GARCÍA-BERNAL , María-Isabel

El ictus es una de las principales causas de muerte y discapacidad, siendo la espasticidad post ictus (EPI) una de las alteraciones derivadas más frecuentes. El objetivo de esta tesis es estudiar la capacidad del MyotonPRO® para cuantificar las propiedades viscoelásticas de músculos y tendones afectados por EPI, así como sus cambios a lo largo...

Introducción: las alteraciones propioceptivas y de la planta del pie repercuten negativamente en las reacciones de equilibrio. Estas dos características se aprecian en un elevado número de pacientes neurológicos. Objetivo: comprobar los efectos sobre el equilibrio de un protocolo de tratamiento estructural del pie en pacientes con ictus y...

The objective of this study was to characterize the changes of muscle tone, stiffness, and thickness of upper and lower limb muscles in stroke survivors. Forty patients with subacute or chronic stroke and 31 controls were included and measured using myotonometry (MyotonPRO), with multiple site assessments at muscle belly (MB) and...

Objective: To investigate the influence of muscle position (relaxed vs stretched) on muscle mechanical properties and the ability of myotonometry to detect differences between sides, groups, and sites of testing in patients with stroke. We also analyzed the association between myotonometry and clinical measures of spasticity. Design:...

There is a lack of consensus about the measurement of the muscle viscoelastic features in stroke patients. Additionally, the psychometric properties of the most-commonly used clinical tools remain controversial. Our objective is to investigate the validity and reliability of myotonometry to assess viscoelastic muscle features in stroke...

El objetivo de este estudio fue valorar el grado de recuperación funcional de pacientes afectados por algún tipo de patología cerebrovascular después de recibir rehabilitación intensiva de sus déficits. Para ello 7 pacientes cerebrovasculares fueron valorados utilizando la escala FIM-FAM antes de iniciar el tratamiento y una vez finalizado...

This study aimed to determine the validity of digital vascular auscultation for the assessment of changes in the radial pulse in healthy subjects, using Doppler sonography as a validated test referent. Sixty-one non-symptomatic subjects (mean age of 52.5 ± 16.1 years) were assigned and evaluated under one of the following conditions: In...

Postural instability and dizziness are commonly observed in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence for the use of vestibular rehabilitation, in comparison with other exercise interventions or no intervention, to treat balance impairments and dizziness in PwMS. An electronic search...