NEUROFIT

PROBLEM

Patients who suffer acquired brain damage, and who have physical and cognitive sequelae, have difficulty accessing the most advanced techniques in recovery of mobility and independence. That is why stroke is the leading cause of disability in countries such as Spain, where there are 300,000 people disabled by this cause.

The most advanced techniques and means are present only in world reference centers, which are either very expensive, or it is very difficult to get a concerted place. It is necessary to socialize and generalize the techniques based on neuroplasticity, in order to improve the life of those patients who have suffered a neurological lesion, and in parallel to alleviate the social and family burden that these patients suppose.

The promoters of the NEUROFIT project detected that there is no ambulatory network of centers that apply advanced techniques to help these patients in their rehabilitation process, and turned this need into a business opportunity.

IMPACT MISSION

Pretendemos hacer llegar al mayor número de personas posibles las técnicas y métodos utilizados por la neurorrehabilitación avanzada y la neuroplasticidad para la recuperación de la mobilidad y la independencia en pacientes con lesiones neurológicas, un colectivo de más de 15 millones de casos anuales en el mundo. Estas técnicas están ahora mismo disponibles únicamente en centros de referencia, a los que es dificultoso acceder tanto por coste como por disponibilidad de plazas. 

Y vamos a hacerlo desarrollando una red de centros innovadores en los que estos pacientes puedan trabajar su movilidad de forma activa, progresiva y motivante, supervisados por profesionales, cerca de su casa y con un coste asequible. 

Ya hemos desarrollado y equipado el primer centro, en Badajoz, en el que más de 150 pacientes han recibido atención en sólo 6 meses desde su apertura. Nuestro objetivo es abrir el siguiente centro en Madrid, desde el que llegaremos a un número mucho mayor de potenciales pacientes. 

ODS INFORMATION

SDG 3 - Health and well-being: The NEUROFIT project aims at sustainable development, ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being for everyone at all ages.

SDG 10 - Reduction of inequalities: NEUROFIT creates a clear impact in reducing inequalities in two areas: reducing the gap between people with and without some type of neurological disability, and helping people without resources with their future treatment scholarship program.

IMPACT TARGET GROUP

The group to which the NEUROFIT project benefits is very heterogeneous, but the improvement of its independence has a significant social impact. This group would be formed by:

- Patients with acquired brain damage, mainly patients who have suffered a stroke or stroke. Also people who, due to an accident, have suffered a head injury.

- Patients with other neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, ALS, parkinson's, ataxias, cerebral palsy, etc.

- Patients with other limiting diseases and with diseases classified as rare that affect motor skills.

- Older adults - senior - who seek to curb the deterioration caused by age while maintaining their physical abilities and independence.

IMPACT INDICATORS

When a user begins a treatment, a full assessment of the capabilities and sequelae that is presented is performed. This assessment measures different parameters (strength, flexibility, balance, gait, skills for daily life). These parameters are measured again after the period established at the beginning, and which is usually 3 months in most cases. In this way we know which patients improve. In addition, we are in the process of making scholarships for patients with few resources, which we will make through donations from a foundation.

1. INDICATOR OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PHYSICAL TERMS This first indicator measures how many patients have increased their quality of life in terms of physical well-being since the beginning of the activity at NEUROFIT Badajoz. Our goal is to increase the percentage of patients who increase their quality of life annually by 10% through the optimization of exercise plans, the reduction of recovery times and the personalization of treatments to reach 100% of patients.

2. INDEPENDENCE RECOVERY INDICATOR This indicator measures which patients recover their work activity prior to the neurological episode after following personalized treatment in Neurofit, both completely and partially. The recovery of independence and the complete reincorporation of active life is the most ambitious goal in the recovery process of a patient. We intend to increase the percentage of patients who return to their previous work activity by 25% each year, through the implementation of specific programs for patients of working age.

3. CAPACITY RECOVERY INDICATOR Measure how many patients recover at least 3 useful life skills they had lost after suffering brain damage. The increase of the capacities in the patients is fundamental to guarantee the independence of the patients. Our goal is to increase both the percentage of patients who recover at least 3 skills as well as the average number of capacities recovered by all our users.

4. NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS INDICATOR It measures how many low-income patients have been awarded scholarships for treatment in the clinic.