Piezogenic papules are small protuberances of fatty tissue located in the medial and external zone of the heel. They usually appear from 40 years old and, more frequently, to women. They are small lumps with a spherical shape and mainly painless. It has approximately a diameter of half a centimeter and it is possible that […]
The Institut Català del Peu, conducts functional and biomechanical assessment tests to the cyclists of the Massi-Tactic women UCI, through the Biomechanical Department of the Sporting Performance. Today, let’s talk about Mireia Benito. Mireia is a cyclist who combines cycling with her degrees of Molecular Biology and Biomedicine. She is an outstanding cyclist by her […]
On these days, we have had in the Institut Català del Peu the pleasant presence of Mr. Giovanni Pippia, General Manager of Motorbike GP Facilities in Dorna Sports. Dorna is an exclusive holder of the commercial and television rights of the main world’s motorbikes race championships, like for example, the Great World’s Race Championship of […]
Last week, the Institut Català del Peu, carried out a biomechanical assessment through its Biomechanical Department in the Sporting Performance to the cyclist Patricia Ortega from the UCI Massi-Tactoc ladies’ team. The biomechanical assessment consisted of a progressive test of the effort in different Powers while the muscular response was assessed by muscular electromyography and […]
The Institut Català del Peu and Clínical Reasoning make an agreement of collaboration. The Institut Català del Peu will count on the collaboration of the professionals of the Clínical Reasoning center in order to contribute their experience to the results of the biomechanical tests which they make to the sportsmen. This agreement means to give […]
Last month of October, the Institut Català del Peu, through its Department of Biomechanics in the Sporting Performance, signed a collaboration agreement with the clinic of physiotherapy and readaptation Logik Clinic. Logik Clinic is located, in Gran Vía of Carlos III Avenue, very close to the installations of the Institut Català del Peu. Logik Clinic […]
The Department of the Sporting Biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu has recently carried out a functional assessment to the GP Motorcycle rider Pol Espargaró. The Institut Català del Peu has once more combined its knowledge next to the physiotherapists of the rider with the aim of assessing in detail the functional state of […]
The plantar heloma, commonly known as “pin” is a focused hyperkeratosis which affects the deepest layer of the epidermis as a consequence of the pressure caused in the skin by an osseous point or an external agent in the same direction and opposite direction. Occasionally, the alteration of the stratum basale and of the epidermic […]
A few days ago, the Sporting Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu, conducted a session of biomechanical assessment to the motorcycling rider Xavi Cardelús. Xavi Cardelús is an Andorran motorcycling rider from the Aspar Team. He registered for Angel Nieto’s Team for the 2 Motorcycling World Championship in 2019 and he has been […]
A few days ago, Gisela Carrión visited us to carry out a running test with podiatric exploration. This kind of exploration is a service which we have nowadays for runners in our clinic located in Carlos III, where the Institut Català del Peu has the Biomechanical Department in the Sporting Performance with a 3D photogrammetry […]
