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ARTICLE IN “LA VANGUARDIA” BY THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU AND EPHION HEALTH ABOUT THE INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF THE SPORTING BIOMECHANICS.
On September the eleventh of 2024, “La Vanguardia” newspaper published and article about the last technological novelties outlined by the Institut Català del Peu and Ephion Health. And now, you can accede to this article to get more information about it. 11.09 ICP,...
Pie cavo: Conceptos básicos
El pie cavo posee una morfología caracterizada por un aumento en altitud y amplitud del arcolongitudinal del pie. Por este motive, la superficie de apoyo se ve disminuida sobre todo en elarco longitudinal externo, donde es habitual la presencia de la rotura del istmo....
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS TO THE CYCLIST BENJAMÍ PRADES.
On February 21st the cyclist Benjamí Prades visited our installations of the Institut Català del Peu in order to carry out a biomechanical analysis in Fitmetric, our Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu. Benjamí, is one of the Catalan cyclists who...
THE CHARCOT’S SYNDROME. APPEARANCE AND TREATMENT.
The Charcot’s syndrome is a degenerative peripheral neuropathy, chronic and progressive which affects to one or more peripheral joints. The pathology develops by a lack of normal sensory and nociceptive proprioception in the innervations of foot and ankle joints. The...
THE MACRONYCHIA. DEFINITION AND CAUSES
The macronychia is the abnormal increase of the width or length of nails. It can affect one or several nails. The causes are congenital or acquired, being associated with hippocratic toes, acromegaly, giantism, chondropathy, hypophysis disorders, and pulmonary chronic...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A PADDLE TENNIS BIOMECHANICS COURSE IN THE CATALAN PADDLE TENNIS FEDERATION.
On November the 25th, Fitmetric, the department of sporting biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu, gave a course about biomechanics in paddle tennis to paddle tennis trainers with the Catalan Paddle Tennis Federation. The aim of this course was to show the...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CREATES THE FITMETRIC GRANTS FOR THE MOST PROMINENT CYCLISTS OF THE CATALAN CYCLING FEDERATION.
On the last 26th of November, Fitmetric, by the Institut Català del Peu, our sporting biomechanics team, was in the gala prizes of the 2022 season of the Catalan Cycling Federation in order to give the grants of biomechanics to the four award-winning cyclists for...
THE LAST NOVEMBER THE 17th CLAUDIA TREMPS, PROFESSIONAL TRAIL RUNNER OF LONG DISTANCE, VISITED US. THIS TIME HER VISIT WAS FOR A BIKE FIT FOR HER ROAD BIKE.
Claudia Tremps is a regular sportswoman in our installations. The Institut Català del Peu and its sporting biomechanical department, Fitmetric, as biomechanical professionals and podiatrists, we are part of the professional team which help and work with Claudia in her...
ISSUE IN “LA VANGUARDIA” ABOUT THE LAST BIOMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED BY THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU (TRIAL).
In the newspaper dated 11 September last, “La Vanguardia” published an issue about the last technological innovations designed by Fitmetric (Sporting Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu). Such technology is called Motiontrack and it is about an...
THE SUBUNGUAL HELOMA. APPEARANCE AND TREATMENT.
The subungual heloma is a commonly keratosis known as callosity which is located in the nail bed and underlying to the unguinal layer. It appears statistically most of the time on the first toe. The causes which help the appearance of the subungual heloma are several:...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU AND ROAD RUNNING REVIEW CARRY OUT A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY WITH DIFFERENT SPORTING SHOES.
Are there any differences for the runner regarding contact time, flight, etc. among the different top models of running shoes with carbon sheet? A few months ago, our colleagues of Road Running Review, offered us a very interesting proposal. It was about analyzing...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A PIONEERING STUDY OF THE SERVICE OF TENNIS WITH DIVERSE BIOMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES.
The Institut Català del Peu, through Fitmetric, its Department of Sporting Biomechanics, carries out a series of physical tests and biomechanical analysis of the tennis service with 3 different biomechanical technologies at the same time to 24 tennis players of the...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU, NEW COLLABORATOR OF CATALONIA’S HIKING ENTITIES FEDERATION.
The Catalonia’s Hiking Entities Federation and the Institut Català del Peu, through Fitmetric, its Department of Biomechanics, has signed a new agreement of collaboration. This month, the President of the FEEC, Jordi Merino and the Director of the Institut Català del...
ITEM IN “LA VANGUARDIA” ABOUT THE LAST BIOMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED BY THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU.
Last September the 11th of 2022, “La Vanguardia” newspaper published an item about the last technological innovations designed By Fitmetric (Sporting Biomechanical Department from the Institut Català del Peu). Said technology is called Motiontrack and it is about an...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU SIGNS AN AGREEMENT OF COLLABORATION WITH THE CATALAN CYCLING FEDERATION
Last month, the Institut Català del Peu signed an agreement of collaboration with the Catalan Cycling Federation. Said agreement was brought to fruition by the signature of an agreement in the headquarters of the Catalan Cycling Federation between the president of the...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU IS INTERVIEWED BY THE BARCELONAUTES TELEVISION.
Our fellow team members, Naomi Ballesteros (podiatrist) and Julia Muñoz (biomechanics woman), are interviewed in our private hospital to talk about our services. Barcelonautes was born in 2008, 25 TV decides to broadcast a new information and entertainment program...
NATALIA VÍA-DUFRESNE, THE OLYMPIC SPORTSWOMAN, VISITS THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU.
Recently, we have had the pleasure of having with us Natalia Vía-Dufresne in the Institut Català del Peu. Natalia Vía-Dufresne competes in sailing in the classes 470 Europe and on cruise sailing. She took part in four summer Olympic games, achieving two silver medals...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF TENNIS TO RUTH ROURA LLAVERIES, CATALONIA’S CURRENT CHAMPION IN HER RANK.
Ruth Roura is currently a member of Mataro’s Tennis Club and she has a Fitmetric grant, awarded by the Catalan Tennis Federation, in order to carry out a complete 3D study of the gesture of service in tennis and a 3D functional study, as well as the monitoring of the...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF THE RACE TO PERE RULLÁN.
Pere Rullán was born on March the 27th of 1990 in the Sóller Valley, in the Majorca Island, and nowadays, he is settled in La Molina (La Cerdanya). As he well says, since he was a child, he was a tremendous enthusiast of sports which involved movement . . . He came...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A STUDY TO THE TENNIS PLAYER VICTORIA JIMÉNEZ KASINTSEVA.
A few days ago, the Andorran tennis player Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, visited the Institut Català del Peu to carry out a 3D tennis biomechanical study. The bright young hope of tennis came with her trainer Jordi Arrese, (Spanish professional tennis ex player and he...
THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU PARTICIPATES IN THE RUNNER FAIR BECAUSE OF THE BARCELONA’S MARATHON.
The Institut Català del Peu, through its Department of Biomechanics, Fitmetric, was present in the runner fair because of the Barcelona’s marathon on the 6th and 7th of May. In this runner fair, Fitmetric took part with a stand next to its collaborator, Altra, the...
Fitmetric: biomecánica de alto rendimiento
Analizamos tu pisada, postura y movimiento con tecnología 3D para prevenir lesiones, mejorar tu técnica y optimizar el rendimiento deportivo desde una base científica.