NombreCruz Torres, Blanca de la
DepartamentoFisioterapia
Área de conocimientoFisioterapia
Categoría profesionalProfesora Titular de Universidad
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  • Nº publicaciones

    30

  • Nº visitas

    6259

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    16932


 

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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Neuromodulation of Sciatic Nerve on Hip Muscle Strength in Chronic Low Back Pain Sufferers: A Pilot Study

San Emeterio Iglesias, Roberto; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Romero Morales, Carlos; Minaya Muñoz, Francisco (MDPI, 2022)
Background: Limited hip internal rotation range of motion (IR-ROM) and hip abductor weakness are recognized in low back ...
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Innovative Medial Cushioning Orthoses Affect Peroneus Longus Electromyographic Activity during Running

Sanchez-Gomez, Ruben; Gomez-Carrion, Alvaro; Martinez-Sebastian, Carlos; Alou, Luis; Sevillano, David; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (MDPI, 2022)
Background: Over-supination processes of the foot and ankle involving peroneus longus (PL) damage during running sports ...
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Kinematic Effect on the Navicular Bone with the Use of Rearfoot Varus Wedge

Gomez-Carrion, Alvaro; Atín Arratibel, Maria de los Angeles; Morales Lozano, Maria Rosario; Martínez Sebastian, Carlos; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Sánchez Gómez, Rubén (MDPI, 2022)
: Background: The rearfoot varus wedge (RVW) is a common treatment for foot pain and valgus deformity. There is research ...
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Features of extrinsic plantar muscles in patients with plantar fasciitis by ultrasound imaging: a retrospective case control research

Canosa Carro, Lorena; López-López, Daniel; García-Sanz, Fernando; Díaz-Meco-Conde, Raquel; García Bermejo, Paula; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Marszalek, Jolanta; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2022)
The present study aimed to compare by ultrasound imaging (USI) the tibial posterior (TP), medial gastrocnemius (MG) and ...
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Muscle Quality Assessment by Ultrasound Imaging of the Intrinsic Foot Muscles in Individuals with and without Plantar Fasciitis: A Case–Control Study

Canosa Carro, Lorena; López-López, Daniel; De Labra, Carmen; Díaz-Meco-Conde, Raquel; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2022)
Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to compare the echo intensity (EI) and echovariation (EV) of the ...
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Assessment of a New Lateral Cushioned Casting Orthosis: Effects on Peroneus Longus Muscle Electromyographic Activity During Running

Sánchez Gómez, Rubén; Romero Morales, Carlos; Gómez Carrión, Álvaro; Zaragoza García, Ignacio; Martinez-Sebastian, Carlos; Ortuño Soriano, Ismael; Gómez Lara, Arturo; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (SAGE Publications, 2021)
Background: Classical medial wedge (CMW) orthoses have been prescribed to treat overpronation foot pathologies in runners. ...
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Muscular Echovariation as a New Biomarker for the Classification of Soleus Muscle Pathology: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2021)
Background: Soleus injury is one of the most common soft tissue tears during sport activities. Current classifications of ...
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Victorian institute of sports assessment - Hamstrings (VISA-H) questionnaire for Spanish speaking athletes with proximal hamstring tendinopathy

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Maffulli, Nicola; Hernández-Sánchez, Sergio (Elsevier, 2021)
Objective: To cross-culturally adapt and validate the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment e Ham strings (VISA-H) scale ...
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation in patients with chronic lateral epicondylalgia: a pilot randomized clinical trial

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Abuín Porras, Vanesa; Navarro Flores, Emmanuel; Calvo Lobo, César; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2021)
Objective: The aim was to analyze effects of a percutaneous neuromodulation (PNM) treatment on the radial nerve, regarding ...
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Heart Rate Variability Monitoring during Interferential Current Application in the Lower Back Area: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Martínez-Jiménez, Eva María; Navarro-Flores, Emmanuel; Palomo-López, Patricia; Abuín Porras, Vanesa; Díaz-Meco-Conde, Raquel; López-López, Daniel; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2021)
Vasovagal reactions may occur occasionally during electrical stimulation using interfer ential current (IFC). The purpose ...
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Ultrasound Imaging Evaluation of Textural Features in Athletes with Soleus Pathology—A Novel Case-Control Study

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Navarro Flores, Emmanuel; López López, Daniel; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2021)
: Background: the aim of this study was to compare the echotexture of patients with soleus muscle injury and age matched ...
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M-mode ultrasound examination of soleus muscle in healthy subjects: intra- and inter- rater reliability study

Romero Morales, Carlos; Calvo Lobo, César; Navarro Flores, Emmanuel; Mazoteras-Pardo, Victoria; García Bermejo, Paula; López López, Daniel; Martínez-Jiménez, Eva María; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (MDPI, 2020)
Objective: M-mode ultrasound imaging (US) reflects the motion of connective tissue within muscles. The objectives of this ...
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation in patients with unilateral anterior knee pain: a randomized clinical trial

García Bermejo, Paula; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Romero Morales, Carlos (2020)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term and crossover effects of a percutaneous neuromodulation (PNM) ...
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Acute Effects of a Single Football Training or Match on Passive Hip Rotation Range of Motion in Semi-Professional Football Players: A Pilot Study

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Abuín Porras, Vanesa; Blanco Morales, María; Cueva Reguera, Mónica de la; Calvo Lobo, César; López López, Daniel; Romero Morales, Carlos (2020)
Background and Objectives: The repetitive loading forces generated during football activities may induce alterations in ...
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Effects of Novel Inverted Rocker Orthoses for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint on Gastrocnemius Muscle Electromyographic Activity during Running: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Sánchez-Gómez, Rubén; Romero-Morales, Carlos; Gómez-Carrión, Álvaro; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Zaragoza-García, Ignacio; Anttila, Pekka; Kantola, Matti; Ortuño-Soriano, Ismael (MDPI, 2020)
Background: The mobility of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (I MPTJ) has been related to the proper windlass mechanism ...
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Dance Functional Outcome Survey (DFOS) for Spanish Dancers

