Fundación Jiménez Díaz integrates robotic systems into neurorehabilitation

Insights

• The Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid has incorporated exoskeletons, upper limb robotics, balance platforms and virtual reality into routine neurorehabilitation practice.
• Therapies prioritize intensity, repetition and precision to stimulate neuroplasticity in stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
• Exoskeletons enable early standing and gait training with controlled biomechanical patterns and adjustable assistance.
• Robotic devices and virtual reality increase repetition, allow real-time parameter adjustments and improve patient motivation and adherence.
• Treatment follows an individualized assessment and is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and rehabilitation physicians.
• Clinical experience at the hospital shows improvements in gait, balance, upper limb function and activities of daily living.
• The team expects wider adoption of more accessible and connected robotic rehabilitation tools to support personalized care inside and outside hospitals.