y el Sistema Inmune. Una exposición prolongada al estrés agotaría la capacidad de ciertas glándulas de producir hormonas suficientes para mantener el estado de alerta, lo que el sujeto percibiría como cansancio y dolor muscular. En otra línea, un reciente estudio muestra que el dolor de los pacientes con fibromialgia podría estar originado por la vasoconstricción de pequeñas arteriolas controladas por el hipotálamo, que producen disrregulación de la temperatura corporal de los pacientes y mayor acumulación de ácido láctico en tejidos blandos. Otras hipótesis apuntan a alteraciones locales, como la mayor presencia de puntos gatillo miofasciales en pacientes con fibromialgia que en sujetos sanos. Actualmente, la fibromialgia carece de un tratamiento efectivo, consistiendo éste principalmente en tratamiento sintomático del dolor y del resto de síntomas que presente cada paciente, principalmente mediante fármacos. Sin embargo, la poca eficacia del tratamiento farmacológico para conseguir un alivio duradero del dolor, unido a los múltiples efectos secundarios y riesgo de dependencia y tolerancia que ocasiona un tratamiento prolongado con analgésicos y opiáceos, pone de manifiesto la necesidad de encontrar nuevas opciones terapéuticas que garanticen una analgesia de calidad que disminuya lo suficiente el dolor durante el máximo tiempo posible, minimizando los efectos secundarios. El gasto sanitario para el tratamiento de la fibromialgia se incrementa año tras año, por lo que es conveniente explorar nuevas opciones terapéuticas que puedan presentar mayor efectividad y bajo coste. La terapia por Ondas Electromagnéticas Capacitivas Monopolares (OEDCM) consiste en la aplicación transcutánea de señales electromagnéticas del espectro de la radiofrecuencia pulsadas y en rangos de frecuencia constantemente variables para evitar acomodación de los receptores tisulares, permitiendo así por diversos mecanismos la inducción de analgesia. Este tratamiento ha mostrado eficacia en el tratamiento de dolor neuropático y otros tipos de dolor por mecanismo de sensibilización central. La ausencia de efectos secundarios de este tratamiento lo sitúa como una interesante alternativa para el tratamiento sintomático de la fibromialgia. OBJETIVO: valorar la eficacia del tratamiento por OEDCM en el tratamiento del dolor, la calidad de vida, el estado de ánimo, la depresión y la calidad del sueño en sujetos con fibromialgia. MÉTODOS: se aleatorizó una muestra de 57 pacientes en cuatro grupos de tratamiento: un grupo de tratamiento días continuos, otro grupo de tratamiento días alternos, un grupo placebo con tratamiento sin emisión y un grupo control que mantuvo sus cuidados habituales. Se citó a los pacientes previamente al comienzo del estudio para informarles acerca del procedimiento y entrenarles en la cumplimentación de los cuestionarios. Se utilizó la escala EVA para valorar el dolor, el cuestionario ICAF para valorar el impacto en la calidad de vida de los sujetos, el cuestionario HADS para evaluar la depresión y la ansiedad de los sujetos y de nuevo la escala EVA para valorar la calidad del sueño. En el caso de las variables impacto en la calidad de vida, depresión, ansiedad y calidad del sueño se realizó una medición previa al tratamiento justo antes de comenzar la intervención y otra al finalizar la octava sesión de tratamiento. En cuanto a la variable dolor, se realizaron mediciones antes y después de la sesión de tratamiento en la primera y última sesión de cada una de las dos semanas del estudio, resultando un total de cuatro mediciones. Respecto a la intervención, se llevó a cabo con un equipo de OEDCM modelo Physicalm® de Biotronic® en una sala climatizada con una camilla plegable de madera. Los pacientes fueron tratados ocho sesiones de 20 minutos de duración a lo largo de dos semanas, en las cuales un terapeuta adiestrado para el uso de la técnica llevaba a cabo el tratamiento. En todo momento los pacientes fueron ajenos a la existencia de diferentes tratamientos, para garantizar el cegado en este aspecto. Para evaluar los datos obtenidos, se realizó un análisis estadístico con el programa estadístico MedCalc para Windows, versión 16.4.3, considerando para todos los análisis estadísticos un valor significativo de α= 0,05. El análisis de homogeneidad fue realizado mediante el test de Shapiro-Wilk. Para realizar la comparación entre las distintas mediciones de dolor local y dolor general, se realizó un test ANOVA de medidas repetidas, donde el factor intra-sujetos fue el tiempo y el factor inter-sujetos, el tratamiento recibido por el paciente. Posteriormente se calculó la d de Cohen para conocer el tamaño del efecto de cada uno de los tratamientos, tanto antes como después de la intervención e igualmente para determinar los cambios que el tratamiento produjo en las variables de impacto en la calidad de vida, calidad del sueño, depresión y estado de ánimo, se realizó una prueba T. Posteriormente se calculó la d de Cohen para conocer el tamaño del efecto de cada uno de los tratamientos en la variable impacto en la calidad de vida. RESULTADOS: el tratamiento por OEDCM produce mejoras significativas en el dolor local y general de sujetos con fibromialgia respecto a grupo control y placebo. En el dolor local, se producen diferencias significativas desde después de la primera sesión de tratamiento entre el grupo de tratamiento días contínuos y los grupos Placebo (P< 0,01) y Control (P

Published
2016

45. Neck Pain- and Unsteadiness-Inducing Activities and their Relationship to the Presence, Intensity, Frequency, and Disability of Headaches.

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Rodríguez-Almagro, Daniel, Achalandabaso-Ochoa, Alexander, Molina-Ortega, Francisco Javier, Obrero-Gaitán, Esteban, Ibáñez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, and Lomas-Vega, Rafael

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WOMEN college students, NECK pain, HEADACHE, DISABILITIES, SYMPTOMS, TELEVISION viewing
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(1) Background: Headache is a significant public health problem. Despite the association between headache and neck pain, little is known about the relationships among specific activities that generate neck pain and headache. The aim of this study was to identify the specific activities that result in neck pain and unsteadiness, and determine how they are linked to headache in university students. (2) Methods: One hundred and six patients with physician-diagnosed headache and 92 healthy university students completed surveys assessing demographics; the presence, frequency, intensity, and disability of headaches; and activities generating neck pain and unsteadiness. (3) Results: The presence of headache was related to female gender (p = 0.001), neck pain when reading or watching television (p = 0.024), and unsteadiness when moving the head (p = 0.005). Headache-related disability was associated with intensity of neck pain (p < 0.001), neck pain when reading or watching television (p = 0.033), and stumbling (p < 0.001). Headache frequency was related to smoking (p = 0.004), the duration of neck pain-associated symptoms (p = 0.047), and neck pain when driving (p = 0.039). Intensity of headache was associated with female gender (p = 0.002), smoking (p = 0.013), and neck pain-related sleep alterations (p = 0.024). (4) Conclusions: Female gender, smoking, neck pain, and unsteadiness when moving the head are factors related to headache in university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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