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Back exercises: upper back and neck
If you spend many hours sitting or your back feels loaded and your neck stiff, here are some simple exercises we use every day in the clinic. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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Lower back exercises
When your lower back gets loaded, a few minutes of well-done stretches can help you move more freely. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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Shoulder exercises
For when your shoulder feels stiff or bothers you when you raise your arm: simple exercises to gradually recover movement. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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Exercises for the hips, glutes and legs
If your hip feels stiff or your legs lack flexibility, these exercises help you move better in daily life and in sport. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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Ankle and foot exercises
Your ankles and feet hold up everything else. With these exercises you work on their mobility and strength. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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Jaw relaxation exercises
If you clench your teeth, grind them at night or your jaw feels loaded, this routine helps you release it. They were recorded by our team in Poblenou.
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First aid
Why it matters to know what to do in an emergency
This guide is for general guidance only and does not replace a first aid course. In an emergency, always call 112 and follow the instructions you're g...
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How to choose shoes
Steps to measure your correct size:
1- Place a sheet of paper on the floor and step on it firmly, bending your knee to flatten and spread your foot as much as possible.
2- Draw the outline of your foo...
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Stretches at the computer
Ah, digital life! We spend so many hours in front of the computer that our body cries out for help: backache, a stiff neck and those shoulders that seem to have more knots than an old rope.
But don't...
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Getting over the holidays: how do you get back into your routine?
Welcome back! After a well-deserved holiday, it's time to adjust the pace and get back to your everyday activities. We know getting back into your routine can be quite a challenge, but don't worry: we...
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Pelvic floor exercises
1. Set a bathroom schedule. Work out how many hours you're awake and go to the toilet roughly every 2 h 30 min. Never more than 3 h. 2. It's important to control the moment of urination. We need to be...
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Pharmacological treatments for coronavirus
Pharmacological treatments for coronavirus
These last few days everyone has been frantically looking for pharmacological treatments against COVID-19, both to treat it and to prevent it. And with thi...
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Big meals and low back pain
Today I'm going to talk to you about the consequences of the big meals of these days and give you reasons to start behaving yourselves. Hehe.
We'll talk about the link between big Christmas meals and...
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Upper back exercises
On this page we list the different exercises you can do to strengthen your back muscles. We hope they're helpful and that they help you avoid injuries from doing the exercises incorrectly.
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Arm exercises
Triceps exercises
For the triceps exercise, it's important to position your arms properly, so that your armpit is well supported on the armrest. The seat will need to be adjusted properly for this to...
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Abdominal exercises
Abdominal exercises
Abdominal exercises It's important that your legs are well supported and your back is in place for abdominal activation, which is what we'll be working; the elbows should be on th...
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Chest exercises
Chest exercises 1
For the chest exercise, it's important to have your back well positioned against the seat, your arms well positioned on the armrest, and your wrists always straight, not bent. Get a...
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Glute exercises
Gluteus medius exercises
We'll look at 3 exercises for the gluteus medius. For the first one we'll need a fairly low step, because if it's very high, the leg on the step will be bent and will help us...
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Lower back exercises
Lower back exercises
For the lower back exercise, it's important to set the height of the feet properly so that your knees are half bent. Rest your bottom firmly and the roller should sit right betwe...
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Leg exercises
Quadriceps exercise
For the quadriceps exercise, the first thing to do is to position your knees properly, well supported on the machine, and then we look at the backrest. There's a pulley at the bac...
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How can you build more muscle in less time?
Want to know how you can build more muscle in less time?
We'll help you a little here. Does the word massage ring a bell? Well, that's one of the keys that will help you get what you want.
How to grow...
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Alicia Wlodarczyk at the Spartan Race in Mallorca
Here's the experience of our coolest Polish athlete. Our trainer from Altafit Diagonal, Alicia Wlodarczyk, at the Spartan Race in Mallorca.
After a bit of a rough time in recent months... in the end s...
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Loreto at the Barcelona Marathon 2019
Loreto, going all out at the Barcelona Marathon!
Loreto has been coming to our clinic for years to get in shape for her competitions.
A big fan of travelling the world one marathon at a time,...
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Alba at the Spartan Race Mallorca 2019
My legs felt great, I had no stiffness and, what mattered most to me: my knee was perfect!!!!
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Does more load mean more strength?
Today I would like to tell you about one of the latest discoveries that are starting to change both rehabilitation and training, about using more load to increase strength.
We have always thought that...
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Salsa dancers, dancers and their injuries
Whenever we think of injuries, we think of athletes and leave dancers out of that group, despite the physical effort they endure. But what injuries do dancers usually suffer? I would like to set out t...
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CANCER 'treatments outside the health system with scientific evidence'
Before you read, an important note. This article gathers the evidence we found in a published interview and in the studies cited in it; it isn't our recommendation and doesn't replace any treatment. W...
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Hip pain? Osteoarthritis
With osteoarthritis. What can we do for you?
In this post I want to tell you about an article that shows the effectiveness of one of the things we do in the clinic to help you with hip pain.
The artic...
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Inflammation: friend or foe?
The truth about inflammation. Without the inflammatory process, tissues wouldn't regenerate.
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Pain: friend or foe?
Hi!! I would like to talk to you about a common mistake in which we're experts. PAIN
FRIEND OR FOE?
We have always seen pain as that NUISANCE that comes into our lives to stop us living them in peace....
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Clear your mucus! For children and adults
Full of mucus and don't know what to do any more? Want to clear it without medication? Have a little one who can't sleep because of it? At Mitra Salud we have decided to give you some very effective tips that physiotherapists use in respiratory therapy and that you can easily do yourself.
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Afne race in Esplugues de Llobregat
The students of Cim Formación Barcelona once again gave it their all at the Afne race held in Esplugues de Llobregat.
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Stroke: how do you spot it?
Stroke (ictus) is one of the names we use for the temporary or permanent disruption of the functioning of one or more areas of the brain, which occurs as a result of a disorder of the blood flow to the brain. It's also known as a cerebral haemorrhage, cerebrovascular accident, apoplexy, cerebral thrombosis or embolism.
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