After last year's confinement, the following activities were carried out various studies which found that the use of digital devices increased significantly to over nine hours of daily use. Adapting to the "new normal" has required the adoption of telework and online education in the daily lives of millions of workers and students so that they can continue with their activity.

This high exposure to screens not only influences personal well-being (excessive use of technology is associated with lower well-being), but also the blue light emitted by electronic devices has a very negative effect on the skin..

The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venerealogy (AEDV) already presented at its 47th National Congress scientific evidence on the radiation produced by different blue light emitting sources, such as the sun and screens, and how this can produce a deterioration in the "barrier effect" of the skin.

Exposure to blue light from laptops, cell phones, screens and white LEDs can cause skin damage due to oxidative stress, while causing increased skin dehydration and accelerating the destruction of collagen in the dermis. All this translates into a "skin photoaging"accelerated or premature skin agingThe consequences and signs of a lack of skin tone: flaccidity, wrinkles, lack of luminosity or increased pigmentation are some of its consequences. devitalized skin.

The trial highlights the increased satisfaction and physical improvement between manual therapy, diathermy-only therapy, and the therapy that combines electrostimulation and diathermy.

Ana Abelló, a physiotherapist specializing in pelvic floor treatment, in collaboration with Physiotherapy Research Service. Gimbernat University Schools (UAB) is working on the final phase of its application study of the Binary system to treat dyspareunia in breast cancer patients, with very positive results.

What is dyspareunia?

After a long career working with pelvic floor muscle pathologies, Ana Abelló observed that treatments with manual physiotherapy in dyspareunia They were painful, slow, and uncomfortable. This condition is especially common in breast cancer patients and becomes one of the most significant physical concerns after cancer treatments. The onset or development of sexual dysfunctions as a consequence of cancer treatment is multifactorial, and all modalities can increase morbidity. Dyspareunia (pain or discomfort before, during, or after sexual intercourse) is one of the most frequent, and its prevalence is estimated to be around 30-60%.

Data about the study

The preliminary survey conducted with 116 women It reveals some surprising data that has been compiled in the study's presentation poster. 70% of the respondents They admit to suffering from dyspareunia after diagnosis and a 96% of the respondents She says it's seriously affecting her sex life. This data reveals a reality that is still taboo, and it exacerbates the already difficult time in the lives of these patients.

Surprising results

The pilot trial conducted with an experimental group of women between 25 and 75 years old gives off Very good results after 8 sessionsThe actual improvement and perceived improvement (measured by objective professional scales) is greater in the group of patients treated with the combination of diathermy + electrostimulationcompared to the group treated only with manual therapy. The main variables evaluated were sexual function, quality of sexual relations, pain, and health-related quality of life.

Following these very favorable results, continuing the clinical trial is not ruled out. To be continued.