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).
Group leader
María Torres Lacomba
Unidad Docente de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alcalá.
Collaborating Staff
- Jesús Lázaro-Carrasco de la Fuente
- Carmen María Hernández Iglesias
- Cristina del Valle Rubido
- Beatriz Navarro Brazález
- Fernando Vergara Pérez
- María José Yuste Sánchez
- Beatriz Sánchez Sánchez
- Laura Lorenzo Gallego
Group leader
María Torres Lacomba
Unidad Docente de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Alcalá.
Collaborating Staff
- Jesús Lázaro-Carrasco de la Fuente
- Carmen María Hernández Iglesias
- Cristina del Valle Rubido
- Beatriz Navarro Brazález
- Fernando Vergara Pérez
- María José Yuste Sánchez
- Beatriz Sánchez Sánchez
- Laura Lorenzo Gallego
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- Identify and develop diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for pelvic floor dysfunctions secondary to female oncologic processes, especially in women treated for breast cancer or gynecologic cancer.
- Design and evaluation of therapeutic interventions in the prevention and treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
- Design and evaluation of therapeutic interventions in the prevention and treatment of chronic pelvic pain.
- Development of educational programs for the prevention and/or treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions, pelvic pain processes and other sequelae that may be associated with female oncologic processes.
- Validation of self-completion questionnaires for the knowledge and objectification of the signs, symptoms and quality of life of Spanish women with pelvic floor dysfunctions.
RESEARCH LINES
- Evaluation of conservative and invasive therapies in the genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
- Elaboration of educational programs for the prevention and/or management of sequelae derived from oncologic treatments in female oncologic processes.
- Validation of PRO questionnaires.
Location
Physiotherapy Teaching Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Alcalá
28805 Madrid, Spain
Keywords
physiotherapy, women's health, pelvic floor dysfunctions, breast cancer, gynecological cancer, menopausal genitourinary syndrome, pelvic pain, therapeutic exercise, clinimetry