Health is taken care of by doing physical exercise and having healthy habits for our body, but with the popularization of some sports, such as running, it can be associated with a series of physical discomforts that we must identify to prevent them.
The Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology confirms that sports injuries are more frequent in amateur athletes than in professional athletes. HLA San Carlos It treats numerous ailments related to this sport throughout the year, which could be prevented with some simple precautions to be taken into account by the athletes.
In this sense, Dr. Anghel specialist in this type of HLA injuries, explains that among the most recurrent injuries are "tibial periostitis, an acute inflammation of the tissue membrane that covers the bone between the tibialis posterior muscle and the soleus, very frequent in runners, athletes and jumpers that make excessive use of this structure, although it can also be caused by the use of footwear inadequate, run downhill and in uneven terrain or overweight, rebounding with pain or burning sensation in the antero-internal face of the tibia ".
Injuries and diagnoses in HLA San Carlos
In HLA San Carlos Office innovative radiodiagnostic equipment are used to detect these and other pathologies, such as the runner's knee, which affects the lateral part and appears with the ileo-tibial muscle tension generally during a race, especially on uneven roads, hard surfaces without proper cushioning or with inappropriate or worn shoes that, in addition, can aggravate the injury and discomfort when extending strides, increase the distance to be traveled or the weight that is loaded. Faced with these warning signs, Dr. Anghel warns that "it is convenient to treat the condition as soon as possible to avoid the evolution to a more serious injury".
After undergoing the diagnostic tests, it is the team of orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons at the HLA center in Dénia who analyze the best procedure to follow for the treatment and recovery of the patient, as is the case with the well-known Tendonitis of the Achilles Tendon. "This inflammation of the tendon that connects the back of the leg to the heel, is more common in runners, walkers or young athletes because of the excessive use of the foot, the lack of warm-up and, rarely, due to an injury", clarifies the specialist.
The pyramidal or piriformis syndrome also frequently afflicts runners, who suffer from contracture or muscle overload. Our specialists describe that "This pathology generates a false sciatica because the spasm and muscular thickening compress this nerve, causing a referred pain in the back of the thigh, mainly caused by an inadequate sports practice, without breaks or a sequential training, warm-ups or stretching".
HLA San Carlos also offers rehabilitation treatment for its patients and physiotherapists who use the most advanced techniques to approach clinical cases in search of a quick and total recovery, such as with the hamstring injury, which ranges from distension and contracture, until the fibers break. "This condition is characterized by intense pain in the back of the thigh, due to trauma due to heavy impacts, overexertion or a training that omits the stretches "that, in the words of our doctors," this last, together with the warm-up, the correct footwear and the adequate dosage of the time and intensity of the exercise, constitute the healthy guidelines that prevent all these injuries ".
Committed to sport
HLA de Dénia is always committed to sport, offering a complete team of Radiodiagnosis, specialists in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, and Rehabilitation. And in addition, he has recently launched his Sports Medicine Unit 'HLA Sport', a multidisciplinary area whose objective is to promote the health of any type of athlete and support the improvement of athletic performance of those who request it: both for the elite athletes as amateurs. The unit is coordinated by a sports medicine professional with extensive experience in the development of skills of elite athletes.
