Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios CSEU La Salle

Prof. Ferran Cuenca Martínez

Datos académicos

Graduado en Fisioterapia y Estudiante de Psicología en la Universitat de València, Máster en Fisioterapia Avanzada en el Tratamiento del Dolor y Estudiante de Doctorado por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Experiencia y Trayectoria Profesional

Actualmente su labor docente e investigadora la realiza en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud del Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle y en el Instituto de Neurociencias y Ciencias del Movimiento (INCIMOV).

Datos de Investigación

En la actualidad, es Coordinador de Procesos de Investigación y Documentación de INCIMOV e Investigador del grupo de investigación Motion in Brains. Hasta el momento, ha publicado un total de 39 artículos científicos en revistas internacionales revisadas por pares con Factor de Impacto dentro del Journal Citation Reports (JCR) de Web of Science Group (WOS) donde más del 70% de los artículos, se encuentran en el primer (Q1) o en el segundo cuartil (Q2) de las siguientes categorías: Ciencias Multidisciplinares; Ciencias Conductuales; Odontología, Cirugía Oral y Medicina; Rehabilitación; Anestesiología y Medicina Interna, Ciencias del Deporte, entre otras. Destacar especialmente una publicación en la revista 'Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews' la cual presenta un Factor de Impacto de 8,330 perteneciendo al primer Decil (D1) en la categoría Neurosciences del WOS. Finalmente, es revisor asociado de distintas revistas internacionales con JCR, es editor de la revista 'The Journal of MOVE and Therapeutic Science' y ha asistido y presentado distintas comunicaciones en múltiples congresos internacionales.

Intereses

Docencia

Asignaturas de Grado

Coordinador de los Trabajos Fin de Grado
Biomecánica y Cinesiología
Terapia Manual Neuro-Ortopédica (TMNO) II
Fisioterapia en Ortopedia y Traumatología
Introducción a la Investigación

Asignaturas de Máster

Coordinador de los Trabajos Fin de Máster
Coordinador del Practicum
Tutor de Trabajos Fin de Máster
Fisioterapia Manual Neuro-Ortopédica I
Estrategias avanzadas en el diagnóstico y tratamiento del dolor

Áreas de Investigación

Secundarias

Efectos de la estimulación a través de la corriente directa transcraneal (tDCS)
Evaluación y estudio del mareo evocado por movimientos cervicales
Aspectos bioconductuales implicados en el dolor crónico

Principales

Aprendizaje motor en diferentes tipos de poblaciones y patologías
Estudio de las técnicas de representación de movimiento

