Blood flow restriction to improve performance and injury recovery
Blood flow restriction or BFR has become popular in the last few years in the training and physical therapy field.
Blood flow restriction or BFR has become popular in the last few years in the training and physical therapy field.
Last year, the 30th of December, FC Barcelona issued a statement making it official that its goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen suffered from tendinopathy in the right knee that required treatment
Their mission at Barça is to work outside the immediacy of everyday life. Not to look just at the next game or the next season, but by means of the scientific method to look miles beyond the present, within a decade.
The first question that almost all players ask after getting injured is: “When will I be able to play again?” The return to the pitch or return to play (RTP) is seen as that magical day in which the player returns to fully enjoy the sport, at the same level or even better than before, as if the injury had never occurred.
Muscle injuries are a major concern in the world of football. Therefore, the focus on preventive strategies for muscular injuries is fundamental.
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) health crisis has made our society take extraordinary measures affecting all aspects of our lives, and sport could not be less.
Tendinopathy is one of the most common injuries in elite sport.
The anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL) is a complicated injury for football players.
During the last two decades, the muscle injury ratio and the players’ attendance to the training sessions and competition matches have remained stable in male professional football.
In an attempt to reduce injury incidence, new research is being conducted to identify the main risk factors.