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4. Corrigendum to “A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space”

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Paolucci, Teresa, primary, Zangrando, Federico, additional, Piccinini, Giulia, additional, Sciarra, Federico, additional, Pallotta, Rocco, additional, Mannocci, Alice, additional, La Torre, Giuseppe, additional, Bini, Fabiano, additional, Marinozzi, Franco, additional, Gumina, Stefano, additional, Padua, Luca, additional, and Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria, additional

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2018
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5. The efficacy of a preparatory phase of a touch-based approach in treating chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

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Zangrando,Federico, Piccinini,Giulia, Tagliolini,Clara, Marsilli,Gabriella, Iosa,Marco, Vulpiani,Maria Chiara, Paolucci,Teresa, Zangrando,Federico, Piccinini,Giulia, Tagliolini,Clara, Marsilli,Gabriella, Iosa,Marco, Vulpiani,Maria Chiara, and Paolucci,Teresa

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Federico Zangrando,1 Giulia Piccinini,2 Clara Tagliolini,1 Gabriella Marsilli,2 Marco Iosa,3 Maria Chiara Vulpiani,2 Teresa Paolucci1 1Complex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant’Andrea Hospital, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 3Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy Background: Massage therapy is an important element of rehabilitation in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP). The objective of this study was to determine the relative efficacy of massage therapy between traditional massage and a new massage approach for CLBP. We also examined whether any reduction in pain was linked to interoceptive awareness and parasympathetic activation.Methods: A single-blind, randomized, controlled trial of 51 patients who were allocated into a traditional massage therapy group (TMG; N=24, mean age: 50.54±9.13 years) or experimental massage therapy group (SMG; N=27, mean age: 50.77±6.80 years). The primary outcome was the reduction in pain per the visual analog scale (VAS); the secondary outcome measures were multidimensional pain intensity on the McGill Pain Questionnaire, pain-related disability per the Waddel Disability Index, interoceptive awareness per the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Questionnaire, quality of life per the Short Form - 12 Health Survey, and heart rate variability, expressed as the coherence ratio (CR) by photoplethysmography. The following outcome measures were assessed at baseline, at the end of the treatment program, and at the 3-month follow-up. The mean and standard deviation were calculated for continuous data. Mann–Whitney U test was used to perform between-group comparisons, Friedman’s analysis was used for data on the 3 asses

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2017

8. Impact of Mézières Rehabilitative Method in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Paolucci, Teresa, primary, Zangrando, Federico, additional, Piccinini, Giulia, additional, Deidda, Laura, additional, Basile, Rossella, additional, Bruno, Enrico, additional, Buzi, Emigen, additional, Mannocci, Alice, additional, Tirinelli, Franca, additional, Haggiag, Shalom, additional, Lispi, Ludovico, additional, Villani, Ciro, additional, and Saraceni, Vincenzo M., additional

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2017
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9. Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease with Motor Imagery: A Rehabilitative Experience in a Case Report

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Zangrando, Federico, Piccinini, Giulia, Pelliccioni, Andrea, Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria, and Paolucci, Teresa

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A 50-year-old female with Parkinson’s disease underwent a neurocognitive rehabilitation program consisting of one-hour-lasting sessions attended twice a week for three months. The balance and the risk of falls were determined using the Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation Scale. The pain was determined using the Visual Analog Scale and the course of the disease was examined using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Endpoints were before the treatment, at the end of the treatment, and at a 12-week follow-up. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of neurocognitive rehabilitation in PD with motor imagery. Primary outcome is the improvement in balance and the falls risk reduction; secondary outcome is lower limb pain reduction.

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2015
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13. A New Rehabilitation Tool in Fibromyalgia: The Effects of Perceptive Rehabilitation on Pain and Function in a Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial

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Paolucci, Teresa, primary, Baldari, Carlo, additional, Di Franco, Manuela, additional, Didona, Dario, additional, Reis, Victor, additional, Vetrano, Mario, additional, Iosa, Marco, additional, Trifoglio, Domenica, additional, Zangrando, Federico, additional, Spadini, Ennio, additional, Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria, additional, and Guidetti, Laura, additional

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2016
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14. A New Neurocognitive Interpretation of Shoulder Position Sense during Reaching: Unexpected Competence in the Measurement of Extracorporeal Space

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Paolucci, Teresa, primary, Zangrando, Federico, additional, Piccinini, Giulia, additional, Sciarra, Federico, additional, Pallotta, Rocco, additional, Mannocci, Alice, additional, la Torre, Giuseppe, additional, Bini, Fabiano, additional, Marinozzi, Franco, additional, Gumina, Stefano, additional, Padua, Luca, additional, and Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria, additional

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2016
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16. MMPI-2 profiles and illness perception in fibromyalgia syndrome: The role of therapeutic exercise as adapted physical activity

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Paolucci, Teresa, primary, Vetrano, Mario, additional, Zangrando, Federico, additional, Vulpiani, Maria Chiara, additional, Grasso, Maria Rosaria, additional, Trifoglio, Domenica, additional, Di Franco, Manuela, additional, Iannuccelli, Cristina, additional, Sorgi, Maria Laura, additional, Reis, Victor, additional, Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria, additional, and Guidetti, Laura, additional

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2015
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17. Improved interoceptive awareness in chronic low back pain: a comparison of Back school versus Feldenkrais method.

