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<\/p>\nOAFI, together with the medical services of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid and the collaboration of CEMTRO clinic, organized on May 29th a colloquium-discussion, “SPORTS YES,\u00a0 INJURIES NO”, on the importance of joint health, especially among athletes and professional players.<\/p>\n
This is one of the many events carried out by the Catalan foundation to give visibility to the disease, which according to the president and CEO of the OAFI Foundation, Dr. Josep Verg\u00e9s, is a pathology that \u201cis not glamorous\u201d, but it is suffered by 7 million people in Spain and 300 million in the world. In addition, it is also the leading cause of permanent disability and the third leading cause of work and temporary disability.<\/p>\n
To address this problem, the president of OAFI brought together Dr. Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Villal\u00f3n, an expert in sports medicine and director of the medical services of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid, and Dr. Pedro Guill\u00e9n, a traumatologist specializing in the musculoskeletal system and president of the Clinic CEMTRO.<\/p>\n
Within the framework of the problems faced by professional sportsmen and women, around 60% of them have knee and hip problems, as well as having twice or three time as many prostheses as the normal population, this talk took place with the participation of doctors, ex-footboallers, presidents and vice-presidents of Football Associations and Sports Associations.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by doctors Josep Verg\u00e9s, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Villal\u00f3n and Pedro Guill\u00e9n. In addition, the former Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid football player and president of the Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid legends association, Roberto Soloz\u00e1bal, the president of the Association of Professional Footballers (AFE), David Aganzo, the vice president of the Bar\u00e7a Players Association (Football Club Barcelona), Tente S\u00e1nchez, and the president of the Association of Professional Indoor Footballers (AFE), Antonio Garc\u00eda-Plata.<\/p>\n
The colloquium discussed OAFI programs, which help to improve the joint health of athletes and it became clear that the results help to improve their quality of life significantly.<\/p>\n
This is why it is so important to disseminate information and work on prevention to improve joint health for everyone.<\/p>\n
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Here are some of the media reports that quoted this event in Madrid and in this way help OAFI’s daily work so that osteoarthritis ceases to be the great unknown.<\/p>\n
En Cu\u00eddate Plus de MARCA.com:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/cuidateplus.marca.com\/ejercicio-fisico\/2019\/06\/14\/artrosis-rodilla-obligar-retirarse-futbol-170198.html<\/a><\/p>\n Buenos d\u00edas Madrid en Tele Madrid:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.telemadrid.es\/programas\/buenos-dias-madrid\/salud\/millones-personas-Espana-padecen-artrosis-2-2128007189–20190604112231.html<\/a><\/p>\n V\u00cdDEO RESUMEN DEL EVENTO:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F5LtvvQtkkk&t=3s<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:<\/p>\n La Cope, Antonio Ruiz:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/RuizAntonito\/status\/1133779176006311942<\/a><\/p>\n F\u00fatbol Club Barcelona Jugadors:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBjugadors\/status\/1135500140247179264<\/a><\/p>\n Asociaci\u00f3n de Jugadores de F\u00fatbol Sala:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajfs1998\/status\/1133978600267485184<\/a><\/p>\n