Manual de carga externa: Una guía completa
Introduction The football of 2030 would not be the same as the football of 2020. In recent years, the game has changed. The number and intensity of football actions have evolved. Modern teams tend to execute more counterattacks and experience greater exposure to intense, short accelerations and decelerations, interspersed with high-intensity movements. However, alongside these […]
Guía completa para entender y tratar las contusiones musculares en el deporte
Muscle contusions are prevalent injuries in sports, often resulting in significant morbidity (morbidity is the state of being symptomatic or unhealthy due to a disease or condition) among athletes. Understanding the presentation, physical examination, diagnostic testing, treatment, and potential complications of these injuries is crucial for effective management and optimal outcomes. Muscle contusions are also […]
Impacto del ciclo menstrual en las deportistas
It might seem hard to believe, but right now, approximately 300 million women across the planet are experiencing the same thing: a period. The monthly menstrual cycle is a reality that most women on Earth will go through in their lives. Periods typically last anywhere between two and seven days and occur once within a […]
Gestión interna de la carga - Módulo Ultrax
A practical guide for internal load management and injury prevention solution in sport explained through the functionalities of the Ultrax app Introduction The football of 2030 will not be the same as the football of 2020. In recent years, the game has changed. The number and the intensity of football actions have evolved. We can […]
Identificación de factores de riesgo de lesión del LCA en atletas femeninas mediante el uso de la tecnología
ACL ruptures are increasingly common in field and court sports and occur 3-6 times more frequently in girls and women than boys and men. However, even after surgical reconstruction and apparently successful rehabilitation, two-thirds of female athletes don’t return to their pre-injury levels of training and competition, a quarter experience a second ACL injury and […]
Comprender las diferencias entre atletas de ambos sexos para mejorar el rendimiento
In the world of sports, understanding the differences between female and male athletes is essential for optimizing performance, training strategies, and injury prevention. While both genders possess remarkable athletic abilities, there are distinct anatomical, physiological, and hormonal variations that set them apart. In this blog post, we will explore these differences and their impact on […]
Las cuatro erres de la recuperación: La mejor nutrición y estrategias post-ejercicio
Post-exercise recovery is an essential component of sports training, enabling athletes to return to their peak performance as quickly as possible. From a physiological standpoint, recovery involves repairing damaged tissues, reducing inflammation, and restoring energy levels. Recent research, including studies available on PubMed, highlights the importance of an optimal nutritional strategy to maximize these processes. […]
Pilares de la rehabilitación - Directrices generales del proceso de rehabilitación
We do what we can A few years ago, I attended a Strength and conditioning conference where during a lecture, one S&C coach said: „There is no such thing as injury prevention – only injury reduction “- and that cannot be truer. We can only do so much to help athletes, and we can’t prevent […]
Probar y hablar en lugar de predecir - Prevención de lesiones en el fútbol
Routine, something that most people wake up with and go to bed with, especially athletes. This will be a walk-through of monitoring and data collecting you need to carry out in order to keep your team, athletes and staff coordinated. I am a sports physio, and this will be my share of the knowledge of […]
Ejercicio: la pieza que falta en la asistencia sanitaria
„We now live with illness and disabilities from which we used to die”. Sir Cyrile Chantler (2002) In the last couple of years I always asked myself why is that?! Today we live in very odd times where technological improvement has led to an endless supply of information and that should lead to an improvement […]
