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Effectiveness of the Perfetti method as a treatment for fibromyalgia

Iglesias López, Elvira

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain, which presents with a myriad of underlying symptoms. It has a prevalence of 2.4% in Spain, with female predominance. Several studies using functional magnetic resonance have determined changes of central origin in the processing of pain, which seems to indicate a Central Sensitization Syndrome ...


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Experiences of a group of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia with basal body awareness therapy: qualitative study

Bravo Navarro, Cristina

The objective of this study is to obtain a thorough knowledge of how patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia experience movement awareness through a group basal body awareness therapy (CBT) program.


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Application of the technique of "absorption" in the treatment of patients between 30-55 years with acute and subacute lumbago and protrusion or lumbar disc herniation

Mari Morales Aizpun, Juan

Low back pain is one of the most frequent health problems facing today's society. The economic cost involved, as well as the complications at the health level that it generates, makes us think about investigating and developing new guidelines for action that minimize the consequences of this common injury ...


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Sex differences in the sequence of muscular activation during active prone hip extension

Benítez Martínez, Josep

Prone hip extension (PHE) test is used to evaluate the lumbopelvic function because it reproduces theoretically the muscle activation pattern of the hip extension of the gait. Our objective was to compare this activation pattern between sexes through PHE test ...


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Prognostic factors for functional decline in institutionalized older people

Jerez-Roig, Javier

The objective was to estimate the probability of maintaining functional capacity in basic activities of daily living in institutionalized older adults. Besides, we aimed at identifying the prognostic factors of functional decline. A 2-year longitudinal study with 5 waves applied every 6 months was carried out ...


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Dynamics of Functioning among Brazilian Institutionalized Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study

Jerez-Roig, Javier

Although analyzing the evolution of functional capacity is fundamental for the planning of strategies aimed at preventing or delaying disability, there is a lack of studies on this field in institutionalized older adults in Latin America. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of functional decline, functional maintenance and functional improvement in the basic activities of daily living in institutionalized older adults ...


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