Category Joint Health Tips

30 Jul

GOAPPS Global Survey Will Help Us Understand THE NEEDS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS PatientS

Worldwide, osteoarthritis affects 300 million people. A disease that affects people of all ages, and given the current rate of population aging, it is estimated that the number of people suffering from this disease will double in the next three decades. We cannot remain indifferent to such relevant data and for this reason, at the […]

5 Jun

OAFI attended the 27th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, organised by Isokinetic Medical Group

OAFI attended the 27th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, organised by Isokinetic Medical Group which took place at the Camp Nou in Barcelona from June 2 to 4 June 2018. More than 3.000 attendees, international experts in football medicine and sports medicine gathered to share their knowledge and experiences. Dr. Villalón, Head of […]

4 Jun

OAFI was present at this important sporting event of the DIR Sports Clubs which brings together more than 10 000 runners and their children every year.

The Runner’s Fair opened its doors in the Piscines i Esports Park, next to Diagonal DIR, from May 25th-May 26th. Participants were able to pick up their race bibs and visit the OAFI stand, where they were informed about our specific programmes for sport and joint health: OAFI SPORT and OAFI SPORT CHILDREN. The 5th […]

4 Jun

44th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology

The Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER) held its 44th National Congress in A Coruña. The meeting lasted from Tuesday 22nd to Friday 25th May and took place at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos of the Galician city (PALEXCO). The attendees were able to learn about the actions carried out by OAFI, (OsteoArthritis Foundation International) […]

4 Jun

25th National Congress of General, Family and Community Medicine of the Spanish Society of General and Family Doctors (SEMG – Sociedad Española de Médicos Generales y de Familia)

The Spanish Society of General and Family Doctors (SEMG) held its 25th National Congress from 31 May to 2 June 2018, in Valencia, Spain. With the slogan ’25 years of Values, Science and Competencies’, the congress was attended by more than 2,500 participants and included an update ono all therapeutic areas or primary care, especially […]

30 May

OAFI and the Barça Players’ Association (ABJ: Agrupación Barça Jugadores) collaborate to improve the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in a non-pharmacological omega 3 study promoted by OAFI and Ferrer

Together with the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI), Football Club Barcelona (FCB) and Ferrer International Laboratories, the Barça Players Association is participating in a clinical study aimed at combating osteoarthritis and contributing to the research, prevention and treatment of this disease. The football clubs Atlético de Bilbao and Athletic de Madrid are also taking part in […]

18 May

OAFI participated in the 1st Cellab Symposium of Regenerative Medicine

We participated in the 1st Cellab Symposium on Regenerative Medicine: “Applications in cell therapy” where Dr. Josep Verges highlighted: “the importance of the informed/empowered patient in all processes that affect them, the importance of prevention in all risk groups: childhood, athletes, women and seniors, and the ingredients of an ideal treatment in #artrosis”. Dr.Salarich mentioned […]

17 Mar

The OAFI Foundation and the University of Barcelona’s Service of Development of Medicines (SDM) are collaborating to develop projects for joint health.

The International Osteoarthritis Foundation (OAFI), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to improve quality of life of people with osteoarthritis and the dissemination of actions for the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis, and the University of Barcelona’s Service of Development of Medicines (SDM), whose purpose is to promote innovation and creativity in the field of […]

20 Jul

My Summer With Osteoarthritis

Don’t let osteoarthritis stop you from having fun and enjoying yourself this summer! Send us a photo of your Summer: Mail: info@oafifoundation.com Whatsapp: (+34) 602 252 279. Or posting it in the social networks using #MySummerWithOA Osteoarthritis is a serious disease that causes pain and directly affects the mobility and autonomy of those who suffer […]

29 Jun

Prolonged use of sandals in summer can lead to osteoarthritis, bunions or tendonitis

Summer arrives and one of the first changes we make is in the way we dress. The high temperatures cause, mainly in the case of women, that we change from closed shoes to open sandals: going abruptly from using a shoe that completely supports the foot to sandals, in many cases with heels, that barely […]

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