Publicaciones 43

Lerma-Lara S,De Cherade Montbron M,Guérin M,Cuenca-Martínez F,La Touche R. Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) in the primary motor cortex and its effects on sensorimotor function: a quasi-experimental single-blind sham-controlled trial. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 22;11 (1):6566.
Marques-Sule E,Arnal-Gómez A,Buitrago-Jiménez G,Suso-Martí L,Cuenca-Martínez F,Espí-López GV. Effectiveness of Nintendo Wii and Physical Therapy in Functionality, Balance, and Daily Activities in Chronic Stroke Patients. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Feb 24;.
Suso-Martí L,La Touche R,Herranz-Gómez A,Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S,Paris-Alemany A,Cuenca-Martínez F. Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: An Umbrella and Mapping Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis. Phys Ther. 2021 Feb 22;.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Zapardiel-Sánchez E,Carrasco-González E,La Touche R,Suso-Martí L. Assessing anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients with peripheral facial palsy: a systematic review. PeerJ. 2020; 8 :e10449.
Díaz-Sáez MC,La Touche R,Cuenca-Martínez F. Comparative analysis of the autonomic nervous system response during movement representation in healthy individuals and patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort study. Somatosens Mot Res. 2020 Nov 05;:1-9.
Grande-Alonso M,Ortega-López F,Vittecoq R,Mayo-Fernández E,Navarro-Fernández G,Cuenca-Martínez F,La Touche R,Paris-Alemany A. Auditory and visual distraction improve muscle endurance: a randomised controlled trial. Somatosens Mot Res. 2020 Oct 16;:1-9.
Herranz-Gómez A,Gaudiosi C,Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S,Suso-Martí L,La Touche R,Cuenca-Martínez F. Effectiveness of motor imagery and action observation on functional variables: An umbrella and mapping review with meta-meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2020 Sep 20;.
López-Bravo MD,Zamarrón-Cassinello MD,Touche R,Muñoz-Plata R,Cuenca-Martínez F,Ramos-Toro M. Psychological factors associated with functional disability in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Behav Med. 2020 Sep 10;:1-11.
La Touche R,Pardo-Montero J,Cuenca-Martínez F,Visscher CM,Paris-Alemany A,López-de-Uralde-Villanueva I. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia for Temporomandibular Disorders. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 01;9 (9).
Cuenca-Martínez F,Herranz-Gómez A,Madroñero-Miguel B,Reina-Varona Á,La Touche R,Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S,Pardo-Montero J,Del Corral T,López-de-Uralde-Villanueva I. Craniocervical and Cervical Spine Features of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 30;9 (9).
Grande-Alonso M,Garrigos-Pedron M,Cuenca-Martinez F,Vidal-Quevedo C,Prieto-Aldana M,La Touche R,Gil-Martinez A. Influence of the Generation of Motor Mental Images on Physiotherapy Treatment in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Pain Physician. 2020 Jul; 23 (4):E399-E408.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,León-Hernández JV,La Touche R. Effects of movement representation techniques on motor learning of thumb-opposition tasks. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 23;10 (1):12267.
La Touche R,Boo-Mallo T,Zarzosa-Rodríguez J,Paris-Alemany A,Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L. Manual therapy and exercise in temporomandibular joint disc displacement without reduction. A systematic review. Cranio. 2020 Jun 26;:1-11.
La Touche R,Paris-Alemany A,Suso-Martí L,Martín-Alcocer N,Mercado F,Cuenca-Martínez F. Pain memory in patients with chronic pain versus asymptomatic individuals: A prospective cohort study. Eur J Pain. 2020 Jun 22;.
Grande-Alonso M,Muñoz-García D,Cuenca-Martínez F,Delgado-Sanz L,Prieto-Aldana M,La Touche R,Gil-Martínez A. Relationship between healthcare seeking and pain expansion in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain. PeerJ. 2020; 8 :e8756.
La Touche R,Martínez García S,Serrano García B,Proy Acosta A,Adraos Juárez D,Fernández Pérez JJ,Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S,Cuenca-Martínez F,Paris-Alemany A,Suso-Martí L. Effect of Manual Therapy and Therapeutic Exercise Applied to the Cervical Region on Pain and Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain Med. 2020 Mar 17;.
La Touche R,Fernández Pérez JJ,Martínez García S,Cuenca-Martínez F,López-de-Uralde-Villanueva I,Suso-Martí L. Hypoalgesic Effects of Aerobic and Isometric Motor Imagery and Action Observation Exercises on Asymptomatic Participants: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Pain Med. 2020 Mar 06;.
Suso-Martí L,La Touche R,Díaz-Parreño SA,Cuenca-Martínez F. Effectiveness of motor imagery and action observation training on musculoskeletal pain intensity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Pain. 2020 Feb 07;.
La Touche R,Herranz-Gómez A,Destenay L,Gey-Seedorf I,Cuenca-Martínez F,Paris-Alemany A,Suso-Martí L. Effect of brain training through visual mirror feedback, action observation, and motor imagery on orofacial sensorimotor variables. A single-blind, randomized controlled trial. J Oral Rehabil. 2020 Feb 03;.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,León-Hernández JV,Touche R. The Role of Movement Representation Techniques in the Motor Learning Process: A Neurophysiological Hypothesis and a Narrative Review. Brain Sci. 2020 Jan 02;10 (1).
La Touche R,Fernández Pérez JJ,Proy Acosta A,González Campodónico L,Martínez García S,Adraos Juárez D,Serrano García B,Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S,Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,Paris-Alemany A. Is aerobic exercise helpful in patients with migraine? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2020 Jan 06;.
