Antonio I Cuesta-Vargas, Spain

Universidad de Malaga / Insitituo de Investigación Biomedica de Malaga

WG2, WG3, WG6-member

Antonio graduated from the University of Malaga in 1994, having completed the BSc (Physio) Honours in Science Degree. In 1996 he gained a MSc in Sports Physiotherapy, in 1999 a MSc in Osteopathic Manual Therapy and was awarded a PhD in Human Exercise Physiology in Faculty of Medicine at the University of Malaga in 2007.

Antonio was recruitment to the lecturing staff of postgraduate course the Chartered of Physiotherapist of Andalusia (Spain) in 2000 and as Head of the Department in the Public Health and Sport Centre of Torremolinos from 1998, before transferring to the newly established Department of Health Sciences of University of Jaen as Senior Lecturer in 2005. Areas of particular interest are physiology and biomechanics of clinical exercise and aquatic therapy. During 2009-10 was a postdoctoral research fellowship in Roehampton-London University with a competitive grant of Spain Government about integrations of biomechanics with physiology in human movement.

At the present day is a Principal Research of Physiotherapy and Associate Dean, International & Engagement of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Univeristy of Malaga, Spain. Professor Antonio Cuesta-Vargas holds a Chair in Physiotherapy and Disability at the University of Málaga. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Also, is a Section Editor of the Exercise and Health section into BMC Sport Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal.

Roles

Principal Research (Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of Málaga)
Tutor PhD Programme in Health Sciences
Deputy Dean of International Mobility of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Teaching

Research Methods in BSc (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry)
Manual Therapy in BSc (Physiotherapy)
Advanced Research Methods and Evidence-based practice in MSc (Health Sciences)

Research network

Research group “Translational Research in Physiotherapy, between lab and clinic” PAIDI CTS 631 line.

Principal Investigator of Research group FE-14 “Clinimetric” of Instituto de Biomedicina de Malaga (IBIMA).

Member of PRISMA research group into Red de investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (redIAPP) RETICS ISCIII 2013-17.

Current projects


1) Development, validation and sensitivity to change of instruments measuring results in Clinical Sciences.
2) Physiology and biomechanics applied to musculoskeletal (dys)function. Preclinical studies.
3) Multimodal interventions to promote health in chronic conditions. Clinical studies.
4) Health Solutions based on Information technology and mobile communication. Telemedicine and mHealth. Translational studies and innovation.

  • Comparison of fatigue accumulated during and after prolonged robotic and laparoscopic surgical methods: a cross-sectional study.Surg Endosc. 2017 Mar;31(3):1119-1135. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5076-6. Epub 2016 Jun 28. González-Sánchez M1, González-Poveda
  • Experimental Validation of Depth Cameras for the Parameterization of Functional Balance of Patients in Clinical Tests.Sensors (Basel). 2017 Feb 22;17(2). pii: E424. doi: 10.3390/s17020424.Moreno FÁ1, Merchán-Baeza JA2, González-Sánchez M3,4, González-Jiménez J5, Cuesta-Vargas AI6,7.
  • Development of a New Ultrasound-Based System for Tracking Motion of the Human Lumbar Spine: Reliability, Stability and Repeatability during Forward Bending Movement Trials.Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015 Jul;41(7):2049-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.02.015. Epub 2015 Apr 8.Cuesta-Vargas AI1.
  • Kinematic real-time feedback is more effective than traditional teaching method in learning ankle joint mobilisation: a randomised controlled trial.BMC Med Educ. 2016 Oct 6;16(1):261.
  • Cost-utility of cognitive behavioral therapy versus U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended drugs and usual care in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia: an economic evaluation alongside a 6-month randomized controlled trial.Arthritis Res Ther. 2014 Oct 1;16(5):451. doi: 10.1186/s13075-014-0451-y.