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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS TO THE CYCLIST BENJAMÍ PRADES.

On February 21st the cyclist Benjamí Prades visited our installations of the Institut Català del Peu in order to carry out a biomechanical analysis in Fitmetric, our Biomechanical Department of the Institut Català del Peu. Benjamí, is one of the Catalan cyclists who we treat by the Catalan Cycling Federation through the programs of biomechanical […]

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THE CHARCOT’S SYNDROME. APPEARANCE AND TREATMENT.

The Charcot’s syndrome is a degenerative peripheral neuropathy, chronic and progressive which affects to one or more peripheral joints. The pathology develops by a lack of normal sensory and nociceptive proprioception in the innervations of foot and ankle joints. The Diabetes Mellitus, with a high level of glycemia in blood kept in time, causes two […]

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THE MACRONYCHIA. DEFINITION AND CAUSES

The macronychia is the abnormal increase of the width or length of nails. It can affect one or several nails. The causes are congenital or acquired, being associated with hippocratic toes, acromegaly, giantism, chondropathy, hypophysis disorders, and pulmonary chronic diseases. When watching the profile toe, the angle formed by the proximal nail fold and the […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CARRIES OUT A PADDLE TENNIS BIOMECHANICS COURSE IN THE CATALAN PADDLE TENNIS FEDERATION.

On November the 25th, Fitmetric, the department of sporting biomechanics of the Institut Català del Peu, gave a course about biomechanics in paddle tennis to paddle tennis trainers with the Catalan Paddle Tennis Federation. The aim of this course was to show the technologies of biomechanical analysis which are nowadays at the service of the […]

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THE INSTITUT CATALÀ DEL PEU CREATES THE FITMETRIC GRANTS FOR THE MOST PROMINENT CYCLISTS OF THE CATALAN CYCLING FEDERATION.

On the last 26th of November, Fitmetric, by the Institut Català del Peu, our sporting biomechanics team, was in the gala prizes of the 2022 season of the Catalan Cycling Federation in order to give the grants of biomechanics to the four award-winning cyclists for their sporting achievements in the road cycling form and mountain […]

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THE LAST NOVEMBER THE 17th CLAUDIA TREMPS, PROFESSIONAL TRAIL RUNNER OF LONG DISTANCE, VISITED US. THIS TIME HER VISIT WAS FOR A BIKE FIT FOR HER ROAD BIKE.

Claudia Tremps is a regular sportswoman in our installations. The Institut Català del Peu and its sporting biomechanical department, Fitmetric, as biomechanical professionals and podiatrists, we are part of the professional team which help and work with Claudia in her sporting course. She usually visits us at the beginning and middle of the season for […]

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