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• The laboratory is located in the Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park and it will carry out research into improving the capacities of patients with pathologies such as hemiplegia, spina bifida and neuromuscular dysfunctions, working on testing medical devices and personalising rehabilitation treatments
The TECNALIA research and technological development centre has set up the first state-of-the-art movement analysis laboratory, able to carry out an exhaustive analysis of human movement, particularly the movement of people with neuromuscular diseases. Results will be applied to optimising treatments and medical devices. Located at the TECNALIA facilities in the Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park, the objective of the laboratory is to develop medical tools that can improve the quality of life of patients with motor damage, such as hemiplegia (after a stroke), spina bifida and neuromuscular dysfunctions, through the development of new technologies. It will also carry out trials on prototypes made by companies in the sector and on personalised rehabilitation treatments that can be carried out by clinicians themselves.
This presentation was made this morning by TECNALIA’s Health Director, Jesús Valero, together with the Deputy Minister of Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness of the Basque Government, Estíbaliz Hernáez, at the “Wearables in healthcare” event. This gathering was organised by the centre at the Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park and brought together more than 70 companies that are experts in the field of rehabilitation.
