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"No medal is worth a child's health."
This sentence, delivered in his speech by Montserrat Bellver, specialist in Physical Education and Sports Medicine who works at the High Performance Center of Sant Cugat, summarizes the conclusions of the first day of the IV International Congress of Sports Injuries' The sportsman In growth 'that is being held between today and tomorrow at UCAM.
Taking care of the young athlete, being aware of risk factors for injuries and escaping from false myths and legends are the challenges faced by doctors, trainers, physiotherapists and other technicians who work with children and adolescents.
Therefore, and starting from the idea that "children are not adults in miniature", Montserrat Bellver has stressed the need for a specific work that starts from the premise that work with young sportsmen can not be equivalent to that which is Performed with adults.
The prevention of injuries, which is one of its main tasks in the CAR of Sant Cugat, is based on several factors, among which are to avoid excessive exercise, to carry out activities on the proper surfaces and with the correct footwear and to control the Lack of sleep or rest.
In the field of nutrition, Raquel Blasco, a specialist in Internal Medicine and Nutrition, has sent a message to most parents of children who play sports during the week and who play some games on weekends: "Supplementation is not justified In children by the sport practice ".
It has also influenced the "importance of hydration in sports, especially in children, as they are more sensitive to problems that can be derived from dehydration."
As for the workload, Gerardo Villa, a professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the University of León, has offered a parameter to take into account: "Over 90 kilometers a week, we are in excessive training for children And adolescents, which can cause bone or tissue problems. "
Along the same lines, Miguel del Valle, professor at the University of Oviedo, pointed out that it should be noted that "extreme physical activity can lead to variations in the growth of children."
Another issue that has been addressed is that of sudden death and cardiovascular accidents.
Pedro Manonelles, president of the Spanish Society of Sports Medicine, has pointed out several factors that may be involved when it comes to young sportsmen: fever, infections, taking of some drugs, doping and drugs.
Even so, it must be taken into account that there are genetic factors, and has highlighted that almost 40% of sudden deaths produced in young athletes are due to unknown causes.
Exhibition with the great stars of the sport
Jerónimo Lajara, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the UCAM;
José Luis Martínez Romero, co-director of the Chair of Sports Traumatology;
Pedro Emilio Alcaraz, director of the Center for Research in High Performance Sports of the UCAM;
And Alonso Gómez López, director general of Sports of the Region of Murcia, have inaugurated the congress and the exhibition 'I was also a child' that has been carried out in parallel, in which athletes of the likes of Rafa Nadal, the brothers Gasol (Pau and Marc), Sergio Ramos, Andrés Iniesta, Fernando Torres and Mireia Belmonte, among others.
The athletes have contributed a picture of when they were children, a current photo (already as great sportsmen) and a phrase as a tip for all children who play sports.
The exhibition can be visited in the cloister of the Monastery of Los Jerónimos and will travel through various schools in the Region and the rest of the national territory.
Yannis Pitsiladis, goal to get two hours in the marathon
Tomorrow will be the second day of the Injury Congress, which will be attended by some speakers of international prominence among which is Yannis Pitsiladis (University of Brighton) that is embarked on the project 'Marathon Two' with the aim of an athlete achieves To drop two hours in the marathon before 2020, following a specific plan of training and nutrition.
Source: UCAM
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