MARIA PILAR SERRA AÑO
PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Coordinador/a de Programa de Doctorat
PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Coordinador/a de Programa de Doctorat
Knowledge area: PHYSIOTHERAPY
Department: Physiotherapy
Department: Physiotherapy
C/ Gascó Oliag, 5
Despatx 35
51222 (D)
51222 (D)
Academic training
- Diplomatura Fisioterapia. Escola Universitària de Fisioteràpia. 09/09/2005 (Diploma / Degree / Activities).
- Licenciado en Humanidades. Facultad de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación. 27/07/2007 (Diploma / Degree / Activities).
- Magisterio. Educación Infantil. Escuela de Magisterio Ausiàs March. 30/07/2009 (Diploma / Degree / Activities).
- Grau Fisioterapia. Facultat de Fisioteràpia. 09/11/2011 (Diploma / Degree / Activities).
- Diploma d'Estudis Avançats. Facultat de Ciències de l'Activitat Fisica i Esport. 30/11/2009 (Ph.D.).
- Doctora por la Universitat de València. Facultad Ciencias de la actividad física y del deporte. 24/10/2011 (Ph.D.).
- Programa Educación Física y Deporte. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. 10/10/2011 (Ph.D.).
Journal Publications
- Espí-López GV; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Zarzoso M; Serra-Añó P; Martínez de la Fuente JM; Inglés M; Marques-Sule E. (2021) Efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program in patients with nonspecific neck pain. A randomized controlled trial. European Journal Of Physical And Rehabilitation Medicine, 57(3), pp. 397 - 405 . ISSN: 1973-9087
- Sara Mollà-Casanova; Roberto Llorens; Adrián Borrego; Bárbara Salinas-Martínez; Pilar Serra-Añó (2021) Validity, reliability, and sensitivity to motor impairment severity of a multi-touch app designed to assess hand mobility, coordination, and function after stroke. Journal Of Neuroengineering And Rehabilitation, 18(70) . ISSN: 1743-0003
- Muñoz Gómez, Elena; Inglés, Marta; Serra Añó, Pilar; Espí López, Gemma Victoria (2021) Effectiveness of a manual therapy protocol based on articulatory techniques in migraine patients. A randomized controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science And Practice, 54(102386) . ISSN: 2468-8630
- Bernabé-Villodre MM, Serra-Añó P, Aguilar-Rodríguez M, Zarzoso M, Martínez-Bello VE (2021) Training experience in the Physiotherapy classroom. Instrumentalization of Music. Per Musi(40), pp. 1 - 15 . ISSN: 1517-7599
- Sara Mollà-Casanova; Marta Inglés; Pilar Serra-Añó. (2021) Effects of balance training on functionality, ankle instability, and dynamic balance outcomes in people with chronic ankle instability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(12) . ISSN: 0269-2155
- Nuria Sempere-Rubio; Marta Aguilar-RodrÍguez; Marta InglÉS; Ruth Izquierdo- AlventosaI; Pilar Serra-Añó. (2021) Thermal imaging ruled out as a supplementary assessment in patients with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study. Plos One, 16(6), p. e0253281 . ISSN: 1932-6203
- Pilar Serra Añó; Marta Inglés; Gemma V Espi; Nuria Sempere; Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez. (2021) Biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of the ankle muscles in men with a previous history of ankle sprain. Journal of Biomechanics, 115, p. 110191 . ISSN: 0021-9290
- Izquierdo-Alventosa, R; Inglés, M; Cortés-Amador, S; Gimeno-Mallench, L; Sempere-Rubio, N; Serra-Añó, P (2021) Effectiveness of High-Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Physical Exercise in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy. ISSN: 0031-9023
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Inglés M; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Mollà-Casanova S; Sempere-Rubio N; Serra-Añó P; Espí-López GV (2022) Effect of a Craniosacral Therapy Protocol in People with Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 11(3), p. 759 . ISSN: 2077-0383
- Constanza San Martín Valenzuela; Lirios Dueñas; José M Tomás; Patricia Correa-Ghisays; Pilar Serra-Añó (2022) Relevance of Sociodemographics and Clinical Tests in Single- and Dual-Task Conditions as Gait Speed Predictors of Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Clinical Medicine. ISSN: 2077-0383
