Dott. Marco Barbero

* Docente e ricercatore presso il Dipartimento Sanità della Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
* Dottorato di ricerca conseguito presso la Queen Margaret University di Edinburgo
* Già docente per il distretto cervicale presso il Master in Riabilitazione dei Disordini Muscolo-Scheletrici dell’Università degli Studi di Genova.
* Fisioterapista OMT 

Dopo essersi laureato in Fisioterapia presso l’Università di Milano nel 1999 ha ottenuto il Master in Riabilitazione dei Disordini Muscoloscheletrici presso l’Università di Genova, dove ha successivamente insegnato per diversi anni. Dal 2006 è professore associato e responsabile della ricerca presso il Dipartimento sanità della Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI). Ha portato a termine un dottorato di ricerca presso la Queen Margaret University di Edinburgo. Collabora attualmente con diverse università italiane e straniere ed è l’autore di decine di articoli pubblicati sulle più prestigiose riviste internazionali di fisioterapia. Svolge inoltre attività clinica presso il suo studio privato a Como.

• Evans DW, Rushton A, Middlebrook N, Bishop J, Barbero M, Patel J, Falla D. Estimating Risk of Chronic Pain and Disability Following Musculoskeletal Trauma in the United Kingdom. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2228870. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28870. PMID: 36018591.
• Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Fuensalida-Novo S, Ortega-Santiago R, Valera-Calero JA, Cescon C, Derboni M, Giuffrida V, Barbero M. Pain Extent Is Not Associated with Sensory-Associated Symptoms, Cognitive or Psychological Variables in COVID-19 Survivors Suffering from Post-COVID Pain. J Clin Med. 2022 Aug 8;11(15):4633. doi: 10.3390/jcm11154633. PMID: 35956247; PMCID: PMC9369807.
• Luque-Suarez A, Falla D, Barbero M, Pineda-Galan C, Marco D, Giuffrida V, Martinez-Calderon J. Digital pain extent is associated with pain intensity but not with pain-related cognitions and disability in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jul 30;23(1):727. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05700-3. PMID: 35906575; PMCID: PMC9338608.
• Alalawi A, Evans DW, Liew B, Peolsson A, Heneghan N, Rushton A, Peterson G, Barbero M, Falla D. Does Pain Extent Predict Ongoing Pain and Disability in Patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders? J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 22;11(3):555. doi: 10.3390/jcm11030555. PMID: 35160006; PMCID: PMC8837121.
• Balasch-Bernat M, Dueñas L, Aguilar-Rodríguez M, Falla D, Schneebeli A, Navarro-Bosch M, Lluch E, Barbero M. The Spatial Extent of Pain Is Associated with Pain Intensity, Catastrophizing and Some Measures of Central Sensitization in People with Frozen Shoulder. J Clin Med. 2021 Dec 28;11(1):154. doi: 10.3390/jcm11010154. PMID: 35011895; PMCID: PMC8745240.
• Cook CE, Wright A, Wittstein J, Barbero M, Tousignant-Laflamme Y. Five Recommendations to Address the Limitations of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Dec;51(12):562-565. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2021.10836. Epub 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34783262.
• Hersche R, Roser K, Weise A, Michel G, Barbero M. Fatigue self-management education in persons with disease-related fatigue: A comprehensive review of the effectiveness on fatigue and quality of life. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Jun;105(6):1362-1378. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.016. Epub 2021 Sep 14. PMID: 34561143.
• Pitance L, De Longhi B, Gerard E, Cayrol T, Roussel N, Cescon C, Falla D, Barbero M. Digital pain drawings are a useful and reliable tool for assessing patients with temporomandibular disorders. J Oral Rehabil. 2021 Jul;48(7):798-808. doi: 10.1111/joor.13168. Epub 2021 Apr 16. PMID: 33783832.
• Cruder C, Barbero M, Soldini E, Gleeson N. Patterns of pain location in music students: a cluster analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Feb 14;22(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04046-6. Erratum in: BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Mar 10;22(1):263. PMID: 33583401; PMCID: PMC7883446.
• Schneebeli A, Fiorina I, Bortolotto C, Barbero M, Falla D, Cescon C, Raciti MV, Tarantino F, Preda L. Shear wave and strain sonoelastography for the evaluation of the Achilles tendon during isometric contractions. Insights Imaging. 2021 Feb 17;12(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13244-021-00974-y. PMID: 33598763; PMCID: PMC7889779.
• Barbero M, Navarro-Santana MJ, Palacios-Ceña M, Ortega-Santiago R, Cescon C, Falla D, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C. Clinical Significance and Diagnostic Value of Pain Extent Extracted from Pain Drawings: A Scoping Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 Aug 18;10(8):604. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10080604. PMID: 32824746; PMCID: PMC7460462.
• Schneebeli A, Folli A, Falla D, Barbero M. Reliability of Sonoelastography Measurements of Lower Limb Tendon Properties: A Systematic Review. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 May;47(5):1131-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.12.018. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33516588.
• Adamo P, Temporiti F, Natali F, Trombin S, Cescon C, Barbero M, Gatti R. Dispersion of shoulder helical axes during upper limb movements after muscle fatigue. J Biomech. 2020 Dec 2;113:110075. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110075. Epub 2020 Oct 24. PMID: 33142202.
• Barbero M, Schneebeli A, Koetsier E, Maino P. Myofascial pain syndrome and trigger points: evaluation and treatment in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep;13(3):270-276. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000445. PMID: 31313700.
• Barbero M, Falla D, Cescon C. Topographical Distribution of EMG Activity in the Upper Trapezius Muscle in People With Myofascial Trigger Points. Clin J Pain. 2017 May;33(5):473-474. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000436. PMID: 28379917.
• Barbero M, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Palacios-Ceña M, Cescon C, Falla D. Pain extent is associated with pain intensity but not with widespread pressure or thermal pain sensitivity in women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Jun;36(6):1427-1432. doi: 10.1007/s10067-017-3557-1. Epub 2017 Feb 4. PMID: 28161767.
• Barbero M, Falla D, Clijsen R, Ghirlanda F, Schneebeli A, Ernst MJ, Cescon C. Can parameters of the helical axis be measured reliably during active cervical movements? Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Feb;27:150-154. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2016.10.008. Epub 2016 Oct 21. PMID: 27847241.
• Rausch AK, Baur H, Reicherzer L, Wirz M, Keller F, Opsommer E, Schoeb V, Vercelli S, Barbero M. Physiotherapists’ use and perceptions of digital remote physiotherapy during COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland: an online cross-sectional survey. Arch Physiother. 2021 Jul 7;11(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s40945-021-00112-3. PMID: 34233763; PMCID: PMC8261812.
• Barbero M, Bertoli P, Cescon C, Macmillan F, Coutts F, Gatti R. Intra-rater reliability of an experienced physiotherapist in locating myofascial trigger points in upper trapezius muscle. J Man Manip Ther. 2012 Nov;20(4):171-7. doi: 10.1179/2042618612Y.0000000010. PMID: 24179324; PMCID: PMC3500129.
• Barbero M, Cescon C, Tettamanti A, Leggero V, Macmillan F, Coutts F, Gatti R. Myofascial trigger points and innervation zone locations in upper trapezius muscles. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Jun 8;14:179. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-179. PMID: 23758854; PMCID: PMC3683329.

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