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Bio
Graduated in Physiotherapy at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (Curitiba/Brazil) in 2001, MSc. and PhD in biomedical sciences - option in rehabilitation at Université de Montréal - Canada. Adjunct Professor at Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO) - Department of Physiotherapy. Member and Delegate from Parana of the Brazilian Association of Neurofunctional Physiotherapy - ABRAFIN. Member of the Executive Committee of International Neurological Physical Therapy Association - INPA as chair of the Education and Practice work group. I am also the Co-Editor of the Somatosensory Pain Rehabilitation. I have been working with neurological PT for 19 years, with a special interest in the use of sensory stimulation in the functional recovery of patients with neurological disorders, as well as in the use of neuromodulation to increase neuronal excitability and favor motor-sensory control. Among some recent and most relevant publications are: Maupas E, Dyer JO, Melo SA, Forget R. Patellar tendon vibration reduces the increased facilitation from quadriceps to soleus in post-stroke hemiparetic individuals. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2017 Sep;60(5):319-328 and Claude Spicher, Ombeline Barquet, Isabelle Quintal, Marion Vittaz, Sibele de Andrade Melo Knaut. Douleurs Neuropathiques 4ème édition Évaluation Clinique et Rééducation Sensitive. Sauramps Medical, 2020. ISBN 13 9791030302455