- Sara Mollá -Casanova; Jose Pedrero-Sánchez; Marta Inglés; Juan López-Pascual, Elena Muñoz-Gómez, Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez, Nuria Sempere-Rubio; Pilar Serra-Añó (2022) Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Functional Mobility at Different Stages. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience, 14(Article 935841), pp. 1 - 7 . ISSN: 1663-4365
- Muñoz-Gómez, E; Serra-Añó, P; Mollà-Casanova, S; Siempre-Rubio, N; Aguilar-Rodríguez, M; Espí-López, GV; Inglés, M. (2022) Potential Add-On Effects of Manual Therapy Thechniques in Migraine patients: a randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 11, p. 4686 . ISSN: 2077-0383
- Espi-Lopez GV, Ingles M, Carrasco-Fernandez JJ, Serra-Añó P, Copete-Fajardo L, Gonzalez-Gerez JJ, Saavedra-Hernandez M, Marques-Sule E. (2022) Effects of Foam Rolling vs. Manual Therapy in Patients with Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Pilot Study. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 11(7), p. 1778 . ISSN: 2077-0383
- Izquierdo-Alventosa R; Inglés M; Cortés-Amador S; Gimeno-Mallench L; Sempere-Rubio N; Serra-Añó P (2022) Author Response to Ilgen U. Physical Therapy, 102(8) . ISSN: 0031-9023
- Muñoz-Gómez, E.; Mollà-Casanova, S., Sempere-Rubio, N.; Serra-Añó, P.; Aguilar-Rodríguez, M.; Alonso-Aubin, DA.; Chulvi-Medrano, I.; Inglés. M. (2023) Potential Benefits of a Single Session of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning andWalking in Sedentary Older Adults: A Pilot Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 20(3515) . ISSN: 1661-7827
- Ana Ferri-Caruana, Sara Mollà-Casanova, Mireia Baquedano-Moreno, Pilar Serra-Añó (2022) Electromyographic activity of posterior kinetic chain muscles during hamstring strengthening exercises. Physical Therapy In Sport. ISSN: 1466-853X
- Pedrero-Sánchez JF; Belda-Lois JM; Serra-Ano P; Ingles M; López-Pascual J (2022) Classification of healthy, Alzheimer and Parkinson populations with a multi-branch neural network. Biomedical Signal Processing And Control, 75 . ISSN: 1746-8094
- Ortiz-Guzmán JE, Mollà-Casanova S, Serra-Añó P, Arias-Mutis ÓJ, Calvo C, Bizy A, Alberola A, Chorro FJ, Zarzoso M. (2023) Short-Term Heart Rate Variability in Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 12(18) . ISSN: 2077-0383
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Inglés M; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Sempere-Rubio N; Mollà-Casanova S; Serra-Añó P (2023) Effects of Mirror Therapy on Spasticity and Sensory Impairment after Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pm&r, 15(11), pp. 1478 - 1492 . ISSN: 1934-1482
- Mollà-Casanova S, Muñoz-Gómez E, Sempere-Rubio N, Inglés M, Aguilar-Rodríguez M, Page Á, López-Pascual J, Serra-Añó P (2023) Effect of virtual running with exercise on functionality in pre-frail and frail elderly people: randomized clinical trial. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(7), pp. 1459 - 1467 . ISSN: 1594-0667
- Muñoz Gómez E; Aguilar Rodríguez M; Serra Añó P; Sempere Rubio N; Mollà Casanova S; Inglés M (2023) Sex-related differences in migraine clinical features by frequency of occurrence. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 23(3), pp. 553 - 562 . ISSN: 1877-8860
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Alcaraz-Martínez AM; Mollà-Casanova S; Sempere-Rubio N; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Serra-Añó P; Inglés M (2023) Effectiveness of a Manual Therapy Protocol in Women with Pelvic Pain Due to Endometriosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Clinical Medicine. ISSN: 2077-0383
- Sara Mollà-Casanova; Núria Sempere-Rubio; Elena Muñoz-Gómez; Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez; Pilar Serra-Añó; Marta Inglés (2023) Effects of massage therapy alone or together with passive mobilisations on weight gain and length of hospitalisation in preterm infants: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Early Human Development. ISSN: 0378-3782
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Inglés M; Mollà-Casanova S; Sempere-Rubio N; Serra-Añó P; Aguilar-Rodríguez M (2023) Effects of an Oral Stimulation Program on Feeding Outcomes in Preterm Infants. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. ISSN: 0194-2638
- Sempere-Rubio N; Muñoz-Gómez E; Inglés M; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Mollà-Casanova S; Serra-Añó P (2023) Impact of physical activity levels on the ability to maintain static trunk posture in older adults. Geriatric Nursing. ISSN: 0197-4572
