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Luis Enrique Lopez Montoya

Luis Enrique Lopez Montoya
Fi Fisioterapia Integral S.C. · Physical Therapy

Professor
Studying lymphedema, cancer, vascular peripheral disorders and its relation with physiotherapy.

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Introduction
Luis Lopez Montoya is a physical therapist and postgraduate professor in various universities in Mexico; currently works in private practice at Fi Fisioterapia Integral S.C. clinic and leads its research group in the fields of lymphology, oncological rehab, vascular peripheral rehab and physiotherapy.
Additional affiliations
May 2013 - present
FI Fisioterapia Integral S.C.
Position
  • Managing Director
Education
January 2010 - January 2014
Universidad del Valle de México
Field of study
  • Physiotherapy

Publications

Publications (17)
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Objective: To establish a consensus regarding the multidisciplinary prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), taking into account the expert opinion of professional groups from across the world involved in the identification and treatment of breast cancers. Methods: International consensus study involving a modified nominal group an...
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Background: The clinical features and epidemiological data about patients with phebolymphedema or lymphedema related to Chronic Venous Disease in Mexico is limited and has been understudied; at the same time, the relationships between its clinical features, physical activity level and disability remained unknown. Methods: This is a longitudinal c...
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Introduction: Near Infrared (NIR), lymphatic Imaging is an emergent imaging technique used to assess superficial lymphatic structures and its function. It uses a NIR light source and a special camera that detects the fluorescence of a non-radioactive dye called indocyanine green (ICG), which is injected subdermally and its way through lymphatic cap...
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Objectives:Conduct a philosophical investigation, without losing the scientific and clinical perspective of Anil Seth's formula: “perception is a central hallucination controlled by the senses”, following the narrative arc proposed by the author in the best-selling Being You: A new science of consciousness” (Seth, 2021) and find out what implicatio...
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Background Developing strategies to prevent breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema (BCRAL) is a critical unmet need because there are no effective interventions to eradicate it once it reaches a chronic state. Certain strategies such as prospective surveillance programs and prophylactic lymphatic reconstruction have been reported to be effective in...
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Introduction Cancer, particularly breast cancer, is a significant cause of death worldwide, and physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of developing cancer and improve the prognosis of patients diagnosed with cancer. However, there is a lack of detailed analysis of publications related to physical activity in breast cancer patients, hi...
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La mayoría de personas que viven con cancer o sobrevivientes al mismo, sufren o experimentaran un continuo deterioro de sus capacidades físicas y función independiente así como una capacidad cognitiva comprometida debido a la propia enfermedad, a los tratamientos contra el cáncer y sus efectos secundarios. Este escenario de morbilidad funcional imp...
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Backgroundː There is a lack of clinical and epidemiological knowledge about cancer-related lymphedema in Mexico. The objective of this study is to present a broad and deep report of cancer-related lymphedema's clinical characteristics and epidemiological features based on the analysis of CRL patients' data, collected from a specialized rehabilitati...
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Introduction: Secondary lymphedema is defined as a chronic-progressive disease that causes rich protein edema of the limbs, this may be caused due to the damage or obstruction of lymphatic structures; complications associated with loxosceles spider bite may cause damage to the lymphatic system. Objective: To describe the clinical case of a patien...
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Background: There is insufficient clear epidemiological and clinical knowledge about lymphedema patient's population in Mexico, this limits its investigation. The objective of this study is to present basic lymphedema epidemiological data and its clinical characteristics based on the analysis of lymphedema patients' data collected from a specialize...
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Introduction: The transdisciplinary scope is conceived as an emerging practice and corpus of knowledge since it comes from the interactions between different disciplines. Transdisciplinarity emerges to solve in a more efficient way health problems of humanity that overcome the traditional biomedical interdisciplinary attention model. In this articl...
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Introduction: Secondary lymphedema is defined as a chronic-progressive disease which causes a rich protein edema of the limbs, this may be caused due to the damage or obstruction of lymphatic structures; secondary peripheral lymphedema may be considered a complication of central venous catheter procedures. Objective: To describe a clinical case o...
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Introducción. Un linfedema es el aumento de fluido rico en proteínas y macromoléculas en el espacio intersticial de un segmento corporal con incremento de volumen en el miembro afectado, el cual causa cambios fibroescleróticos progresivos en los tejidos. Objetivo. Informar sobre la evolución clínica y el análisis de la progresión de un paciente de...
Book
Popular science book about lymphedema and lymphology; the objective of this book is being a bridge between scientific literature about lymphology and lymphedema, non-expert population and researchers. The aim of this book is to bring light as an educative tool for patients and a basic introductory guide for clinicians.

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