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Updated on July 1st, 2026.
Our Colleague Opens Salamanca’s Scientific Outreach Conference with a Talk on Muscle Neuroscience
The 4th SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH CONFERENCE, held at the University of Salamanca on June 25 and 26, featured our colleague Juan Francisco García Vázquez @phdjuanfranciscogarciavazquez as one of its keynote speakers. His opening presentation, “Listening to the Muscles: The Hidden Language Behind Strength and Movement,” set the tone for two intense days of talks, workshops, and scientific exchange, kicking off a new edition of this important event, which has become a national benchmark in the field of neuroscience. [Read More…]
UMSS Research Group Participates in the Cancer Survivors Day 2026 in Zurich, Promoting Self-Care and Research in Cancer Survivorship
On June 13, Hermann Fricke, a member of the UMSS Research Group, participated in the Cancer Survivors Day 2026, held at the University of Zurich and organized by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich (UniversitätsSpital Zürich). This annual event brings together cancer survivors, family members, healthcare professionals, and researchers to share experiences, foster mutual support, and raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities associated with life after cancer. The program included lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and a variety of information stands focused on quality of life and self-care for people affected by cancer. [Read More…]
Music and Exercise Against Breast Cancer: The Success of the TEMPO Project in Seville
Last Friday, May 8, the UMSS research group, in collaboration with students from the University of Seville’s Bachelor’s program in Physical Therapy, participated in the Seville Science Fair, one of the region’s leading events for science communication and knowledge transfer, which annually brings together schools, universities, research institutions, and companies with the aim of making science more accessible to the public. [Read more…]
UMSS promotes an audiovisual resource to improve practical learning in Physiotherapy
The UMSS group, in collaboration with faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Seville (US) and with the support of the Audiovisual Resources and New Technologies Service (US), is participating in the development of new audiovisual teaching material: “FNP in practice: Kabat techniques for physical therapy students.”
The project has been selected for Action 2.2.2 of the IV Internal Teaching Plan (University of Seville), aimed at promoting the design of teaching resources based on new technologies through the creation of educational videos of practical sessions, under the responsibility of Prof. María Jesús Casuso-Holgado.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF/Kabat) is a key part of practical teaching, but [Read More…]
TEMPO Project: Exercise and Music to Improve Quality of Life After Breast Cancer
A team of physiotherapists and researchers from the University of Seville has launched the TEMPO Clinical Trial (Therapeutic Exercise and Music in Post-treatment Oncology). The main objective is to investigate how physical exercise, combined with music, can enhance the well-being and quality of life of women who have overcome breast cancer. [Read More…]
New on our blog: Motivation in the consultation room: an essential tool for success
Have you ever left a medical appointment with the feeling that the professional didn’t really understand why you were there? Or maybe you weren’t even the one who decided to make the appointment but felt pushed into it by someone else. Chances are you ended up feeling some resistance, stopped the treatment halfway through, or looked for someone else who might be able to help you.
Latest post on UMSS:
- Motivation in consultation, an essential tool for success
- The therapeutic power of music
- Perception beyond the senses
- Sedentary lifestyle: Why is it important to look out for the opportunity to move?
- Training Interoception: A Possible Pathway Towards Bodily Self-Regulation
UMSS is an international research group focused on the identification of personal factors that may be associated to self-management in health conditions.
Our main research topics are:
- Exercise, movement and health.
- Psychology, health and multidisciplinary interventions.
- Epidemiology and public health.
- Advances in research methodologies.