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Barrera García-Martín, Irene; Romero Morales, Carlos; Bronner, Shaw (2020)
: A growing number of research papers regarding Spanish-speaking dancers justifies the need for an adapted Spanish version ...
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Does Function Determine the Structure? Changes in Flexor Hallucis Longus Muscle and the Associated Performance Related to Dance Modality: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Barrera García-Martín, Irene; Cueva Reguera, Mónica de la; Bravo Aguilar, María; Blanco Morales, María; Navarro Flores, Emmanuel; Abuín Porras, Vanesa (MDPI, 2020)
Background and Objectives: Flexor hallucis longus pathology is one of the most common conditions of the ankle and foot in ...
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Ankle taping eectiveness for the decreasing dorsiflexion range of motion in elite soccer and basketball players U18 in a single training session: A cross-sectional pilot study

Romero-Morales, Carlos; López-Nuevo, Carlos; Fort-Novoa, Carlos; Palomo-López, Patricia; Rodríguez-Sanz, David; López-López, Daniel; Calvo-Lobo, César; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (MDPI, 2020)
Ankle sprains have been defined as the most common injury in sports. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ...
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis in cancers with chronic soleus injury: a randomized clinical trial

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Barrera García-Martín, Irene; Valera Garrido, F.; Minaya Muñoz, Francisco; Romero Morales, Carlos (Hindawi, 2020)
Damage to intramuscular tendons is very common in sports injuries, specifically in soleus muscle injuries. This study ...
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Implementation of a classroom program of physiotherapy among spanish adolescents with back pain: A collaborative study

Blanco Morales, María; Abuín Porras, Vanesa; Romero Morales, Carlos; de la Cueva Reguera, Mónica; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Rodríguez Costa, Isabel (MDPI, 2020)
Background: The prevalence of back pain in adolescents is steadily increasing, with negative repercussions on students' ...
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Ultrasonography features of the plantar fascia complex in patients with chronic non-insertional achilles tendinopathy: A case-control study

Romero Morales, Carlos; Martín Llantino, Pedro Javier; Calvo Lobo, César; López López, Daniel; Sánchez Gómez, Rubén; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Rodríguez Sanz, David (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019)
Purpose: The goal of the present study was to assess, by ultrasound imaging (USI), the thickness of the plantar fascia ...
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Immediate effects of ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation versus physical exercise on performance of the flexor hallucis longus muscle in professional dancers: a randomised clinical trial

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Barrera García-Martín, Irene; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel (SAGE Publications, 2019)
Background: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation (US-guided PNM) is a minimally invasive intervention. This ...
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Comparison of the Abdominal Wall Muscle Thickness in Female Rugby Players Versus Non-Athletic Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abuín Porras, Vanesa; Cueva Reguera, Mónica de la; Benavides-Morales, Pedro; Ávila-Pérez, Rocío; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Pareja-Galeano, Helio; Romero Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2019)
Background and Objectives: Rugby players engage in demanding, high loading muscular activity in the spine. Study of the ...
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Effect of adding interferential current stimulation to exercise on outcomes in primary care patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial

Albornoz Cabello, Manuel; Pérez Mármol, José Manuel; Barrios Quinta, Cristo Jesús; Matarán-Peñarrocha, Guillermo A.; Castro-Sánchez, Adelaida María; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (SAGE Publications, 2019)
Objective: To evaluate the effect of adding interferential current stimulation to exercise on pain, disability, psychological ...
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Prescripción del ejercicio físico terapéutico supervisado en la cervicalgia mecánica inespecífica.

Albornoz Cabello, Manuel; Barrios Quinta, Cristo Jesús; Barrios Quinta, Ana María; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (Universidad de Málaga: Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, 2018)
La cervicalgia mecánica (CM) es una afección muy prevalente que provoca dolor e incapacidad y representa un gran coste ...
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Efecto de la aplicación de electrolisis percutánea musculoesquelética en el sistema nervioso autónomo.

García Bermejo, Paula; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel (2017)
La electrólisis percutánea musculoesquelética (EPM) ecoguiada es un nuevo abordaje mínimamente invasivo, que consiste en ...
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El masaje eléctrico en la acromioplastia. Ensayo clínico

Sánchez Santos, José Antonio; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (2017)
OBJETIVOS: Establecer y validar un procedimiento de electroterapia consistente en la aplicación de masaje eléctrico con ...
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Electroanalgesia en la cervicalgia mecánica inespecífica en atención primaria. Ensayo clínico aleatorizado

Barrios Quinta, Cristo Jesús; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (2017)
Chronic Neck pain is one of the health problems more extended among the general population which requires a multidisciplinary ...
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Efecto inmediato del vendaje Dynamic Tape® sobre la torsión tibial externa con dolor en un futbolista

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel; Cruz Torres, Blanca de la (Elsevier Doyma, 2014)
The aim ofthe study was to evaluate the immediate effect of Dynamic Tape® bandage on the externaltibial torsion, clinically ...
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Análisis de la arquitectura muscular tras elongación muscular pasiva y elongación muscular eléctrica mediante ecografía

Cruz Torres, Blanca de la; Albornoz Cabello, Manuel (Elsevier Doyma, 2014)
"El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el efecto inmediato sobre la estructura interna del músculo bíceps femoral, ...