Year: 2015

16 de October de 2015 | Uncategorised

Retro Running, the new way of running

Retro Running is a form of sport that involves running backwards. Although it was practiced before, in 2005 the International Federation of Retro Running was founded by German, Swiss, French and Austrian and nowadays this sport is fashionable in Spain.

Retro Running Benefits

Experts argue that although the Retro Running is an unnatural exercise, presents a wide variety of health benefits:

  • Loss of calories
  • Benefits for locomotors system
  • Improved balance
  • Increased coordination
  • Strengthening of the antagonist muscles
  • Less risk of sports injuries because the musculature of your body is balanced
  • Active intuition and reflexes

Sandra Corcuera, 4-time world champion in the Retro Running

Sandra Corcuera accidentally started practicing Retro Running and since then she has been unable to stop. With four gold medals of the World Retro Running Championship, the athlete still wants to achieve more triumphs in the world of Retro Running. Currently, the Catalan champion of Running backwards is preparing herself for the World Essel (Germany) in 2016 and the Half Marathon in 2017 to beat the world record of female marathon.

In Teyder we’ve compiled some tips from Sandra Corcuera, the world champion of Retro Running:

  • It is essential to have trained hard running backwards before coming to a career Retro Running, if not, is very likely to suffer injuries.
  • If you are starting with Retro Running, it is important to be aware of every move to prevent sports injuries: first practice making strides back to some leaning forward and standing upright but leaning forward posture. When you master the art of walking backwards, you should alternate walking and running backwards until you are able to practice the Retro Running with security.
  • Never stop completely at the finish of the race or at the end of your training because in the last sprint you can fall, break your arms and having to wear orthosis for a while.
  • Train with athletic materials, as in the running, but insist on the running technique and the fitness of the entire body (especially antagonistic muscles, lower back and abdominals).
  • Be guided by the lines of the track in racing Retro Running and pay attention when overtaking to prevent falls and injuries. At first it will be difficult, but once you take confidence and dominate the running backwards technique, you can take control of your movements and run backwards safely.

How to prevent injuries in Retro Running?

Although the Retro Running decreases the risk of suffering sports injuries, it can also provoke them if you are not running backwards correctly. Therefore, from Teyder we advise you:

  • Take security to run backwards and avoid twisting your neck constantly, can wipe out cervical injuries.
  • Keep in mind at all times the position of your spine to avoid injury to the trunk. If previously you’ve had an injury in the back, protect it with a back brace or other trunk orthosis to meet their needs during the Retro Running. You can also use back braces only for prevention and avoid overstrains.
  • Follow the advice of Sandra Corcuera: constant training, sport in the correct posture and control of sprints and movements to avoid sports injuries.

In Teyder we encourage all runners to practice Retro Running and opt for a trunk line braces to prevent sports injuries.

6 de October de 2015 | Uncategorised

Prevent sports injuries in trail running

Mountain races tend to be highly physically demanding, so you must be in very good shape for the trail running and prepare your body beforehand with a rigorous sports training. If you do not have sufficient physical capacity to face trail running, it is more than likely to get hurt and you will end using orthosis.

Besides a high level of physical demand, trail running is characterized by uneven terrain and steep slopes can cause you knee injuries and ankle injuries, mainly. No matter if you are a trail runner or an amateur, we all can have injuries, so get your knee orthosis, your ankle brace and… Go run!

>What injuries can you suffer practicing trail running?

During the mountain races you can easily injure. Although often the injuries are usually cramps, blisters, contractures and some wounds, in the trail running some runners suffer from knee and ankle injuries, such as sprains, muscle tears and tendinitis so it is essential to protect your knee and your ankle with a brace before running and relieve pain with orthosis that fit your needs.

How to cure sprains?

A sprain occurs when you have a distension of the ligamentous structures of a body part. Although there are different types of sprain, the most common in sports is the ankle sprain, so it is much better to prevent and bring an ankle brace before running a mountain race than run the trail running and have to wear an ankle orthosis and stop practicing sport for a while. Other modes of prevention for runners is the use of trail running shoes, prepare ankle proprioception exercises, prepare your leg and work your footfall to run safely in the mountain race.

ortesis de rodilla y tobillo

To treat ankle injuries, it is important to:

  • Put ice for 15min. every 2-3 hours.
  • Alternate cold water and hot water.
  • Use an ankle brace, and thus protect your ankle joint.
  • Go to the doctor and physiotherapist.

