Given the large number of physical problems that the squad went through last season, Xabi Alonso and his coaching staff took advantage of the technological advances to solve them.
Xabi Alonso brought revolutionary methods to Real Madrid. One of them has to do with the Injury prevention; In total there were more than 50 and affected the performance of the equipment during the last seasons. Therefore, the brand new coaching staff, with the approval of the leadership, decided to invest in technological innovation applied to health and They implemented a new system that combines artificial intelligence with infrared cameras.
With the Bayer Leverkusen technician, two key figures in this modernization process arrived at Casablanca: Javier Arnáizformer performance director of the Mexican Football Federation, and Ismael FernándezCEO and confunder of thermuman.
This company specializes in infrared thermography and automatic body temperature analysis with the aim of locating and preventing injuries. Through thermal cameras and a complex artificial intelligence software, detect asymmetries in temperature in different body regions, facilitating overload or inflammation identification.
How does it work? The procedure is very agile. The system has an extensive database, with more than 350,000 thermal images and users distributed in almost 50 countries. Body scan is performed in just 30 seconds. The thermal chamber of the device, connected to the software, captures the image of the body and generates, in real time, personalized reports that locate possible thermal imbalances. From there, artificial intelligence algorithms segment the body in more than 100 regions adjusted to the anatomy of each footballer, while the data is processed to offer useful data for the medical and technical team.
With this innovative method, Casablanca seeks to anticipate physical problems and customize the charges of soccer players to prevent them from being out of different injuries. But it not only serves to avoid them, but also to monitor recovery and to plan the return to the courts safely.
Thermohuman technology, which is already used by Atlético Madrid and Girona in Spain, arrives at Real Madrid in response to the large number of injuries on the squad during the past season. In total, the club issued more than 30 medical partswhich forced Carlo Ancelotti juggling to assemble the eleven.
With the arrival of Xabi Alonso, The bet is directed to a methodology that combines science, data and technology to prevent injuries and preserve the health of soccer players. The meringue puts the focus on preventive return, the optimization of fatigue and the improvement of the physical performance of its players, with the hope that this coordinated work between the coaching staff, the medical department and the performance specialists set the difference in the day to day.
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