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16 Feb

Beyond the symptom: Understanding chronic pain to get your life back

Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Torres Morera President of the Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor (SEMDOR) Lm.torres@me.com To address pain effectively, we must first change our perspective on what exactly we are feeling. It is important to remember something essential: chronic pain is not just a passing symptom or a temporary warning sign. When pain persists […]

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5 Feb

FEDE and OAFI sign an agreement to promote joint actions in osteoarticular health and diabetes

Madrid, February 5th, 2026. Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased likelihood of developing osteoarthritis. In this context, the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) and the Federación Española de Diabetes (FEDE) have signed a Framework Collaboration Agreement with the aim of developing lines of work of mutual interest for the promotion of health and social […]

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30 Jan

LCA: the injury that changed my outlook

Article by Flor Amundson Teves, athlete and professional hockey player In the life of an athlete, there are moments that mark a turning point. For me, that moment came with my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. One knee, one movement, one unfortunate twist, and suddenly everything I had been preparing for over the years was […]

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27 Jan

The SONAR Chair is established, a health chair at UVic-UCC, to promote health and prevention in sport and physical activity.

Vic, January 27th 2026. – The University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) is introducing a new chair to its research and knowledge transfer ecosystem. This is the SONAR Chair – Health and Prevention in Sport and Physical Activity, the twentieth chair at this university, established under a collaboration agreement by UVic-UCC —through […]

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14 Jan

Congratulations to Dr José María Villalón, winner of the 2025 Medicine and Sport Award, presented by the Madrid Sports Press Association (APDM).

🎉 We are celebrating with Dr José María Villalón! 🩺🏆 From OAFI, we would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Dr José María Villalón, Head of the Medical Services at Atlético de Madrid, on being honoured with the 2025 Medicine and Sport Award, granted by the Madrid Sports Press Association (APDM). This prestigious recognition highlights more than […]

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16 Dec

Mobility, how to get to Reyes without creaking: 7 simple habits to improve at Christmas

During the Christmas holidays, many people experience more physical discomfort, stiffness or fatigue. This is no coincidence. Our routines change, we spend more hours sitting down, we sleep less well, we eat more and we move less. But beyond occasional pain, what is really at stake is something more important: mobility and quality of life. […]

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30 Oct

More than 73,000 people over the age of 15 in La Rioja suffer from chronic pain.

Logroño, 30 October 2025 This Wednesday, 29 October, the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI), under the OAFI Space initiative, a unique programme at national and international level, the result of OAFI’s R&D, which observes, reviews and certifies spaces based on their adaptability to joint health, has accredited the Ballesol Logroño Nursing Home (La Rioja) as a […]

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20 Oct

Female Athlete Triad (FAT): an imbalance between sport and health

Article by José Luís Baquero, CSR, RI and Access Coordinator, OAFI Foundation, and Alejandro Baquero Zazo, Marta García Manrique, Ángel González de la Flor, Nina Martínez Fernández, Jose Luis Neyro Bilbao and Josep Vergés Milano. Article published in The New Medical Economics in October 2025 The ‘female athlete triad’ (FAT), a term coined in 1992 […]

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8 Oct

The fourth edition of the “García Bragado – OAFI- Kern Pharma Scholarships” promotes the careers of the new generations of Spanish athletics.

Barcelona, 8 October 2025- Once again, a new edition of the “García Bragado – OAFI- Kern Pharma Scholarships” is here. These grants are promoted in conjunction with former Olympic athlete Jesús Ángel García Bragado and are endorsed by Kern Pharma. The scholarships, which were awarded at Kern Pharma’s headquarters in Terrassa, serve to highlight the […]

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1 Oct

🌿Say goodbye to pain: 8 real tips for living with osteoarthritis

Hello — if you are reading this, you have already taken a very important step: wanting to relieve your pain and take better care of yourself. At OAFI, we believe that every person with Osteoarthritis deserves to live with dignity, independence and, above all, with less pain. And that small changes, done well, can make […]

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