The acanthosis nigricans is a dermatosis which is characterized by the hyperpigmentation and the cutaneous hyperkeratosis. It is considered like a cutaneous sign of resistance to the insulin in different illnesses or syndromes of the endocrine system like, for example, the type 2 diabetes or the obesity. It is showed with signs of thickening of […]
The Institut Català del Peu has signed a collaboration agreement with the country house “La Bruguera de Púbol”. It is a magnificent place in the middle of a natural place right in the Alt Empordà, exactly within the Púbol municipal area, a small village with a lot of things to talk about. Mike and Michelle […]
Recently, the Institut Català del Peu as an Official Biomechanical Department of the Catalan Tennis Federation, carried out a biomechanical assessment of the technique on indoor court to the tennis player Neus Torner. Neus Torner is a young Catalan tennis player who is becoming a bright young hope of tennis. The Institut Català del Peu […]
A few days ago, different biomechanical assessments were made to the tennis player Max Alcalà, a plan which is conducting the Institut Català del Peu (official biomechanical department of the Catalan Tennis Federation), through Fitmetric, the biomechanical department of the sporting performance. Max is a bright young hope who is standing out for several years, […]
The Institut Català del Peu organized last week a seminar for the students of the more Advanced Course of Orthopedics about updatings in biomechanics through the use of the different systems of postural analysis. This course was given by Miguel Ángel Baños Bernad (director of the Institut Català del Peu), Sandra Carreras, Cristina Ruiz (podiatrists […]
During these days, Jan Margarit has visited the installations of the Institut Català del Peu in order to carry out some tests of functional and biomechanical assessments of the race technique. The aim of these tests is to know the deficits at a muscular level and, of the race technique with the purpose of being […]
The Institut Català del Peu during the month of March continued with the functional and biomechanical assessments of the technique through Fitmetric, its department of Sporting Biomechanics with the collaboration of the Catalan Tennis Federation. Arnau Martínez Jove has a magnificent sporting career in spite of being so young. Arnau Martínez, at his early age, […]
During the month of January, the biomechanical team formed by Miguel Ángel Baños, Rafael Martín and Julia Muñoz, from the Institut Català del Peu and Fitmetric, carried out the biomechanical and podiatric assessments to the UCI Massi-Tactic women’s cycling team. The tests took place both in the installations of the Institut Català del Peu, where […]
Last week, the Institut Català del Peu had a day of tests of biomechanical assessments with skiers from the Andorran Skiing Federation, with Elia Villa, from the Mobile Andorra Clinic, through its Biomechanical Department of high sporting performance, (Fitmetric). The number of Andorran Federations which are more realized of the great import of biomechanics, is […]
The Köenen’s tumor is a benign and painless lesion which has its origin in the nail matrix. This tumor appears in the eponychium with an elongated and ovoid shape and a cornified free extremity and it takes up a space of the proximal side of the nail. It has a pink or brownish-gray color. The […]
