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Associate Professor
Charles Cotteret is a professor and researcher in the Department of Physiotherapy and Sports. He holds a degree in Physiotherapy from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid and a Ph.D. in Physical Activity and Sports from the Universidad Europea de Madrid. He also holds a Master's degree in Biomechanics and Sports Physiotherapy from the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
He teaches courses in the first and second years of the Physiotherapy degree program: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Special Techniques in Physiotherapy II.
His research lines are: Ultrasound, GPS, Football.
Currently, ultrasound imaging (USI) is considered a feasible tool in the evaluation of structural and textural muscle differences due to aging. The main aim of this study was to evaluate sonographic changes in muscular structure and function after a 12-week multicomponent training program in pre-frailty individuals. Thirty-two pre-frailty subjects were recruited and randomly divided into a multicomponent training program group and a conventional care group with a 12-week follow up. Main outcome measures: Rectus femoris thickness, cross-sectional area (CSA), echointensity, echovariation and vastus lateralis pennation angle tests were carried out to assess the structure and echotexture, and the force–velocity (F-V) profile for muscle power and muscle strength was employed to assess the functional parameters.