All Outputs (5)

Real and perceived feet orientation under fatiguing and non-fatiguing conditions in an immersive virtual reality environment (2023)
Journal Article
Giardulli, B., Battista, S., Sansone, L. G., Manoni, M., Francini, L., Leuzzi, G., …Testa, M. (2023). Real and perceived feet orientation under fatiguing and non-fatiguing conditions in an immersive virtual reality environment. Virtual Reality, 27(3), 2371-2381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00809-9

Lower limbs position sense is a complex yet poorly understood mechanism, influenced by many factors. Hence, we investigated the position sense of lower limbs through feet orientation with the use of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR). Participants had t... Read More about Real and perceived feet orientation under fatiguing and non-fatiguing conditions in an immersive virtual reality environment.

Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists (2023)
Journal Article
Risetti, M., Gambugini, R., Testa, M., & Battista, S. (in press). Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06505-8

Background The thoracic area has mainly been neglected in research compared to the lumbar and cervical regions. No clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for non-specific thoracic spine pain (TSP) have been compiled. Therefore, it can be argued that the... Read More about Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists.

Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Kiadaliri, A., Jönsson, T., Gustafsson, K., Englund, M., Testa, M., & Dell'Isola, A. (2023). Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(10), 2117-2126. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25135

Objective. To explore how lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are associated with supervised exercise adherence in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program and the ability of these factors to explain exercise adhere... Read More about Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry.

Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies (2023)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Lazzaretti, A., Coppola, I., Falsiroli Maistrello, L., Rania, N., & Testa, M. (in press). Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1129926

Introduction: Migraine is one of the top ten causes of disability worldwide. However, migraine is still underrated in society, and the quality of care for this disease is scant. Qualitative research allows for giving voice to people and understanding... Read More about Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data (2023)
Journal Article
Dottor, A., Sansone, L. G., Battista, S., Mori, L., & Testa, M. (2023). Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data. Journal of Hand Therapy, 36(1), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2021.05.004

Study design: Cross-sectional study. Introduction: Flexion (Palmar Pinch, PP-MVC and Tip Pinch, TP-MVC) and extension (E-MVC) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the index-thumb system offers a quick way to estimate the level of hands' impairment... Read More about Flexion-extension strength of the index-thumb system in Italian population. A cross-sectional study to gather normative data.