Pies en crecimiento: fundamentos científicos sobre porque los niños no deberían usar guayos

Autores/as

Fabian Andrés Contreras Jauregui
Universidad del Atlántico
Iván David Ortiz Pimienta
Universidad de Pamplona
Javit Enrique Luna Manjarres
Universidad del Magdalena
Palabras clave: pies, niños, guayos, plasticidad, fisiológico

Sinopsis

La obra Pies en crecimiento: Fundamentos científicos sobre por qué los niños no deberían usar guayos surge como una contribución académica y científica orientada a comprender, desde una perspectiva integral, el desarrollo del pie infantil y su relación con las prácticas deportivas contemporáneas. En un contexto donde la especialización deportiva temprana y el uso de implementos diseñados para adultos han ganado protagonismo, se hace imprescindible cuestionar críticamente dichas prácticas a la luz de la evidencia científica.

El pie infantil no constituye una versión reducida del pie adulto, sino una estructura en constante transformación, caracterizada por su plasticidad, adaptabilidad y alta sensibilidad a los estímulos mecánicos. Este libro propone un análisis profundo de los procesos anatómicos, fisiológicos, biomecánicos y neuromotores que intervienen en su desarrollo, evidenciando cómo factores externos, como el uso prematuro de guayos, pueden interferir en su maduración natural.

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