The bites by insects and arachnids usually cause immediate cutaneous reactions. In the case of mites, mosquitoes and fleas (parasite insects) they cause itch, while in the case of wasps or bees (poisonous insects) they originate pain. Mosquito bites frequently cause a bigger number of problems while the stings of bees and wasps are more […]
On March 20th and 21st was offered in Casa de Valencia (Barcelona) the course “Last breakthroughs in biomechanical analysis systems”. In the audience there were one hundred people among all fields of public health. I am very grateful to the presence of Doctor Virginia Novel Martí (Emeritus professor from the University of Barcelona) and the […]
In first place, I would like to thank to all the health professionals for their interest showed in the course called “Last breakthroughs in biomechanical analysis systems”. Due to the fact that the number of those present outstripped more than one hundred people, we have changed the scheduled course’s place in Street Mossèn Xiró 7, […]
The arteriovenous fistula is an anomalous connection between an artery and a vein. Blood flows directly from an artery to a vein without reaching the capillary circulation. This will cause an anomaly in the oxygenation of the affected tissues. The arteriovenous fistula may be congenital or acquired. The congenital arteriovenous fistula appears in the birth […]
The commercial radio station Cope periodically conducts interviews to the Institut Català del Peu in order to inform to their listeners about different interesting issues related to the topic of foot in where we answer everyone about the doubts the listeners have. We also explain about treatments we make, the techniques we use, as well […]
The vitiligo is a benign, no contagious disease and unknown cause which passes on with the death of melanocytes or responsible cells of the pigmentation of the skin. The death of melanocytes entails the absence of melanin (responsible substance of the pigmentation of the skin). It can also affect to the eyes and the mucosa […]
The caudal regression syndrome was described by Duhamel in 1961. It is about a congenital malformation related to visceral anomalies with a different affectation degree. The anomalies are of a skeletal muscle, gastrointestinal, neurological, genitourinary and cardiac kind. The skeletal muscle anomalies affect to the pelvis, lumbar sacrum column and lower extremities, being the most […]
During these days, we have had the pleasant presence in the Institut Català del Peu of Mr. Niegel Griffiths, manager of Adidas in several countries (Spain, Italy, France, Portugal…). We extremely appreciate for his faith in our skill techniques.
The vasculitis gathers all diseases or syndromes less common with a common factor, the inflammation of any of the blood vessels decreasing partially or totally the vascular flow. The cause is usually by inflammation caused by immunitary affectation or by direct invasion of vascular walls by pathogen agents (viral, mycotic or bacterial). The vasculitis can […]
What is it? It is a part of science that through anatomy, engineering and physiology has as its main purpose the mechanical survey of the human body. What is its use for? It can reveal the origin of problems related to articular pains or alterations during growth, as well as to improve the performance and […]