- Ferri-Caruana, A; Muñoz-Gómez, E; Mollà-Casanova, S; Camarón-Mallén, P; Serra-Añó, P (2023) The impact of velocity-based movement on electromyography activity in standard lower-limb strength exercises. Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance. ISSN: 2794-0586
- Sara Mollà-Casanova; Elena Muñoz-Gómez; Núria Sempere-Rubio; Marta Inglés; Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez; Noelia Moreno-Cervera; Pilar Serra-Añó (2023) Fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with sexual dysfunction regardless of physical activity status: a cross-sectional study. The Journal Of Sexual Medicine, 20(11), pp. 1285 - 1291 . ISSN: 1743-6109
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Inglés M; Mollà-Casanova S; Sempere-Rubio N; Serra-Añó P (2023) Effects of mirror therapy on pain, sensitivity and functionality in patients with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Disability and Rehabilitation. ISSN: 0963-8288
- Page Á; Inglés M; Venegas W; Mollà-Casanova S; Serra-Añó P (2023) Effect of non-specific neck pain on the path of the instantaneous axis of rotation of the neck during its flexion-extension movement. Musculoskeletal Science And Practice, 64(102737) . ISSN: 2468-8630
- Serra-Añó P; Venegas W; Page A; Inglés de la Torre M; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Espí-López G. (2023) Immediate effects of a single cervical spine manipulation session on cervical movement pattern: a clinical trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 46(1), pp. 17 - 26 . ISSN: 0161-4754
- José-Francisco Pedrero-Sánchez; Juan-Manuel Belda-Lois; Pilar Serra-Añó; Sara Mollà-Casanova; Juan López-Pascual (2023) Classification of Parkinson's disease stages with a two-stage deep neural network. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience. ISSN: 1663-4365
- Pedrero-Sánchez JF, De-Rosario-Martínez H, Medina-Ripoll E, Garrido-Jaén D, Serra-Añó P, Mollà-Casanova S, López-Pascual J (2023) Reliability and accuracy of a fall risk assessment procedure using mobile smartphone sensors compared with the Physiological. Sensors. ISSN: 1424-8220
- Elisa Aragón Basanta; William Venegas; Guillermo Ayala; Alvaro Page; Pilar Serra Añó (2024) Relationship between neck kinematics and neck dissability index. An approach based on functional regression. Scientific Reports, 14(215) . ISSN: 2045-2322
- Izquierdo-Alventosa R; Inglés M; Cortés-Amador S; Muñoz-Gómez E; Mollà-Casanova S; Gimeno-Mallench L; Chrivella-Garrido J; Serra-Añó P (2024) Effects of a low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy on psychological constructs related to pain and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. Medicina Clínica, S0025-7753(24), p. 00033-2 . ISSN: 0025-7753
- Mollà-Casanova S; Page Á; López-Pascual J; Inglés M; Sempere-Rubio N; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Muñoz-Gómez E; Serra-Añó P (2024) Effects of mirror neuron activation therapies on functionality in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Geriatric Nursing. ISSN: 0197-4572
- Muñoz-Gómez E; Aguilar-Rodríguez M; Mollà-Casanova S; Sempere-Rubio N; Inglés M; Serra-Añó P (2024) A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of mirror therapy in improving strength, range of movement and muscle activity, in people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal Of Hand Therapy. ISSN: 0894-1130
- Sara Mollà Casanova; Elena Muñoz Gómez; Marta Aguilar Rodríguez; Marta Inglés; Nuria Sempere Rubio; Noemi Moreno Segura; Pilar Serra Añó. (2024) Effectiveness of virtual-walking intervention combined with exercise on improving pain and function in incomplete spinal cord injury: a feasibility study. Spinal cord series and cases, 10(1) . ISSN: 2058-6124
- Maria Teresa Pellicer-Chenoll, Karolina Taczanowska, Pilar Serra- Añó, José Luis Toca-Herrera, Luis-Millán González (2023) National Parks in Twitter: A German-speaking perspective. Eco Mont-Journal On Protected Mountain Areas Research. ISSN: 2073-106X
- Mollà-Casanova S, Muñoz-Gómez E, Moreno-Segura N, Inglés M, Aguilar-Rodríguez M, Sempere-Rubio N, Serra-Añó P (2025) Effect of a virtual walking and exercise-based intervention on muscle strength and activation in people with incomplete spinal cord injury. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p. 3144 . ISSN: 2045-2322
