RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100916
M.G. de Santos-Moreno , J.A. López-Pina , A. Velandrino-Nicolás , A. Gómez-Conesa
{"title":"Grading hypotonia in children with Down syndrome: A study psychometric","authors":"M.G. de Santos-Moreno , J.A. López-Pina , A. Velandrino-Nicolás , A. Gómez-Conesa","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100916","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100916","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>Currently, hypotonia is diagnosed and graded observationally. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale for assessing hypotonia in children with Down syndrome.</div></div><div><h3>Material and method</h3><div>An initial 43-item scale was created to measure hypotonia in children with Down syndrome. After psychometric analysis of the results, 21 items were eliminated, resulting in a 22-item scale that was applied to a sample of 50 children (28 girls) between 7 and 94 months. The item analysis, internal consistency, inter-rater agreement, and test–retest reliability with alpha and ICC coefficients were analyzed. Hypothesis testing was calculated by ANOVA and Student's <em>t</em>-tests, and criterion validity by comparison with the clinical sensation observed by an expert evaluator.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The 22-item scale reported high reliability, stability, and reproducibility of its measures, both globally and individually. Inter-rater agreement was high [0.88–1.00] and internal consistency was higher. No significant differences were found according to sex or motor stage. Furthermore, significant differences were found according to the clinical sensation of the rater and grade of hypotonia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The developed scale allows to assess hypotonia and proved to be reliable and valid.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100916"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144167565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100915
H. Daungsupawong , V. Wiwanitkit
{"title":"Comment on “The effect of a physical rehabilitation program on temperature symmetry, mobility, functionality and gait in amputee patients”","authors":"H. Daungsupawong , V. Wiwanitkit","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100915","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100915","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100915"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144069225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-05-15DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100914
G. Candoni
{"title":"Importancia de la rehabilitación en la enfermedad de Parkinson: ¿estamos llegando tarde?","authors":"G. Candoni","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100914","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100914"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-05-09DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100913
J.M. Elía , J.M. Tenías , V. Iñigo , V. Iranzo , R. Puerta , A. Sogues
{"title":"Estudio de los cambios del equilibrio en pacientes con cáncer de mama tratadas con quimioterapia","authors":"J.M. Elía , J.M. Tenías , V. Iñigo , V. Iranzo , R. Puerta , A. Sogues","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100913","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100913","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Instability is a common symptom reported by patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) during breast cancer treatment. Posturography may be useful for the functional assessment and management of these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate postural control changes through biomechanical assessment in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>A prospective longitudinal observational study was conducted with 39 women (mean age 51.0 years, SD 8.9) in stages I (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->14), II (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->18), and III (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->7). Assessments included posturography, the modified Total Neuropathy Score (mTNS), and the EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 and EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaires at baseline, and at 3 and 6 months.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Posturographic variables showed a pattern of vestibular dysfunction that worsened over time (88.5%, p<<!--> <!-->0.01). A direct correlation was observed between body mass index (BMI) and mTNS (r<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.361; p<<!--> <!-->0.001); BMI was also related to sway area and anteroposterior displacement. At 3 and 6 months, inverse correlations were identified between mTNS and posturographic conditions, which were associated with increased symptom severity in all subscales of the EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 (p<<!--> <!-->0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Postural stability is affected by chemotherapy cycles in breast cancer patients. Early identification allows for the incorporation of specific interventions in this patient group and the consideration of therapeutic alternatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100913"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100912
A. Pontes-Silva , A.V. Dibai-Filho , M.A. Avila
{"title":"Autonomic nervous system dysfunction may be associated with low self-efficacy in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional inferential analysis","authors":"A. Pontes-Silva , A.V. Dibai-Filho , M.A. Avila","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100912","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100912"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143906700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-04-22DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100910
D. Borda Lorente, J.G. Moranta Mesquides, P. Peret Hernández, S. Laxe
{"title":"Bloqueo ecoguiado de los nervios geniculares (BENG) en contexto de un paciente con gonalgia post cirugía de osteocondritis disecante de rodilla","authors":"D. Borda Lorente, J.G. Moranta Mesquides, P. Peret Hernández, S. Laxe","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100910","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100910","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 3","pages":"Article 100910"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143855260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100911
A. Alshami , A. Nashwan , A. AlDardour , A. Qusini
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in rehabilitation: A narrative review on advancing patient care","authors":"A. Alshami , A. Nashwan , A. AlDardour , A. Qusini","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100911","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100911","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing rehabilitation by enabling data-driven, personalized, and effective patient care. AI systems analyze patterns, predict outcomes, and adapt treatments to individual needs, empowering clinicians to deliver more targeted and responsive interventions. This review explores AI's role in rehabilitation, focusing on its applications in personalized care, outcome prediction, and real-time patient monitoring. Evidence from current literature highlights how AI improves patient satisfaction, engagement, and clinical outcomes by fostering a stronger therapeutic alliance and promoting adherence to treatment plans. However, significant challenges remain, including data privacy concerns, clinician training gaps, and disparities in technology access. Addressing these barriers is essential to optimize AI adoption and fully realize its potential to enhance patient-centered care. By integrating AI into daily practice, rehabilitation professionals can deliver more efficient, individualized, and high-quality care, paving the way for transformative advancements in the field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 2","pages":"Article 100911"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100909
J. Chaler , E. Marco
{"title":"La ética científica, puntal fundamental del presente y el futuro de Rehabilitación: reflexiones y acciones","authors":"J. Chaler , E. Marco","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100909","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100909","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 2","pages":"Article 100909"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143835275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100905
M.Á. Arenillas Pérez , P. Peret Hernández , S. Ortiz Hidalgo , S. Laxe
{"title":"El desafío en la protetización tras desarticulación de cadera en paciente con pioderma gangrenoso","authors":"M.Á. Arenillas Pérez , P. Peret Hernández , S. Ortiz Hidalgo , S. Laxe","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100905","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100905","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 2","pages":"Article 100905"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143823564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RehabilitacionPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2025.100904
A. Guillen-Sola , N. Bofill-Soler , O. Pera-Cegarra , X. Duran Jorda , P. Foro
{"title":"The ReDyor study: Effects of prophylactic swallowing exercises on dysphagia and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiation therapy, a randomized clinical trial","authors":"A. Guillen-Sola , N. Bofill-Soler , O. Pera-Cegarra , X. Duran Jorda , P. Foro","doi":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100904","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rh.2025.100904","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To determine the best time to start rehabilitation to preserve swallowing function and enhance health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT).</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>Randomized single-blind controlled trial study conducted at a tertiary university hospital. Fifty-two HNC patients treated with CRT were randomized into early intervention (EIG, at diagnosis) and late intervention groups (LIG, post-radiotherapy). Interventions included Inspiratory and Expiratory Muscle Strength Training and standard swallowing exercises for 21 weeks, starting 2 weeks before RT in EIG and immediately after RT in LIG. Functional parameters, dysphagia severity, and HRQoL were assessed at baseline, RT completion, and post-RT follow-ups (3, 6, 12 months).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>No significant differences were observed between groups, except for mouth interincisor opening at RT completion in EIG. At final assessment, PEmax% values recovered in EIG but deteriorated in LIG (<em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.028). Speech problems decreased in EIG (<em>p</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.019) compared to baseline. PImax showed a positive trend in both groups. Both groups had isolated improvements in quality of life.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The effectiveness of rehabilitation was similar regardless of initiation timing, suggesting both early and late interventions are viable for preserving swallowing function and improving quality of life in HNC patients undergoing CRT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39532,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitacion","volume":"59 2","pages":"Article 100904"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}