With the ankle brace of Sport One of Teyder you can get suitable treatment for hot and cold ankle sprains.

What to do in case of tendinitis?

When there is an excessive use of the tendons, an inflammation of the tendon sheath that covers the tendons occurs. Generally, tendinitis of trail runners is due to the continued steep terrain to which trail runners faced in mountain races. Therefore, protect joints, ligaments and tendons of the muscles of the quadriceps and knees, especially when you already suffered a knee injury earlier. How? Knee injuries in the trail running can be prevented in several ways: application of hot / cold, stretching, daily sport practice to strengthen your muscles and the use of knee braces. In Teyder we recommend a sports brace with cold/hot treatment, the knee brace of Sport One.

The treatment of tendinitis in the knees is very similar to the treatment of ankle sprains:

  • Cryotherapy.
  • Rest.
  • Take anti-inflammatory pills.
  • Use an orthosis to protect the knee.
  • Go to the doctor and physiotherapist.

If instead of suffering from tendinitis, you feel discomfort in the thigh (quadriceps) after the mountain race, use an elastic thigh support and see the doctor.

Teyder, experts in providing solutions and orthosis for runners.

22 de September de 2015 |

What to do in case of neck pain?

Neck pain is very common in people of all ages due to postural problems and daily activities that cause muscle strain and tension and poor posture when sitting, bending unduly, abrupt gestures and bad sleeping position or even spend many hours still.

Normally, neck pain comes from other areas of the body such as shoulders and back that are loaded to cause discomfort in the neck, so that at first not aware of our cervical problems. If you do not rectified your posture and seek solutions soon, you can extend the neck pain to arms, head and back and end up being a chronic neck pain.

Symptoms of neck pain

The symptoms in the neck pain can be varied depending on the severity and location of each patient. However, in general people suffering from pain in the cervical suffer from:

  • Dizziness
  • Neck stiffness
  • Cervical pain
  • Difficulties to move or rotate the cervical spine neck

Specific causes of neck pain

Most times, the muscular neck pain is due to poor posture, emotional stress and overexertion that can be easily corrected with medical treatment or simple and quick exercises. However, in some cases it requires surgery and trunk orthosis designed for neck pain.

  • Neck pain affects arm and can reach numb hands and fingers.

If you identify with this cervical pain and the effects, your pain may have originated in the neck or cervical herniated disc due to a pinched nerve in the neck.

The best in these cases is to consult a physiotherapist and check the use of the collar and surgical treatment.

  • Cervical pain for certain activities and bad postures.

In Teyder we know that many people suffer from neck pain due to poor posture at work in the studio and even while sitting watching television. Usually, the cause is cervical stenosis hole or compression of a nerve root that has slowly evolved to generate wear neck joints or discs.

If neck pain is mild, you can perform neck exercises and using a collar, but if your cervical pain is severe or prolonged, you must go to a physiotherapist to acquire a collar or a specific neck orthosis and perform some neck exercises with caution.

  • Pain in arms and neck with a lack of coordination arms-legs.

Caused by cervical disc herniation or degeneration of the joints, the neck pain can only be solved with surgery, so immediately contact medical experts and acquire the neck orthosis that fits you.

  • Neck pain that worsens with increasing activity of shoulders, arms and neck.

This type of neck pain can be or become a chronical cervical pain due to the cervical disc degeneration if it is not treated immediately. So in Teyder we recommend always go to a specialist and have a cervical neck brace for the moments of neck pain.

Other causes of serious neck injuries include medical conditions, arthritis, ruptured disc, sprains, stiff neck, spine infection, etc. So if you suffer from diseases like arthritis, osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia, treat your neck pain can vary greatly, so the best is to consult a doctor and use the collar Teyder for local thermotherapy when the pain is more acute.

