Clinical Research Directory

Placebo Effect of Immediate Kinesio Taping on Upper Extremity Performance in Healthy Adults

This study investigates whether Kinesio Taping has immediate effects on upper extremity performance in healthy adults and whether these effects may be influenced by placebo mechanisms. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups: therapeutic Kinesio Taping, sham Kinesio Taping, or no intervention. All participants complete tests of hand function, including grip strength, typing performance, reaction time, and manual dexterity, before and after a short standardized waiting period. Participants also rate their perceived performance, comfort, and overall change. The purpose of this study is to determine whether improvements in performance are due to the mechanical effects of the tape or related to sensory and expectation-based (placebo) factors.

Motor Performance Improvement After Visual Rehabilitation

Acquired brain injury" refers to brain damage that impacts neurological processing, making daily activities challenging and often causing vision issues like binocular dysfunction, oculomotor problems, and visual field loss. In Spain, visual rehabilitation is limited, although it is more common in other countries. These patients generally need an interdisciplinary approach involving professionals like physiotherapists and optometrists and often face mobility, balance, and spatial perception difficulties. Treatment tools include lenses, prisms, and technologies like virtual reality (VR). The Visionary VR program, presented by Dr. Portela, has shown promising results in visual field recovery by stimulating the affected area. Visual rehabilitation is based on brain plasticity and involves three key strategies: Prisms to expand the visual field. Compensatory therapy to improve eye movement. Restitution therapy to restore the visual field.