Madrid has become the world epicenter of elite sports medicine this week. The capital hosts the II International Summit on Elite Sports Medicine, an event that brings together the main medical referents of clubs and leagues such as Real Madrid, Manchester United, New York Yankees, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Atlético de Madrid, Los Angeles Lakers or NFL itself.
The Congress, which is celebrated in the IE Tower, headquarters of IE University, has been organized by Sports Doctors Network and HM Hospitals, and offers a high -level program with world -class speakers. ANDThey have names like Gary O’Driscoll (Manchester United), Christopher S. Ahmad (New York Yankees) or Kristofer Jones (Los Angeles Lakers)that share a table to discuss the latest innovations in prevention, treatment and recovery of injuries.
During the inauguration, the Secretary of State for Sports, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, stressed the role of sport as “fundamental right” and as a motor engine. For his part, the president of HM Hospitals, Juan Abarca Cidón, stressed the importance of “leading the conversation about health, performance and recovery in elite sport.”
-Under the motto ‘The athletes first’, the Congress addresses key issues such as personalized nutrition, recovery through sleep, artificial intelligence applied to sport, or new therapies such as the use of stem cells. The focus on increasing lesions due to calendar saturation has also been put. “Too many matches are being played, everyone is clear except UEFA and LaLiga,” said Niko Mihic, event coordinator and HM medical manager.
In addition to master sessions, the Summit includes round tables, interactive debates and networking spaces that convert the appointment into an international reference for doctors, physical trainers, researchers and students. Frequent injuries such as fractures or the anterior cross ligament will also be addressed, with special attention to women’s football.
With the presence of institutions such as Harvard, McGill University, AC Milan or NFL itself, the event not only seeks to optimize the performance of elite athletes, but to transfer that knowledge to general medicine. Madrid is consolidated as well as a key place in research and medical innovation applied to sport, with the medicine of the future already present in its rooms.
