A scar is not simply a «memory» of the skin: it's a tissue under construction that can take up to 18 to 24 months to completely remodel. During this period, some scars remain red, pull, hurt or even cause pain at a distance.
Scar pulling: why it happens and how to regain mobility naturally Does your scar pull, hinder your movements, or give you that feeling of too-tight skin? You're not alone. Millions of people in France live with a post-operative scar that limits their mobility.
You've just finished your workout, you're proud of your effort and you should be! But be careful: what you do in the minutes and hours following your workout is just as important as the workout itself. Discover the three most common mistakes that
In our constant quest for well-being, we often look for complex solutions when the simplest are often the most effective. Today, sport as a natural solution represents one of the most powerful approaches to taking care of our health, without the need for systematic recourse to medication.
Are you in pain and feeling discouraged? Don't be fooled: pain doesn't mean weakness.
Menstrual pain, joint inflammation, digestive tension... a wider range of uses than you might think.
How metal oxides provide natural relief :
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Cycling is a demanding discipline that combines endurance, power and consistency. But whether you're an amateur or an experienced rider, you're never safe from pain and injury. Here's an overview of the most common cycling injuries, and some practical solutions for dealing with them.
October 2024 - Results, performance, and how Stimcare optimizes athletes' efforts during the Golden Trail World Series 2024 finals.
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Find out how Stimcare patches can effectively relieve patellar tendonitis by reducing inflammation and pain.
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Sept2024 - Find out how to prevent and treat iliotibial band syndrome with practical advice and Stimcare patches.
Sept2024 - Speed up your recovery from a torn calf with our tips and Stimcare pain relief patches.
Sept2024- Discover how to accelerate wound healing. Tips to improve tissue regeneration and prevent infection.
August2024- Find out how to prevent and treat shoulder bursitis with home treatments and Stimcare patches.
Discover the importance of microcirculation for sports performance and how Stimcare can help you optimize your recovery.
Find out how to prevent and treat plantar fasciitis, this summer 2024. Use Stimcare patches to relieve your feet and avoid pain 👣
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Discover UTMB 2024, the must-attend trail event. Relive the highlights of 2023 and follow us this year with our on-site therapists.
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Discover how to improve your athletics performance and recovery, with practical advice and innovative solutions from STIMCARE.
Learn how to reduce muscle soreness and speed up recovery after intense training. Optimize your recovery with STIMCARE
Discover the most common cycling injuries and how to prevent and treat them effectively with Stimcare products.
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Find out how to use Stimcare patches to optimize your recovery and improve your trail performance.
Discover the benefits of infrared for recovery and how Stimcare can optimize your performance and reduce muscle fatigue.
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On May 26, 2024, trail enthusiasts the world over set their sights on Zegama, Spain, for a legendary event on the trail running calendar: the Zegama-Aizkorri.
This year, the French Throwdown hosted the European semi-finals of the legendary CrossFit Games.
A decisive event in which 10 men and 10 women qualified to take part in the renowned CrossFit Games in Texas on August 8.
CrossFit® is much more than just a workout; it's a way of life that requires total commitment, unfailing determination and proper recovery to perform at your best.
On the occasion of the French Full Contact Championships, we interviewed Rémi Senal, a fan of STIMCARE products.
A study of trail runners was carried out during two 21.6-kilometre races.
It measured strength, proprioception and subjective fatigue parameters before, during and after the trail to identify the effects of recovery.
Read the report
A muscle tear may be benign in the case of a pulled muscle, but can be more serious if the muscle is partially or totally torn. How can muscle tears be prevented and treated? We tell you more in this article.
Do you suffer from elbow pain? Do you find it hard to use your hand, wrist or arm, and do simple, everyday manual movements become painful?
You're probably suffering from epicondylitis, more commonly known as elbow tendonitis. This musculoskeletal condition is characterized by
Better known to sportsmen and women who put their bodies to the test, particularly the thigh muscles, the hamstrings are particularly sensitive to stretching.
This partial tear is a painful disruption that requires the muscle to be rested, which can be extremely frustrating at the start of the season.
