27 de October de 2015 | Uncategorised

Tennis elbow injury or epicondylitis is a degenerative elbow injury because of forcing the forearm or wrist constantly. So often it is recurrent to racquet sportsmen like tennis players that do not use elbow braces, but not only affect this type of sportsmen.

Actually, epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is an inflammation of the tendon around the elbow caused by overuse of the forearm muscles. This overuse can be a repeated and persistent use of the muscles of the forearm or misuse of orthosis or musculature that end with injuries such as tennis elbow.

Symptoms of tennis elbow injury

Epicondylitis or tennis elbow is usually a sports injury that causes pain on the outside of the elbow and can appear at any time, even when rotating or lifting any object. If we touch the elbow, another symptom of tennis elbow is that you will notice a sharp pain on the outer side of the elbow, right around the bone. This pain can be relieved with orthosis and anti-inflammatory.

As it is a kind of tendinitis, the pain of the injury will increase to flex or extend against an opposing force. However, epicondylitis is characterized by constant elbow pain that goes to the forearm and wrist causing a weak grip if there isn’t a good use of orthosis or braces.

Prevention and treatment of epicondylitis

For tennis elbow injury prevention you must take into account the following advices:

  • Postural hygiene.
  • Preventive use of elbow braces.
  • Avoid overexertion.
  • Improve the execution technique of your movements.
  • Let rest the area after performing many elbow movements.
  • Stretching and gentle massage in the area of ​​the elbow.

For the treatment of epicondylitis the medical monitoring it is essential, although Teyder offers some advice for a functional recovery of your tennis elbow injury:

  • Cryotherapy.
  • Rest as directed by your doctor.
  • Use anti-inflammatory gels or medicines like ibuprofen or naproxeno.
  • Physiotherapy.
  • Rehabilitation and constant stretching exercises.
  • Postural re-education and improvement of your execution technique.
  • Use the elbow orthosis of Sport One that Teyder designed for the recovery of epicondylitis.

If you’ve suffered a tennis elbow injury and want to re-mobilize your entire arm with normality is important to know the cause of your elbow injury and avoid it. How? If you are a tennis player: observe the correct forms of execution, change the handle size or material of your tennis racket, improve your technique, use elbow orthosis and reduce the frequency and intensity of play tennis. If your elbow injury is due to overexertion at work, consult the best exercises and stretching arm with a physiotherapist without neglecting the good body posture and elbow orthosis to prevent further overexertion.

Thus, both prevention and treatment of epicondylitis (tennis elbow) require good elbow orthosis. In Teyder we have elbow braces designed for all kind of elbow injuries and the different phases of epicondylitis. Find your elbow orthosis for tennis elbow here.

16 de October de 2015 | Uncategorised

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

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.