Síndrome doloroso del trocánter mayor (SDTM): enfoque multifactorial actualizado / Greater trochanter pain syndrome (GTPS): updated multifactorial approach

Introducción: El Síndrome Doloroso del Trocante Mayor (SDTM) es una patología clínica mal definida. Los avances en pruebasde imagen junto al interés de la medicina deportiva podrían conducir a una mejor comprensión de los factores predisponentesy en la elección del tratamiento más efectivo.Objetivo: Dada su variabilidad etiológica, este estudio plantea una revisión actualizada de los principales factores etiológicosvinculados al desarrollo de esta patología multifactorial que cursa con dolor en la cara lateral de muslo y cadera.Material y método: Se realiza búsqueda electrónica sin restricciones por idioma y fecha hasta finales de septiembre de 2022para estudios relacionados con factores etiológicos en el SDTM. Se realiza búsqueda en Cochrane Library y bases de datosEMBASE, MEDLINE y PUBMED. Se analizan 9 articulo originales, 1 estudio multicéntrico y 1 estudio observacional, 6 revisionesbibliográficas (que analizan un total de 648 artículos), 3 ECA y 4 estudios de caso-control.Resultados: De los factores etiológicos encontrados, el 47,8% de artículos señalan que el más importante es el factor mor-fológico, seguido por los factores biomecánicos en el 30,4% y musculares en el 21,8%.Conclusión: Se evidencia la necesidad de reconocer los posibles factores etiológicos que permitan diseñar un tratamientoeficaz individualizado según factor etiológico prevalente en cada paciente.(AU)

Introduction: Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome (GTPS) is an ill-defined clinical pathology. Advances in imaging tests coupledwith the interest in sports medicine could lead to a better understanding of predisposing factors and in choosing the mosteffective treatment.Objective: Given its etiological variability, this study proposes an updated review of the main etiological factors linked to thedevelopment of this multifactorial pathology that occurs with pain in the lateral aspect of the thigh and hip.Material and method: We conduct an unrestricted electronic search by language and date to the end of September 2022for studies related to etiological factors in the SDTM. We searched Cochrane Library and databases EMBASE, MEDLINE andPUBMED. We analyze 9 original articles, 1 multicenter study and 1 observational study, 6 reviews (analyzing a total of 648articles), 3 RCTs and 4 case-control studies.Results: Of the etiological factors found, 47.8% of articles indicate that the most important is the morphological factor,followed by biomechanical factors in 30.4% and muscular factors in 21.8%.Conclusion: The need to recognize the possible etiological factors that allow designing an effective individualized treatmentaccording to the etiological factor prevalent in each patient is evident.(AU)

Developing an International Occupational Therapy Service: Perspectives and Implications.

Mali is one of the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Limited infrastructure renders access to health care difficult. There is a need to establish functional ways to improve Malian people's health and treat disability. From this point of view, our project aims to implement a remote occupational therapy service for the beneficiaries of the Kalana clinic in Mali through international cooperation. Using a spiral iterative model, a proposal for a remote occupational therapy service was developed and refined for a multidisciplinary context. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) was used as a means to work from a multidisciplinary approach to treat all needs. The results are exemplified with a case report and qualitative impressions of the services.

A collaborative escape room as gamification strategy to increase learning motivation and develop curricular skills of occupational therapy students.

BACKGROUND: This study presents an experiment regarding the introduction of gamification strategies in occupational therapy courses. Based on previous studies, the objective is to adapt the idea of recreational escape rooms to educational environments of health sciences like occupational therapy to increase student motivation and promote game-based learning and key skills, such as teamwork. METHODS: Computer software was created for a collaborative escape room which allows on-line simultaneous play of up to 24-30 students. It was tested three times in an occupational therapy degree program with 75 students and it was based on two different subjects, although it can be adapted to others. The escape room was evaluated using feedback surveys and comparing students' performances before and after the game. Descriptive exploratory statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 24. RESULTS: An appropriate use of educational escape rooms can have significant positive impacts on students' engagement and learning. Students were found to prefer using gamification tools in their learning. Their degrees of satisfaction exceeded their expectations. CONCLUSIONS: Educational escape rooms may have a positive impact on students' motivation and a statistically significant improvement of test scores after playing was found. Comments from the feedback surveys were used to improve successive versions of the software and design of the game. TRIAL REGISTRATION: T.F.G. n° 2020.038 (Research Ethics Committee of the Principality of Asturias).