Sports practice brings undisputed overall benefits to the population. Maintaining good physical conditionhelps our cardiovascular system improve heart function and oxygen exchange in the lungs. The musculoskeletal system is also reinforced with a regular practice of sport. Joints, muscles and bones in general maintain a better metabolism with the performance of a regular sports practice. …
I hurt myself by running and I have a torn cruciate ligament. Is it a common injury among the ‘runners’? Anterior cruciate ligament injury is relatively common among athletes. It is more common in sports that require rotational movements, turns, during practice, such as football or skiing, which are two of the sports where they …
As we turn years old, our knees accumulate effort and may suffer a wear and tear process; cartilage, a layer of bone lining in the joints has a great buffering capacity, but when it disappears or is damaged, it leaves the subchondral bone unprotected and results in the symptoms of the well-known “arthrosis”, see pain, …
Sport and physical exercise in general are beneficial to health according to WHO. However, there are some nuances that need to be taken into account so that what should be a health-beneficial activity does not become harmful. Running is usually a very healthy activity, but it is both demanding for joints and the untrained cardiovascular …
Are Achilles injuries common in runners? The demands of strength and elasticity of the set of leg muscles, especially the posterior face, which come together to form the calcaneal tendon or also known as achilles tendon, are very high in athletes, and especially in runners. Depending on the distances, pace, types of terrain, type of …
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How to recover from an injury? The traumatological patient who has needed complex reconstructive surgery often goes through different psychological phases that it is good to know so as not to fall into discouragement. Of course the choice of specialist is key in this process, we have to choose that person with the knowledge, experience …
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