Back pain is a well-known ailment, affecting an average of 8 out of 10 French people, according to IFOP. Among the most common causes, herniated discs are both painful and disabling.
When the spinal discs no longer play their role as shock absorbers
A painful condition affecting the hand and wrist, tenosynovitis can be severely disabling. It generally affects the thumb tendon, where repeated microtrauma has led to tendonitis and inflammation of the synovial sheath.
Very present in certain athletes, such as
Like many musculoskeletal disorders, fibular tendinopathy is often a very painful condition, which has a major impact on the daily lives of sufferers.
One of the main roles of the fibular tendons is to stabilize the ankle's balance, which is why their inflammation can be so disabling.
Achilles tendon bursitis, also known as Haglund's disease or calcaneal bursitis, is a well-known pathology among athletes. This highly unpleasant inflammatory reaction affects the bursae on either side of the tendon. These small pockets contain synovial fluid and help reduce the pressure on the tendon.
Little-known and sometimes misdiagnosed, compartment syndrome (chronic) is a painful condition encountered mainly in athletes. At the moment of exertion, discomfort is felt in the muscle. This discomfort does not subside, but becomes increasingly intense, pushing the athlete
Patellar tendonitis is a common overuse injury resulting from repeated stress on the patellar tendon. It results in inflammation and pain of the tendon located on the front of the knee, below the kneecap.
The condition is common among athletes and sportspeople whose
It's hard to stay motivated when you feel pain in the first few minutes of training. Identifying the injury, making the right diagnosis and finding a way to soothe the pain so you can get back to your training sessions as soon as possible, can be a sometimes laborious process.
Yet effective solutions are possible
Crow's feet tendonitis, also known as bursitis anserina or knee tendonitis, is an inflammation of the bursa anserina (bursa of the crow's feet), which lies beneath the tendons of the semitendinosus, sartorius and gracilis muscles.
These muscles are inserted under the medial aspect of the tibia.
In the complex knee joint, the menisci play an essential role. They cushion the impact of running or jumping, and stabilize the knee by distributing body weight evenly.
These two discs of cartilaginous tissue take the shape
The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in the human body. Located behind the ankle, it connects the foot to the calf and is involved in propulsion and flexion movements.
It may be the largest tendon in our anatomy, but it's still the most important.
Well-known to sportsmen and women, hamstrings are often put to the test. Located at the back of the thigh, they play a major role in walking, running and most other sports, as they are involved in the knee and hip joints.
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Extremely stressed, the shoulder is one of the most sensitive joints in sportsmen and women. Its great capacity for mobility can also lead to a lack of stability. The repetitive gestures of throwing or cocking, the level of intensity and the force exerted on the joint can give rise to a whole series of pathologies
It's known by many names, such as windshield wiper syndrome or TFL, but whatever the term, tensor fascia-lata tendonitis remains a dreaded pathology in running, trail running and cycling.
Intense pain felt on the outside
The warm weather is back and you're planning to take advantage of the sun's return to put on your sneakers and get back into the swing of things. But don't let your good resolutions come to an end just yet, and avoid sprains, tendonitis and other sports injuries.
Winter is drawing to a close, and with the arrival of warmer weather, you can't wait to get out on your bike and set off in search of a little freedom. What could be better than an outdoor outing to recharge your batteries and get the season off to a smooth start?
But don't forget to
A sensation of electric shocks, pain in the buttock that radiates down the leg - the symptoms are very similar to those of sciatica, yet the diagnosis is often difficult to make.
In athletes, particularly runners, these disturbances are mainly linked to piriformis syndrome,
Winter may be a favorite season for skiers, but it's also the time of year when waiting rooms are overrun by unlucky hikers.
Knee sprains account for over a third of all winter sports-related accidents. Often benign, this injury is nonetheless painful and disabling.
The Golden Trail Championship took place from October 28 to November 1, 2020 in the Azores.
I attended the event as physiotherapist to the Salomon International Trail Team, which I've been following for 10 years now. The biggest trail race of the year brought together (almost) the entire
Whether you're on the track, the road or the trail, your ankles are the first joints to be put to the test, as they are responsible for both propulsion and cushioning.
Their purpose is to inform the central nervous system as quickly as possible so that it can
