Author: Carina Salgueiro

Prominent Women in Physiotherapy: A Tribute on International Working Women’s Day

Today, on March 8, 2024, we commemorate International Working Women’s Day, a fitting occasion to recognize and pay tribute to women who have made a significant impact in various professional fields. In this context, we cannot overlook the profound contribution of women in the realm of physiotherapy. Dorothea Erxleben, whose name may sound unfamiliar to […]

Functional movement disorder

What is this movement disorder? Functional movement disorder, also known as psychogenic movement disorder, is a neurological condition characterized by the presence of abnormal movements, weakness, or alterations in motor coordination without an evident organic basis. Although the symptoms appear to be neurological in origin, they are not related to structural injuries or dysfunctions in […]

The 4-meter walk test in stroke survivors

Importance of studying people with stroke We already know stroke or cerebrovascular accident is the most common cerebrovascular disease in the adult population. And with a high incidence rate. Most people who suffer a stroke are left with sequelae, many of them related to the sensory and motor component of the human body. That is, […]

Survey to find out the situation of neurological physiotherapy in Catalonia

The Commission of Neurology of the College of Physiotherapists of Catalonia has made a survey with the objective of knowing the situation of neurological physiotherapy in Catalonia. This survey is addressed exclusively to those and those physiotherapists who currently work with stroke patients (minimum 1 patient per week). The survey lasts approximately 10 minutes and […]

stroke in young people

Stroke A stroke, scientifically known as a cerebrovascular accident, is defined as an alteration of the cerebral circulation that causes a transitory or permanent deficit in the functioning of one or several brain areas. This health problem is more common in older people. It is also more frequent among males and in the Asian race. […]

stroke, more than an arm paralisis

A person with a stroke not only has paralysis in one arm or one leg, motor involvement is observed in the entire half of the body, including the trunk. Stroke as the main cerebrovascular disease Stroke is one of the most disabling cerebrovascular diseases in the adult population⁠. The resulting disability, dominated by sensory and […]

How can Neuropsychotherapy help people who have suffered brain injury and their families?

(Español) La Neuropsicoterapia es la aplicación de la psicoterapia a personas con daño cerebral u otras enfermedades neurológicas.