The onychogryphosis is a considerable increase of the thicknes of the ungular lamina and it has the appearance of a grapnel with different shapes or directions. It is a common pathology in seniors due to peripheral vascular traumatisms or arthrosis although it can also be shown in those people who practice some sport or either […]
An ampule is a mechanism of protection of the skin and it shows a palpable and limited cutaneous increase which has serum and lymphatic fluid. The separation or skin increase is always at an epidermic level. The difference between ampules or phlyctenae is the diameter of the injury. In the ampules the diameter is 0,5 […]
Congratulations to Said Dahan, our rider of motorcycling of competition, for the good commencement he is having this season and still in an adjustment period to his new Kawasaki ZX6R. On the second trial of the speed Spain’s championship, organized by RFME and which took place in the Barcelona circuit of Catalonia, it was a […]
The Institut Català del Peu, official podiatryc center of U.E. Cornellà, conducts an analysis of the performance to the first team of the club. The first-rate players of U.E. Cornellà (second division B), have made different biomechanical analysis in the Institut Català del Peu in order to improve their performance. Congratulations for their effort made […]
The leukonychia consists of the appearance of white spots in the nail and it can be congenital or acquired. There are different reasons which cause the leukonychia, like for example, repeated traumatisms at the level of the nail fold, manicures, the use of detergents or the lack of zinc or another nutrients in the body. […]
Alex Millán Gómez, the bright young hope of the Spanish motorcycling and currently rider of Premoto 4 category, as well as a losing finalist in 85cc of the Catalan championship of 2016 Supermotard, visits the Institut Català del Peu in order to make a biomechanical survey and the ergonomics of the position.
The Institut Català del Peu has recently signed an agreement with Unió Esportiva Sant Ildefons in order to take care of the podiatric therapy of their players during this football season. This agreement includes the attendance not only in the sports city but also in the installations of the Institut Català del Peu. We would […]
The Achilles tendon joins the soleus muscle and the gemellus to the calcaneal bone and its main function is the elevation of the heel of the foot from the ground. It is the thickest and strongest tendon in our body and it inserts in the lower area by an anchorage to the calcaneal bone. It […]
The “La Vanguardia” newspaper interviews Miguel Ángel Baños Bernad, manager of the Institut Català del Peu, about how to detect and to treat a postural alteration of a person in order to reduce the risk of possible injuries. In the next link, you will find the publication of the interview: Salud&bienestar
The Institut Català del Peu organizes on 24th and 25th March 2017 the second conference about the diagnosis and treatments of foot in sport. This conference will take place in Palau Macaya, Passeig de Sant Joan, 108 Barcelona. This event is sponsored by Catalana of Podiatry, Herbitas, Isdin Laboratories and also with the collaboration […]
