Ice hockey: speed, contact and recovery, what the NHL teaches us
Watching several NHL games in California, in San Jose and Los Angeles, means seeing up close one of the most physically demanding sports there is. What I take from it for prevention and recovery.
“Regenerate to Thrive”: Jon Iturralde’s talk at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business
On the campus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, I presented “Regenerate to Thrive” to participants of the Stanford Executive Program: leaders from all over the world. The theme: regeneration, and the place of recovery in performance.
Cold-water bathing in the lake: what the science says
Stress, sleep, inflammation, training: what studies show about cold-water immersion, and the safety rules for practising it on the shores of Lake Geneva.
LIRA-Ortho®: when physiotherapy and regenerative medicine work together
In October 2025, we began offering LIRA-Ortho® at ITU Clinic, a protocol I developed with Dr Massimo Donalisio, FMH radiologist specialising in interventional radiology. The idea is simple: to bring together ultrasound precision, laser, a PRP injection and rehabilitation in a single pathway.
Anti-inflammatory, functional, “animal-based” nutrition: several paths to health
Mediterranean, anti-inflammatory, functional, animal-based: the approaches multiply and sometimes contradict each other. Here is a personal reading of them, and what we take from them at the clinic.
Alaska expedition 2024: extreme snowboarding and heli-skiing in the Last Frontier
A childhood dream come true: in March 2024, an extreme snowboarding trip to Haines, Alaska, with heli-skiing legend Sean Dog. Preparation, risk, and what to do when someone gets hurt far from everything.
States of consciousness: what the mind changes in health, performance and longevity
Total concentration, calm, wonder, deep sleep: every day we pass through different states of consciousness. Here I explain why they matter as much as the body in recovery and performance.