Expert Program in Injury Prevention Methodology

Prevención de lesiones en el futbolista, con énfasis particular en las lesiones musculares y tendinosas

Duration:
3 months
Start Date:
Dedication:
6–8 hours per week
Program Type:
Expert program (executive education)
Modality:
Online, asynchronous
Language of Instruction:
Spanish/English
Difficulty Level:
Beginner

The program aims to provide a broad and up-to-date perspective on injury prevention in football, with a particular emphasis on muscular and tendinous injuries. The central axis of the curriculum is myofascial training, which applies strength work from a preventive perspective grounded in the concept of biotensegrity. Within this approach, the fascia and myofascial complex take on a central role, offering an efficient structural base that helps reduce the vulnerability of the musculoskeletal system.

Alongside this component, the program includes a content block dedicated to strategies for managing competitive loads—and by extension, training loads—which are largely responsible for accumulated exposure to injury risk. Understanding and correctly applying these strategies is key to managing fatigue and preserving the player’s physical integrity.

The training is complemented by a module focused on the potential of osteopathy and manual therapy. Conceived as passive preventive measures, these tools effectively complement active strategies. In particular, osteopathy offers a holistic perspective that facilitates early detection of dysfunctions and optimizes recovery processes.

Taken together, this educational structure enables professionals to understand injury prevention through an integrative lens, emphasizing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach capable of addressing the complex preventive demands of modern football.

1. Post-Competition Recovery Measures

2. Osteopathy and Manual Therapy: An Approach to Football

3. Myofascial Training

What includes this program?

Access to the Innovity® Method: Science, Methodology, and Application
Expert Mentorship: testimonials, best practices, and insights from experts—directly from the field
Access to materials anytime, anywhere, and from any device
24/7 Support, synchronous or asynchronous, according to your preference, provided by the Innovity professional team
Case Method: effective use of learned tools and concepts
Self-Assessments to measure learning progress
Comprehensive final exam
Certificate of completion or attendance, as applicable

Pricing

€ 360

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Our Experts

Albert Altarriba-Bartés.

PhD in Physiotherapy from the Universitat de Vic–Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC) and PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the University of Barcelona. He also holds Bachelor’s degrees in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and in Physiotherapy from UVic-UCC. He is the author of several scientific articles focused on high-performance sport, post-exercise recovery, epidemiology, and injury prevention

Gerard Alvarez

PhD in Biomedical Research Methodology and Public Health from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Bachelor in Physiotherapy from Universitat Ramon Llull and in Osteopathy from the Escola d’Osteopatia de Barcelona – European School of Osteopathy. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (CCib), integrated within the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health at Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona and at the Sant Pau Research Institute

David Rodríguez Ruiz

PhD in Physical Education from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1998) and National Volleyball Coach (Level III) certified by the Spanish Volleyball Federation (1995). He is the author of numerous articles related to the mechanical properties of muscle. He served as Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Club Voleibol C.S. Gran Canaria (1993–1998), and as Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Spanish Senior National Volleyball Team (1997–1999 and 2007–2008). He has also been an advisor for injury prevention and return-to-play programs at Unión Deportiva Las Palmas (2015–2018), Villarreal C.F. (2017–2020), Inter Milan (2018), and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (2018–2019)