RIQUELME , Inmaculada

Pain and abnormal somatosensory processing are important associated conditions in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Perceived social support is highly relevant for pain perception and coping. Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of social support on pain sensitivity in children and adolescents with...

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of neural mobilization (NM) in people with disorders associated with chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain due to persistent inflammation or diseases of the nervous system. Methods: A database search was conducted to select randomized controlled trials where NM, alone or within a multimodal protocol, was the...

Objectives: To identify the immediate and middle-term effects of the right carotid sinus compression technique on blood pressure and heart rate in hypertensive patients. Design: Randomized blinded experimental study. Settings: Primary health centers of Cáceres (Spain). Subjects: Sixty-four medicated patients with hypertension were randomly...

Background: There is controversy regarding the best technique for applying Kinesio Taping (KT), and the theory supporting that skin convolutions may explain its efficacy has recently been challenged. Objective: To compare the immediate and short-term effectiveness of KT tightness on mechanosensitivity and spinal mobility in nonspecific low...