1. Annual Report 2025
  2. Research
  3. GEPALAP

GEPALAP

Study Group of Musculoskeletal Diseases in Primary Care

The group is made up of Primary Care professionals from the National Health Service, mostly from the GAPIC Baix Llobregat Centre of the Catalan Institute of Health, who since 2004 have been working on various research projects with the aim of promoting research in the field of treatment with physiotherapy techniques and rehabilitation of the pathology of the musculoskeletal system.

This group collaborates with the PhysiUZerapy: heatlh sciences research group-University of Zaragoza and with the ACTIUM Functional Anatomy Research Group. From Laboratory to Clinical Practice, of the International University of Catalonia, where different members are professors of the Degree in Physiotherapy.

The main objective of the group is to advance in the knowledge of the efficacy and/or effectiveness of physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques in the treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, as well as to assess or validate exploratory techniques of manual therapy or functional diagnostic or physiotherapeutic guidanc.

Group Projects

  • Eficacia de un programa terapéutico de ejercicio fisioterapeutico mediante el uso de telerrehabilitación sobre la capacidad funcional de pacientes con ictus en fase crónica: ensayo clínico controlado multicéntrico y aleatorizado. 2024-2027. PI: Yaiza Casas Rodríguez.

Group publications

  • Rodríguez Sanz J, Malo Urriés M, Borrella Andrés S, Albarova Corral I, López Celis C. Validation of Ultrasound for Quantification of Knee Meniscal Tissue: A Cadaveric Study. Diagnostics. 2025;15(3): PMID:39941319.

  • Cabanas Valdés R, Boix Sala L, Ferrer Solà M, Grau Pellicer M, Gracia Pí N, Torrella Vivó N et al. The effectiveness of core stability exercises on functional outcomes in early subacute stroke recovery: a randomized controlled trial. Top. Stroke Rehabil. 2025;32(6):1-13. PMID:39742466.

  • Rodríguez S, Oviedo GR, López Celis C, Bosch Sabater J, Jovell Fernández E, Pérez Bellmunt A et al. Stay Active, Stay Healthy: A Cross-Sectional View of the Impact of Physical Activity Levels on Health Parameters of Older Adults Institutionalized in Nursing Homes of Barcelona. Life-Basel. 2025;15(3): PMID:40141756.

  • Malo Urriés M, Rodríguez Sanz J, Borrella Andrés S, Ríos Asín I, Albarova Corral I, López Celis C. Quantitative Ultrasound Characterization of Intensity-Dependent Changes in Muscle Tissue During Percutaneous Electrolysis. J. Clin. Med. 2025;14(12): PMID:40565810.

  • Rodríguez S, Canet Vintró M, López Celis C, Shen Chen Z, Caballero Martínez I, García Ribell E et al. Immediate Effects of Focal Muscle Vibration on Squat Power and Velocity in Amateur Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025;10(1): PMID:39982300.

  • Malo Urriés M, Rodríguez Sanz J, Borrella Andrés S, Albarova Corral I, Martínez Zamorano JC, López Celis C. Exploring Intensity-Dependent Echogenic Response to Percutaneous Electrolysis in Tendon Tissue: A Cadaveric Study. J. Clin. Med. 2025;14(13): PMID:40649146.

  • Casas Rodríguez Y, Lopez Celis C, Inglés Martínez G, González Tova L, Martínez González MB, Barayazarra Lopez I et al. Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Therapeutic Exercise on Functional Capacity in Chronic Stroke: Study Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Life-Basel. 2025;15(12): PMID:41465843.

  • Rodríguez Sanz J, Fernández Peñas C, Borrella Andrés S, López Celis C, Arias Buría JL, Pérez Bellmunt A et al. Anatomical study of ultrasound vs landmark guidance for needle placement in the obliquus capitis inferior. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):11667-11667. PMID:40188308.

Proceding Papers

  • López Corbeto E, Tejada G, González V, Montoro M, Esperanza A, Martinez C et al. Prevalence, Co-Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Sexually Transmitted Infections in Catalonia. Gac. Sanit. 2025;39.

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