Madrid 25 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The head of the Personalized Precocious Prevention Unit of HM Hospitals, Dr. Niko Mihic, highlighted this Friday the need to protect the health of athletes from situations such as those that occur “today in football”, in which professionals face “too many games” and schedules that harm them.
This has been spoken during the II International Summit on Elite Sports Medicine, organized by Sports Doctors Network and HM Hospitals, and sponsored by Abbott, meeting in which the holistic approach to the patient and the elite player, which includes nutrition, strength and condition, rest and sleep.
“With this Congress and under the motto ‘The athletes first’, we try to promote specialization and customization in medicine to transfer it to patients (…) In this way, we bet on protecting athletes from situations as it happens today in football. They are playing too many games, everyone is clear except UEFA and the League, who promote schedules with absolute lack of health for the health of the player.” Doctor Mihic, event coordinator.
Specialists have addressed issues such as optimal nutrition for professional athletes, immediate medical attention in emergencies during competitions, the critical importance of sleep and recovery, the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in sport, and innovative therapies such as stem cells.
Likewise, regenerative therapies have been treated, such as the use of stem cells, as well as innovative approaches for the treatment of frequent injuries, including fractures, muscle injuries and anterior cross ligament, paying special attention to women’s football.
The months of experts have also focused on transferring to general medicine knowledge and practices on performance optimization in high -level athletes, which can contribute to raising the health care standards of the population.
This appointment has had the participation of first -level sports and academic institutions such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, AC Milan, Atlético de Madrid, Harvard University (United States), McGill University (Canada) and NFL, as well as figures such as Dr. Gary O’Driscoll from Manchester United, an expert in medical emergencies in the playing field; Dr. Christopher S. Ahmad of the New York Yankees, Authority in upper limb injuries in athletes; or Dr. Kristofer Jones de los Angeles Lakers, specialist in sports injuries and return to the competition.
The Secretary of State for Sports and President of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, stressed that Spanish legislation recognizes sport as a “fundamental right” of citizens and athletes, and that it is also an industry that “promotes values” such as health, teamwork, overcoming, effort.
“From the CSD we are committed to the specialization in high performance centers and the universal access of citizens to sport,” added the Secretary of State during the inauguration of the event.
The president of HM Hospitals, Juan Abarca Cidón, has indicated that these types of congresses serve to promote scientific knowledge “by the hand of speakers of a very high international prestige”, which also implies an “opportunity” both for the group and for Spanish sports medicine.
“The message to which we join with conviction is that we are prepared to lead the conversation about health, performance and recovery in elite sport,” he added.
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