Maialen Aldalur Garrutxaga

I am the physiotherapist for the first female hockey team at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.

I have a background in physiotherapy and sports therapy for a wide range of age groups. I have covered positions at the Joaquim Blume Residence in Barcelona, where I worked with teenage athletes from various disciplines. I’m also a physiotherapist for the Spanish veteran hockey team.

My specialisation is injury prevention, with the aim of identifying risk factors for specific age group and for the particular sport being practiced. I am particularly interested in new technology and collecting data on athletes and their motor abilities to create an optimal, personalised physiotherapy plan.

Education

• Masters in Team-based Sports Physiotherapy.
• Physiotherapy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Professional activity

• Physiotherapist for the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona Hockey Team. Women's Division of Honor League, 2020-present.
• Physiotherapist and sport therapist at Pol-Salut, Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, 2020-present.
• Physiotherapist at the Referees Technical Committee. Royal Spanish Football Federation and Catalan Football Federation, 2019-present.
• Physiotherapist for the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation veterans, 2018-present.
• Physiotherapist for the FC Barcelona Hockey Team, 2019-2020.
• Cover of medical roles in the Catalan Department of Sport, Barcelona, 2018-2020.

Publications

• Pujol, M., Aldalur, M., Navarro, R., Guerra, J., Moreno, B., Pacheco, L., Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, A. 2018: Neuromuscular imbalances between hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio in basketball, handball and voleibol elit youth athletes.
• Aldalur, M., Pujol, M., Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, A. 2018: Standard values ​​in hamstring and quadriceps strength in absolute terms and relative to body mass in elite youth sports team athletes.