Suso-Martí L,Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R,Cuenca-Martínez F. Effects of mental and physical orofacial training on pressure pain sensitivity and tongue strength: a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Physiol. Behav.. 2019 Dec 12;:112774.
La Touche R,Losana-Ferrer A,Pascual-Vaquerizo E,Suso-Martí L,Paris-Alemany A,Chamorro-Sánchez J,Cuenca-Martínez F. Orofacial sensorimotor behaviour in unilateral chewing: a comparative analysis in asymptomatic population. Physiol. Behav.. 2019 Oct 18;:112718.
Cuenca-Martínez F, Suso-Martí L, Sánchez-Martín D, Soria-Soria C, Serran-Santos J, Paris-Alemany A, La Touche R, León-Hernández JV. Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Lumbo-pelvic Motor Control, Trunk Muscles Strength and Level of Perceived Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2019.1645941
Cuenca-Martínez F,La Touche R,León-Hernández JV,Suso-Martí L. Mental practice in isolation improves cervical joint position sense in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized single-blind placebo trial. PeerJ. 2019; 7 :e7681.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Grande-Alonso M,Suso-Martí L,La Touche R. Therapeutic exercise based on biobehavioral approach for the rehabilitation of a radial nerve injury after surgical removal of a schwannoma: a case report. J Exerc Rehabil. 2019 Aug; 15 (4):628-635.
La Touche R,Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,García-Vicente A,Navarro-Morales B,Paris-Alemany A. Tactile trigeminal region acuity in temporomandibular disorders: a reliability and cross-sectional study. J Oral Rehabil. 2019 Aug 08;.
La Touche R,Sánchez-Vázquez M,Cuenca-Martínez F,Prieto-Aldana M,Paris-Alemany A,Navarro-Fernández G. Instruction Modes for Motor Control Skills Acquisition: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Mot Behav. 2019 Jul 30;:1-12.
Suso-Martí L,León-Hernández JV,La Touche R,Paris-Alemany A,Cuenca-Martínez F. Motor Imagery and Action Observation of Specific Neck Therapeutic Exercises Induced Hypoalgesia in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Single-Blind Placebo Trial. J Clin Med. 2019 Jul 12;8 (7).
Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R,Agudo-Carmona D,Fernández-Carnero J,Gadea-Mateos L,Suso-Martí L,Cuenca-Martínez F. Visual motor imagery predominance in professional Spanish dancers. Somatosens Mot Res. 2019 Jul 19;:1-10.
León-Hernández JV,Marcos-Lorenzo D,Morales-Tejera D,Cuenca-Martínez F,La Touche R,Suso-Martí L. Effect of laterality discrimination on joint position sense and cervical range of motion in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized single-blind clinical trial. Somatosens Mot Res. 2019 Jun 11;:1-8.
Grande-Alonso M,Suso-Martí L,Cuenca-Martínez F,Pardo-Montero J,Gil-Martínez A,La Touche R. Physiotherapy Based on a Biobehavioral Approach with or Without Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Med. 2019 May 07;.
Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R,Gadea-Mateos L,Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L. Familiarity and complexity of a movement influences motor imagery in dancers: a cross-sectional study. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019 Feb 03;.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Bartrina-Rodríguez I,Suso-Martí L,La Touche R,Ferrer-Peña R. Association between somatosensory, motor and psychological variables by levels of disability in patients with cervicogenic dizziness. Somatosens Mot Res. 2018 Dec 28;:1-6.
La Touche R,Pérez-González A,Suso-Martí L,Paris-Alemany A,Cuenca-Martínez F. Observing neck movements evokes an excitatory response in the sympathetic nervous system associated with fear of movement in patients with chronic neck pain. Somatosens Mot Res. 2018 Oct 09;:1-8.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,Grande-Alonso M,Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R. Combining motor imagery with action observation training does not lead to a greater autonomic nervous system response than motor imagery alone during simple and functional movements: a randomized controlled trial. PeerJ. 2018; 6 :e5142.
La Touche R,Grande-Alonso M,Cuenca-Martínez F,Gónzalez-Ferrero L,Suso-Martí L,Paris-Alemany A. Diminished kinesthetic and visual motor imagery ability in adults with chronic low back pain. PM R. 2018 Jun 14;.
Losana-Ferrer A,Manzanas-López S,Cuenca-Martínez F,Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R. Effects of motor imagery and action observation on hand grip strength, electromyographic activity and intramuscular oxygenation in the hand gripping gesture: A randomized controlled trial. Hum Mov Sci. 2018 Jan 29;58 :119-131.
Espí-López GV,Serra-Añó P,Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,Inglés M. Comparison Between Classic and Light Touch Massage on Psychological and Physical Functional Variables in Athletes: a Randomized Pilot Trial. Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2020 Sep; 13 (3):30-37.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Suso-Martí L,Sánchez-Martín D,Soria-Soria C,Serrano-Santos J,Paris-Alemany A,La Touche R,León-Hernández JV. Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Lumbo-pelvic Motor Control, Trunk Muscles Strength and Level of Perceived Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2019 Oct 18;:1-13.
Inglés M,Serra-Añó P,Méndez ÀG,Zarzoso M,Aguilar-Rodríguez M,Suso-Martí L,Cuenca-Martínez F,Espí-López GV. Effect of Kinesio Taping and balance exercises on postural control in amateur soccer players: A randomised control trial. J Sports Sci. 2019 Oct 15;:1-10.
Espí-López GV,Serra-Añó P,Cobo-Pascual D,Zarzoso M,Suso-Martí L,Cuenca-Martínez F,Inglés M. Effects of Taping and Balance Exercises on Knee and Lower Extremity Function in Amateur Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Sport Rehabil. 2019 May 16;:1-25.
Cuenca-Martínez F,Cortés-Amador S,Espí-López GV. Effectiveness of classic physical therapy proposals for chronic non-specific low back pain: a literature review. Phys Ther Res. 2018; 21 (1):16-22.