1 month
10/12/2025
6–8 hours per week
Specialized course (executive education)
Online, asynchronous
Spanish/English
Beginner
The primary objective of this course is to expand the therapist’s knowledge regarding the management of injuries affecting the hip adductor musculature and the pubic region in football players.
The program begins with a first conceptual axis that provides a comprehensive overview of these injuries, including their incidence, risk factors, and impact on performance, followed by an anatomical and biomechanical analysis of the mechanisms underlying these pathologies.
After this general introduction, the course delves deeper into the injuries that are most severe and problematic for footballers. To address this, the content is structured into three sections, focusing on the adductor longus, adductor magnus, and the pubic region. This second conceptual axis centers on injury description, diagnosis, and clinical presentation. Using the same three-part structure, the third conceptual axis focuses on therapeutic approaches to these three conditions, and includes case studies relevant to the topic.
The final conceptual axis addresses additional clinical entities not covered in the previous sections, including iliopsoas strain, rectus abdominis strain, and sports hernia. This section concludes with a discussion of specific therapeutic techniques with high clinical applicability to the injuries addressed throughout the course.
1. Injury Impact and Anatomical–Biomechanical Understanding of the Affected Area
2. Most Common Injuries in the Adductor Muscles and Pubic Region
3. Reasoning and Therapeutic Approach to Adductor and Pubic Muscle Injuries
4. Other Clinical Situations and Specific Treatment Techniques
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
Graduate in Physiotherapy from the European University of Madrid (awarded the End-of-Degree Prize for the highest academic record). Aitor Ruiz de Lara Osácar has complemented his education with a Master’s in Structural Osteopathy (Madrid School of Osteopathy), a Master’s in Nutrition and Health (International University of Valencia), and a Master’s in Sports Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Camilo José Cela University). In addition, he is an expert in musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided invasive physiotherapy.
In the clinical field, he is the founder and director of Ruiz de Lara Fisioterapia (2010–present), a leading center specializing in sports physiotherapy, osteopathy, and ultrasound-guided invasive techniques.
In the professional football environment, he has built an extensive career working with top-tier international clubs:
Head of the Physiotherapy Department at Udinese Calcio (Serie A, 2019–2020)
Head Physiotherapist at Watford FC (Premier League, 2021–2022)
Physiotherapist at Tianjin Quanjian (Chinese Super League & AFC Champions League, 2017–2018) as part of Paulo Sousa’s staff
External collaborator at AC Fiorentina (2016–2017)
He later joined Chicago Fire (MLS, 2022–2023) as an external consultant and advisor, and is currently a consultant for FC Lugano (Swiss Super League, 2023–2024; 2025–present).
In academia, Aitor serves as a lecturer in the Master’s in Sports Physiotherapy at Camilo José Cela University, and also contributes to postgraduate training at the European University of Madrid (UEM).
He is an international instructor in musculoskeletal ultrasound and manual therapy at institutions such as Ifisiotec and IaosMed, where he has delivered courses in Italy and other European countries.
His profile combines advanced clinical practice, international experience in high-performance sports, and university teaching, with a strong focus on injury prevention and rehabilitation through an integrative approach that merges invasive physiotherapy, manual therapy, and sports ultrasound.