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Physiotherapy in Women's Health Research Group

The group's mission is to promote the growth of physiotherapy in women's health, promoting beneficial behaviors in the health and well-being of women with the vision of being the benchmark in Physiotherapy in Women's Health. The values of the FPSM Research Group are commitment, trust and innovation with the purpose of transferring clinical research in women's health to society, making it accessible to all women.

The main lines of research are developed within two large sections, the clinical section (physiotherapy in physiological processes such as pregnancy and menopause, and in pathophysiological processes, such as pelvic floor dysfunctions, oncological conditions and their different sequelae, and pain in women) and the educational section (therapeutic and health education, teaching innovation and service learning).

Activity indicators 2023

  • 1 competitive public project led: ISCIII
  • 3 private projects led
  • 2 clinical trials led
  • 1 publication
  • FI: 3.60
  • 5 thesis
  • 1 award
  • Evaluation committee member: 1 PI
  • Editorial committee member: 1 PI

Milestones

  1. Start of the Technological Development in Health project: "Intelligent and portable sensory system for monitoring personalized training of the pelvic floor muscles" Ref. DTS22/00141, competitively funded by the ISCIII and led by Dr. Torres Lacomba.
  2. Defense of 5 doctoral theses directed by members of the research group with the highest qualifications, which address topics such as health in prostate cancer, physiotherapy in idiopathic overactive bladder, the approach to pelvic floor disorders, the influence of physical activity on the physiology of the lower limbs and the involvement of the cervical spine in musculoskeletal shoulder pain.
  3. Establishment of a coordinated structure of integration and collaboration between the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service (Pelvic Floor Unit) and the Physiotherapy Unit in Women's Health of the UAH for the development of clinical research projects.
  4. Start of a research assistant contract funded by the CAM and 5 new private projects funded by the Professional College of Physiotherapists of the Community of Madrid (CPFCM)
  5. Dr. Torres Lacomba was awarded the second prize for the best publication of the Professional College of Physiotherapists of the Community of Madrid (CPFCM) for her work "Torres-Lacomba et al. Manual lymph drainage with progressive arm exercises for auxiliary web syndrome after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial". DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzab314. PMID: 35079831.