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Paolucci, Teresa, Zangrando, Federico, Iosa, Marco, De Angelis, Simona, Marzoli, Caterina, Piccinini, Giulia, and Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria

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*CHI-squared test, *CHRONIC pain, *FUNCTIONAL assessment, *EXERCISE therapy, *FELDENKRAIS method, *HEALTH surveys, *PATIENT education, *SENSORY perception, *PHYSICAL therapy, *PROBABILITY theory, *QUALITY of life, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *STATISTICS, *T-test (Statistics), *PAIN management, *SAMPLE size (Statistics), *STATISTICAL power analysis, *DATA analysis, *MCGILL Pain Questionnaire, *BODY movement, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *VISUAL analog scale, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *BLIND experiment, *MANN Whitney U Test, *LUMBAR pain
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Purpose:To determine the efficacy of the Feldenkrais method for relieving pain in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and the improvement of interoceptive awareness. Method:This study was designed as a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Fifty-three patients with a diagnosis of CLBP for at least 3 months were randomly allocated to the Feldenkrais (mean age 61.21 ± 11.53 years) or Back School group (mean age 60.70 ± 11.72 years). Pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) and McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), disability was evaluated with the Waddel Disability Index, quality of life was measured with the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), and mind–body interactions were studied using the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Questionnaire (MAIA). Data were collected at baseline, at the end of treatment, and at the 3-month follow-up. Results:The two groups were matched at baseline for all the computed parameters. At the end of treatment (Tend), there were no significant differences between groups regarding chronic pain reduction (p = 0.290); VAS and MAIA-N sub scores correlated at Tend (R = 0.296,p = 0.037). By the Friedman analysis, both groups experienced significant changes in pain (p < 0.001) and disability (p < 0.001) along the investigated period. Conclusions:The Feldenkrais method has comparable efficacy as Back School in CLBP.Implications for rehabilitationThe Feldenkrais method is a mind–body therapy that is based on awareness through movement lessons, which are verbally guided explorations of movement that are conducted by a physiotherapist who is experienced and trained in this method. It aims to increase self-awareness, expand a person’s repertoire of movements, and to promote increased functioning in contexts in which the entire body cooperates in the execution of movements.Interoceptive awareness, which improves with rehabilitation, has a complex function in the perception of chronic pain and should be investigated further in future research.The efficacy of the Feldenkrais method is comparable with that of BS for nonspecific chronic low back pain. The physician can recommend a body–mind rehabilitation approach, such as the Feldenkrais method, or an educational and rehabilitation program, such as BS, to the patient, based on his individual needs. The 2 rehabilitation approaches are equally as effective in improving interoceptive awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2017
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20. Pleasant Touch Prior to Massage Improves Chronic Low Back Pain.

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Zangrando, Federico, Piccinini, Giulia, Tagliolini, Clara, Marsilli, Gabriella, losa, Marco, Vulpiani, Maria Chiara, and Paolucci, Teresa

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CHRONIC pain treatment, LUMBAR pain, PAIN management, MASSAGE therapy, TOUCH, TREATMENT effectiveness
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This article discusses results of the study "The efficacy of a preparatory phase of a touch-based approach in treating chronic low back pain: a randomized trial" published online in April 2017 in the "Journal of Pain Research." Topics covered include the involvement in the study of 51 people with chronic low back pain, their assignment to either a traditional massage therapy group or an experimental massage therapy group, and how pain, the main outcome measure of the study, was assessed.

Published
2017

21. Efficacy of extremely low-frequency magnetic field in fibromyalgia pain: A pilot study.

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Paolucci, Teresa, Piccinini, Giulia, Iosa, Marco, Piermattei, Cristina, de Angelis, Simona, Grasso, Maria Rosaria, Zangrando, Federico, and Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria

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*CHRONIC pain, *STATISTICAL correlation, *CROSSOVER trials, *FIBROMYALGIA, *LIFE skills, *MAGNETOTHERAPY, *MEDICAL rehabilitation, *PATIENTS, *PROBABILITY theory, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *REHABILITATION centers, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *STATISTICS, *PILOT projects, *DATA analysis, *ACTIVITIES of daily living, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *PAIN measurement, *BODY mass index, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *VISUAL analog scale, *BLIND experiment, *TREATMENT duration, *FUNCTIONAL assessment, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MANN Whitney U Test, *FRIEDMAN test (Statistics), *SYMPTOMS
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The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the efficacy of an extremely low-frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) in decreasing chronic pain in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. Thirty-seven females were recruited and randomized into two groups: one group was first exposed to systemic ELF-MF therapy (100 microtesla, 1 to 80 Hz) and then to sham therapy, and the other group received the opposite sequence of intervention. Pain, FM-related symptoms, and the ability to perform daily tasks were measured using the Visual Analog Scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Fibromyalgia Assessment Scale (FAS), and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) at baseline, end of first treatment cycle, beginning of second treatment cycle (after 1 mo washout), end of second treatment cycle, and end of 1 mo follow-up. ELF-MF treatment significantly reduced pain, which increased on cessation of therapy but remained significantly lower than baseline levels. Short-term benefits were also observed in FIQ, FAS, and HAQ scores, with less significant effects seen in the medium term. ELF-MF therapy can be recommended as part of a multimodal approach for mitigating pain in FM subjects and improving the efficacy of drug therapy or physiotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2016
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