- Elena Muñoz-Gómez; Sara Mollà-Casanova; Nuria Sempere-Rubio, Pilar Serra-Añó; Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez; Noemí Moreno-Segura; Iván Chulvi- Medrano, Marta Inglés (2025) Effectiveness of an endurance exercise programme preceded by ischaemic preconditioning in older people. Geriatric Nursing, 63, pp. 442 - 449 . ISSN: 0197-4572
- Sara Mollà-Casanova, Elena Muñoz-Gómez, Núria Sempere-Rubio, Noemí Moreno-Segura, Marta Inglés, Luis-Millán González, Pilar Serra-Añó (2025) Effect of virtual walking on chronic pain, tone and spasticity in incomplete spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, pp. 1 - 13 . ISSN: 0963-8288
- Aragón-Basanta, Elisa; Ayala, Guillermo; Page, Álvaro; Serra-Añó, Pilar (2025) Non-specific neck pain evaluation using functional linear models with the limma correction. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. ISSN: 0140-0118
- Sara Mollà-Casanova, Elena Muñoz-Gomez, Marta Ingles de la Torre, Noemi Moreno-Segura, Pilar Serra-Año (2025) Effects of Virtual Walking on Neuropathic Pain in People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. ISSN: 1082-0744
- Munoz-Gomez E, Ingles M, Pulloquinga JL, Valles M, Ivorra E, Moreno-Segura N, Molla-Casanova S, Serra-Ano P. (2025) Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability and Validity of a Parallel Robotic System With Musculoskeletal Model-Based Feedback for Monitoring the Proprioceptive System in Healthy Individuals. IEEE Transactions On Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33, pp. 4044 - 4050 . ISSN: 1534-4320
Projects
- UTILIDAD DE LA ELECTROESTIMULACIÓN MUSCULAR FUNCIONAL Y EL ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA MUSCULATURA INSPIRATORIA EN PACIENTES CON INSUFICIENCIA CARDÍACA CON FUNCIÓN SISTÓLICA PRESERVADA. EFECTO SOBRE LA CAPACIDAD FUNCIONAL, CALIDAD DE VIDA Y MORBIMORTALIDADA MEDIO-LARGO PLAZO (). 2015. Sociedad Valenciana de Cardiología. . PI: Patricia Palau Sampio.
- UTILIDAD DE LA ELECTROESTIMULACIÓN MUSCULAR FUNCIONAL Y EL ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA MUSCULATURA INSPIRATORIA EN PACIENTES CON INSUFICIENCIA CARDÍACA CON FUNCIÓN SISTÓLICA PRESERVADA. EFECTO SOBRE LA CAPACIDAD FUNCIONAL, CALIDAD DE VIDA Y MORBIMORTALIDADA MEDIO PLAZO (). 2015. Sociedad Española de Cardiología. . PI: Patricia Palau Sampio.
- Implementació d'una aplicació de gamificació (Cerebriti) per a la promoció de l'aprenentatge actiu i la constància d'estudi (). 2021 - 2022. Universitat de València. . PI: Pilar Serra-Añó.
- Sistema robótico paralelo con control basado en modelo músculo-esquelético para la monitorización y entrenamiento del sistema propioceptivo (RoboProp) (). 2022 - 2024. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. . PI: Ángel Valera Fernández y Pilar Serra Añó.
- Efectividad de la movilidad virtual sobre la neuroplasticidad y la capacidad funcional en personas con lesión medular (MoVirFun) (). 2022 - 2024. Conselleria d'Innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat Digital. . PI: Pilar Serra Añó.
- IMPULSO - Adecuación, mejora, implantación y desarrollo de tecnología para el cuidado personas mayores (). 2023. Institut de Biomecànica de València (IBV). . PI: Pilar Serra Añó.
- Evaluation of the usability of a walking exoskeleton in people with complete thoracic spinal cord injury. Measurement Protocol (). 2023 - 2024. Institut de Biomecànica de València (IBV). . PI: Pilar Serra Añó.
- Evaluaciones funcionales de marcha humana con dispositivos markerless (). 2025. Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia a través del Instituto Valenciano de la Competitividad Empresarial (IVACE). . PI: Pilar Serra Año.
- Greenversity: Programme for the Implementation of GreenComp in Higher Education (Erasmus). 2024 - 2027. European Commision. . PI: Serra Añó, Pilar y Badía Valiente, José David.
- Efectividad de la estimulación cerebral no invasiva sobre la capacidad funcional en personas prefrágiles (NeuroFit) (). 2025 - 2028. Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura, Universitats i Ocupació. . PI: Pilar Serra Añó y Marta Inglés De la Torre.
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