Thanks to

I will like to thank the support and collaboration to:

  • Yahya Bensouna (my partner, for being my day by day support, for his understanding and patience and my first medical case)
  • Maria Dolors Parera Auge (my mum, for listening always and preparing delicious food as a way of helping out)
  • Joan Cañis Parera (for his encouragement to do the thesis)
  • Marta Exposito Izquierdo (for being the first one to give me support and for being my research partner and friend)
  • Josep Montesinos (for being the first one to give me support in the Hospital de El Vendrell)
  • Juanjo Cabre (for being our thesis director)
  • Susana Palau Lléo (for being a great content editor)
  • Manel Santafe (for his support in listening and his advice in research and histology)
  • Francisco Valderrama (for giving his enthusiastic support and his anatomy knowledge)
  • Slavador Sarrà Morató (for listening, and helping specially with the ultrasounds)
  • Gabriel Borrell Arnabat (for his support, and the long coffees talking)
  • Judith Mañé (always ready to help and listen, one of my great supporters in the Hospital de El Vendrell)
  • Abderrahim Talhaoui (for Informatics support at the beginning)
  • Baldiri Caselles (for Informatics support)
  • From El Colomer: Bea Caballero, Rosa Castro, Vanesa Rodriguez, Alba Peña, Esther Cassà, MaJose Lopez,  Rosa Almenar, Montse Peitx. Luci de la Mata, Adelaida Bargans, Eva i Nuria Navarro, Pili i Eva Valdepeñas, Sandra Plazas, Àngel Rafecas, Ruben Soria, Conch Criado, Gisela Rafols, Delia Rebollar, Hilda Carafa, Esther Cassà (for being a following up patients, allowing photos and videos, and helping with their understanding)
  • Imma Vives (for his listening and creativity).
  • My hospital colleagues: Susana Serrano, Samira, Pipe, Rodolfo Amaut, Ana Esteban, Claudia Gomero, Sara, Minerva, Paola  Viverso, Marcela Garay, Biedma, Sonia Vidal, Anna Company
  • My girlfriends: Claudia, Iratxe, Gloria, Yolanda i Sònia (for being there)
  • All the members of my family, thanks for showing interest and being incondicional suporters.
  • Eva and Nuria Pros (thanks again for being there and sharing your cases)
  • Paulo Vedoya (for the social media campaign)
  • Manel Sales Carda (his listening and support with his Chinese medicine knowledge).
  • José Ramón Moreno Zafra (for his special listening and curiosity).
  • Mauricio Valarezo

Inspirational writtings:

  • “There is a region of the body, bounded above by the lowest ribs, below by the pelvic girdle, in front by the posterior abdominal wall and behind by the “small of the back” which from the immemorial has been the source of more complaint from man and woman than perhaps any other part of the body. Its pains have been the fortune for generations of liniment makers, of advertisers, of spas, of manipulators guided and misguided. Only by science has it been neglected; lacking cultivation it has remained a weed patch. It is to this weed patch that my paper is confined, to the semi-obscure origins of aches and afflictions that take the edge off health and strength, but do not wholly aim of kill.” (1946 from Ottawa By Colonel A.B. Walter, R.C.A.M.C)

Thanks to all

Marta Cañis Parera