Prevention and relief of neck pain

In case of serious neck injuries consult a specialist to use a cervical collar and perform exercises. For milder neck pains, Teyder gives you some tips to relieve the cervical pain:

  • Use a cervical collar with thermotherapy when it is necessary.
  • Apply heat or cold to the area of ​​pain. If neck pain is prolonged, apply first cold and then hot.
  • Hot showers.
  • Do not perform sports or decrease the intensity of physical activity such as swimming, walking or running without effort.
  • Soft cervical exercises without straining your neck.
  • Sleep on your left leaning in the fetal position with a pillow to keep your spine straight. The great neck-back alignment is essential to avoid neck pain.
  • If you work in an office or spend much time on the computer, keeping the same posture for a long time, make sure to keep your back and neck straight, lean your arms on the table and keep an inclination of 125 ° respect to the computer. You can also do some stretching and move in order to prevent cervical pain.
  • Squat down without bending your back, but flexing your knees and keeping your back and neck straight.
  • Reduce nerves, stress and tension with activities such as yoga or meditation.

In Teyder we offer a cervical collar and neck orthosis to help relieve neck pain with full effectiveness, click here.

10 de September de 2015 |

IS YOUR KNEE INJURED?

The knees have a key role in the stability and flexibility of the body, so it is essential to take care of them if you’re a runner. In fact, athletes often suffer wear in knee cartilage that ends with pain and swelling in the knee.

Although anyone can suffer knee injuries, if you practice running take precautions to avoid injuring yourself. How? Avoid bumps and abrupt movements, eat healthy and running in a correct posture without overexertion.

Most common knee injuries in the running

  • Knee sprain

The knee sprain is constituted for ligament distension and bony distension. It usually occurs when a slight strain or small tear in the fibre is formed by excess stretching of the ligaments of the knee during running.

  • Distension

Excessive stretching of a muscle or tendon while running.

  • Injuries to the knee cartilage

Problems on the damping of the meniscus joint. This knee injury usually causes instability in the joint, so that the knee can assign or remain locked during or after running.

  • Torn ACL

Common injury in professional sports where you have to run, jump and change direction, such as running or football.

  • Runner’s knee

The most common case of a marathon runner is the patellar instability, a runner who suffers from pains when stands up or down stairs. In this case you should stop running a few days and avoid the pain by postural care and knee brace.

Diagnosis and injury treatment

The severity of the previous knee injuries can be diagnosed by some medical tests such as X-rays examination. Once the diagnosis of the injury has been verified, some of the recommended medical treatments are accessible:

  • Protection of joint through knee brace adaptable and quality.
  • Rest and often avoid flexing the knee. If necessary, use kneepads.
  • Applying ice 10-20min every 2-3h or a technical orthosis with hot-cold system like the knee braces of Sport-One for a functional recovery from the injury.
  • Compression and elevation of the knee by the functional orthopaedic of Teyder.
  • Relief of pain with anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
  • Do not go running or overexertion.

In the case of more serious knee injuries, your doctor may recommend physical therapy or surgery.

Prevention

In Teyder we know that the best prevention of knee injuries is practice sport every day. The running may be an ideal sport to strengthen leg muscles and give a greater mobility to the knees, but you should avoid overexertion and perform a properly stretching before and after running.

To keep the knee strong and avoid knee injuries such as sprained knee, it is advisable to strengthen the muscles with different isometric exercises, exercises with weights and gums or work the proprioception preferably before practicing running.

Sport prevention or injuries? In Teyder we have your perfect knee braces.

 

28 de August de 2015 | Uncategorised

New ergonomic wheelchair available!

In Teyder we are pleased to introduce the new wheelchair, a manual ergonomic wheelchair that assures the comfort of people with reduced mobility or elderly.

The new manual wheelchair of Teyder has an aluminium structure for added lightness and includes all the elements to ensure greater mobility without efforts. Furthermore, it is characterized to be a reclining wheelchair that provides the best body posture, so thanks to the material and adaptability of the innovative Positron 1431SR, you will enjoy the most comfortable manual wheelchair for people with disabilities.

In Teyder we know about the importance of the comfort of the wheelchairs for the people with reduced mobility and seniors, so we wanted to respond to the needs of the disabled who need a comfortable manual wheelchair for all terrain.

Other features of our ergonomic manual wheelchair are:

  • Anti-tipping wheels
  • 30 ° Inclination
  • Maximum weight 125kg
  • Adaptable wheels
  • Adjustable seat

So, apart from providing comfort, in Teyder we work every day to improve our technical assistance and ensure the safety and mobility of people with disabilities and elderly.

Are you fed up with the pain you get from your wheelchair? The ergonomic wheelchair of Teyder changes that pain to absolute comfort. Ask for the wheelchair Positron 1431SR calling (+34) 933 819 011 or clicking HERE.