Category OAFI WOMAN

21 May

Gender influences the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases

Article published in Geriatricarea, the Digital Journal of the Health Sector. Social determinants, such as gender, have a significant impact on rheumatic diseases. In fact, clinical differences according to sex can delay diagnosis, affect the development of symptoms and modify the response to treatment of rheumatic pathologies, as was explained in a webinar organised by […]

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21 Mar

ARTICULANDO EL DEPORTE: La salud de los deportistas en juego. Solo el 65% de los lesionados consigue volver al deporte

CONCLUSIONES DEL V CONGRESO ARTICULANDO EL DEPORTE Barcelona, 21 de marzo de 2025. La artrosis, una enfermedad que tradicionalmente se asocia con el envejecimiento, y que ya la padecen más de 7 millones de personas en España, afecta a casi un tercio de los atletas a lo largo de su carrera, en muchos casos como […]

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19 Mar

Arthrosis and Tobacco: AFRONTAR, the smoking cessation process

Smoking is seriously detrimental to health, and there is no doubt about it. It has been shown to be related to various diseases, such as cancer, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and urinary system problems, among others. In fact, tobacco kills half of its consumers, as stated by the World Health Organization (OMS). In any case, it […]

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14 Jan

CIM Project: Inclusion, team and hiking Health

Article courtesy of Mayte Serrat, doctor UAB, Physiotherapist, General Health Psychologist and alpinist. Principal researcher of the Fibrowalk program at the USSC of Vall Hebron Hospital and President of the CIM Project. CIM Project: Inclusion, team and hiking Health In an increasingly connected world but often marked by a lack of time for human connection, […]

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20 Dec

CHRISTMAS DIET: ORGANIZE NOW YOUR LOGIC MENU of 10!

Enjoying food does not mean eating hypercaloric food. In this article you will find an example of a logical Christmas diet, as delicious as it is nutritious. Article courtesy of Dr. Laura Isabel Arranz , PhD in food and nutrition, pharmacist and dietician-nutritionist. At Christmas time there are many gatherings around tables full of food and dishes […]

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4 Nov

OAFI Congress24 : More than 300 patients and healthcare professionals meet in Barcelona in defense of osteoarticular health

Barcelona, November 4th, 2024 The International Osteoarthritis Patient Foundation (OAFI) held on October 23, 24 and 25 the 8th edition of the International Congress of Osteoarthritis Patients, the OAFI Congress24, dedicated to joint health, with the aim of informing, raising awareness and training on best practices for the prevention, research and treatment of these pathologies, […]

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18 Oct

Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and sarcopenia

Article by Marina Geli, Doctor and former Health Council published in Nació Digital Life, on many occasions, creates unexpected meeting spaces. I live in Sant Gregori, a municipality close to Girona in one of the four that make up the Vall de Llémena. Sant Aniol de Finestres (Sant Esteve de Llémena It is a village in […]

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9 Oct

THE QUALITY OF REST AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS

Article courtesy of Carla Estivill, Management and Research in Clínica Sueño Estivill THE QUALITY OF REST Sleep is one of the essential pillars for the prevention of disease, for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, as well as for the cultivation of healthy ageing. Its wide-ranging benefits are due to the multiple functions attributed to […]

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4 Oct

Total success at the online Nutrition Workshop

The Nutrition Workshop, which on this occasion took place in ONLINE format, was directed as always by the Dra. Laura Arranz, a prestigious dietician-nutritionist with extensive experience in pain management, weight control and specialist in anti-inflammatory diets. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET What is the anti-inflammatory diet? What foods can help us feel better and reduce pain? How […]

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