What is “jet-stress”, the pretext used by Martín Demichelis to explain River’s performance

The draw of River at Liniers with Ricardo Gareca’s weakened Vélez, who hasn’t won since March 20, left a bittersweet taste to the leader of the Professional Soccer League. his coach, Martin Demichelis, analyzed what happened to Liniers in the post-match press conference but also what his team experienced in recent weeks. So, he used a term that doesn’t exist in the formal field of medicine: casting stress.

“You’re starting to see that the teams that play during the week have a lot of wear. Not just the 90-minute wear, but what’s called the ‘casting stress’before the trip, after the trip, the hours at the airport“, argued the coach who succeeded Marcelo Gallardo’s successful cycle.

Asked whether the win against Fluminense in Brazil was a turning point, Cordovan recalled their draw with Sporting Cristal for the Copa Libertadores in Peru last Thursday. “We arrived (from Lima) the next day at nine in the evening, the players arrived home at 10pm, 10:30pm, one day after playing. That’s why injuries also appear, injuries that weren’t even in the game, due to that accumulation of fatigue. So whenever I can, without underestimating the situation, I rotate in some positions, I will. But I don’t think there will be a breakthrough from that match,” he explained.

the doctor Daniel Lopez Rosettistress specialist, author of several books and member of the Argentine Society of Medicine of Stress, clarified before the consultation of clarion compared to the deadline casting stress it does not exist at least “on the formal level of our specialty”.

There are two other terms recognized in medical dictionaries that are related and might help clarify what Demichelis meant. One is the recognized jet lagwhich according to the Harvard University Medical Dictionary of Health, indicates “a feeling of fatigue that occurs when the body clock resets after crossing time zones, usually by airplane.”

The other, of course, is fatigue, “an innate survival response in which certain hormones are released that increase blood flow to the brain or heart.” “The stress response leads to a surge of energy, allowing a person to escape from dangerous situations. However, continuous stress can drain energy and harm your health“, remarks the book that can be consulted online.

If both are combined, one could conclude that the “jet stress” Demichelis was referring to is the exhaustion a person suffers from fatigue caused by frequent travel and the wear and tear caused by this lack of fatigue. Although there is a certain bibliography, like the book “Jet Stress: What it is and how to deal with it” by Judith Goeltz That it is not scientifically proven.

One month without travel in advance

After being in La Paz, Rio de Janeiro and Peru -in addition to cabotage voyages to Rosario, Tucumán and Córdoba- between April 4 and May 25, River will face the definition of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores at home.

They will face Fluminense in a key match for their Group D aspirations (they are bottom on 4 points but on goal difference over Sporting Cristal) at the Monumental on Wednesday 7 June, while hosting The Strongest on the 27th.

Meanwhile, for the local tournament, he will always play in Buenos Aires: Defense and Justice (L), Banfield (V) and Institute (L). His next trip will only be at the end of July and at the always nearby Rosario, for the penultimate round of a tournament that could already have its champion sorted out.