Entries by Miguel Ángel Baños Bernad

THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU SIGNS A COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH THE RUNNING CLUB AND THE TRIATHLON PROAM.

The Institut Català del Peu signs a collaboration agreement with the running club and triathlon Proam. This agreement, is besides, part of an overall collaboration with the Ephion Health company. The collaboration agreement carried out with the Proam Club consists of a bidirectional synergy in which the Institut Català del Peu and Ephion Health will […]

THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS TO THE CYCLIST GUILLEM SURIÑACH.

On January the 11th , the Catalan cyclist Guillem Suriñach visited us, one of the scholarship holders through an agreement we have between the Institut Català del Peu and the Catalan Cyclist Federation, through Fitmetric, the department of sporting biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu. We realize through Fitmetric, (the department of sporting biomechanics […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

LOWER EXTREMITY ULCERS: CLASSIFICATION

Ulcers are depressed lesions which appear on feet with a changeable affectation, they can be from the most superficial layer of the skin (epidermis), to osseous structures on a necrotic process and with a common feature, the difficulty of cicatrization or impromptu cure. Classification according to its etiopathogeny: Neuropathic ulcer (45 – 60%). Neuroischemic ulcer […]