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Podiatry in barcelona – Institut Català del Peu

We are pleased to introduce our corporate entity to you. It is the very first Centre in Catalonia that gathers all the health specialities involved in foot care under one roof.

Over the years, my personal experience has taught me the need for seamless communication among different health professionals in cases where the patient requires the interaction of different disciplines, thereby raising the possibilities of success.

Ourtherapeutic methodologyis based on theprevention, diagnosis andtreatment of all kindsof pathologiesby making use ofthe latest technologiesand keeping an ever present holistic perspective.

The aims set out by the I.C.P.are not simply limited totherapeutictreatmentbut also extend to teaching.

Our teachingsideisfocused ontraining courses, which are open to allhealth professionals, conferences, prevention programmes, publications, and so on.

We presentthis pageas a sourceof informationand collaborationamonghealth professionalsand Internet userswho are interested inthe worldof the foot andits interactionwith different disciplines.

Throughour articles, we would like to publish andrevealthe enormouscomplexity surroundingthe foot,both in terms ofpreventionof diseases and the latest cutting-edge treatments applied in theI.C.P.

This is an open page through which we invitehealth professionals to publish theirown articles,suggesttopics or give opinions, or simply comment on acasewhere there are certain doubtsand where opinions can be exchanged.

Miguel Ángel Baños Bernad Director I. C. P.

He is Director of the “Institut Català del Peu” (Catalan Foot Institute), Boss of the Official Biomechanical Unit of the Catalan Tennis Federation, lecturer at the “Universitat de Barcelona” (UB) or Barcelona University (Podiatric teaching) and a Member of the International Science and Technology Academy. He holds a Master and Postgraduate degrees in Podiatric Surgery (UB), a Postgraduate Degree in Biomechanics (UB) and a degree in Anthropology. He was decorated with the “Gran Creu al Mèrit Acadèmic”(The Grand Cross for Academic Merit) awarded by the AICT in 2011.

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU GIVES A CLASS ABOUT BIOMECHANICS IN TENNIS IN THE COURSE OF TENNIS TRAINERS OF THE THIRD LEVEL, ORGANIZED BETWEEN THE ROYAL SPANISH TENNIS FEDERATION AND THE CATALAN TENNIS FEDERATION.

On November the 24th ,  the Institut Català del Peu, through FitMetric, its Department of Sporting Biomechanics, gave a formative course about biomechanics in tennis in the course of third level of tennis trainers organized between the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation and the Catalan Tennis Federation. The Institut Català del Peu, through FitMetric, is the […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU TAKES PART IN THE 4TH WOMEN’S CYCLING CLINIC ARRANGED BY THE CATALAN CYCLING FEDERATION.

On Saturday 21st October, Fitmetric, the Department of Sporting Biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu, gave a training of cycling biomechanics in the 4th women’s cycling clinic. The Institut Català del Peu and the Catalan Cycling Federation have a collaboration agreement, for which, Fitmetric, the Department of Sporting Biomechanics of the Institut Català del […]

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PODIATRIST EXAMINATION AND THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORK IN OUR BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENTS TO RUNNERS.

We could say, practically, that in 95% of our biomechanical analysis, we mainly examine the lower member, being the race, one of our most assessed sports in our clinic. We analyze the functional or specific movement to sport on our biomechanical assessments and, the foot, has a fundamental importance. Therefore, before examining the different joints, […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU SIGNS AN AGREEMENT OF COLLABORATION WITH EPHION HEALTH.

. The Institut Català del Peu, through the signed agreement with Ephion Health, will be a very important step forward in many years’ experience which has drawn up since 2019 with Fitmetric, its Department of Sporting Biomechanics. For both companies, signing this agreement, will mean an important step at a professional level in the field […]

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EMMA ORTIZ, A CYCLIST, CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY AT THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU.

The cyclist Emma Ortiz, champion of Catalonia  in 2022, was treated by Fitmetric,  the Sporting Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu, for a  cycling biomechanical analysis. The cyclist Emma Ortiz was proclaimed champion of Catalonia in 2022 and was chosen by the Catalan Cycling Federation in order to receive a Fitmetric research grant […]

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BIOMECHANICS OF THE CYCLIST: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PODIATRY EXAMINATION THROUGH THE BIKE-FIT TECHNIQUE.

From our experience, we know it is very important to work on synergies among the different professionals in order to add up the sportsman/sportswoman. As a team between an expert on sporting biomechanics is very important. Regarding the bike-fit, the foot, the pelvis and the hands are the only elements which are in contact with […]

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