The team of professionals at the Institut Guttmann joins in the celebration of International Women's Day with the conviction of contributing to a fairer and more egalitarian society in which women occupy the positions of responsibility to which they are entitled. In fact, last April, the Institut Guttmann became the first organisation in the Catalan health sector with a shared management model...
On Thursday 2 March, the 8th edition of the Solidarity Night of monologues organised by the Egara Cops Walkers Association took place at the Terrassa Cultural Factory. The event was attended by nearly 500 people who paid for their tickets and raised €7,395, which will go to The Heart of Guttmann project at the Neurorehabilitation Hospital. There were almost 3 hours of laughter in which the comic...
In our daily lives, we often require the brain to work on two independent and unrelated tasks. This combined activation of the brain for two activities, such as walking and mental counting, is known as "dual tasking" as opposed to "single tasking", which involves performing only one activity. A study published in the journal The Lancet Healthy Longevity, carried out as part of a collaboration...
Addictive disorders are a complex psychiatric condition with great personal and social impact. In Spain, it is estimated that they affect 5% of the population, with an estimated economic cost of 1,500 euros per person per year. Now, an editorial published in the journal Adicciones reviews the studies carried out combining neuroimaging and neuromodulation techniques as a therapeutic alternative for...
Zurich Seguros combines sport and solidarity by setting up a charity running project, promoted by Z Zurich Foundation. Zurich Seguros will sponsor 17 races in the form of marathons, half marathons and women's races in different cities. For each city, Zurich Foundation will choose an organization to which it will give 1 euro for every participant that reaches the finish line. Institut Guttmann has...
Representatives of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, accompanied by members of the Catalan Federation of Adapted Sport (FCEDF) and the Catalan Sports Federation of Cerebral Palsy (FECPC), met with hospital professionals to present the Olympic Relay project. The aim of this project is to help new talent to emerge among people with a disability who wants to dedicate themselves to sport...
The Conseller of Social Rights of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Hon. Mr. Carles Campuzano, has visited the centre that the Institut Guttmann has in Barcelona, in the district of La Sagrera, which includes the Institute of Brain Health and Neurorehabilitation Guttmann Barcelona and the apartments for the promotion of independent living for people with disabilities, Guttmann Barcelona Life...
The Institut Guttmann will start in the coming weeks a study, funded by La Marató de TV3, to assess the feasibility of the application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at home and without medical staff for cases of resistant depression. The project, led by the researcher Gabriele Cattaneo and in collaboration with the principal investigator of the BBHI and professor of the Faculty...
Throughout December, 343,598 customers of the Bonpreu and Esclat supermarket chain made a donation in solidarity with the Fundació Institut Guttmann. The contribution was made thanks to all the people who, when paying with a bank card, rounded up the final amount and voluntarily decided to make this donation. The amount raised will go to the project "The Heart of Guttmann", which has already begun...
At the Institut Guttmann, once again this year, we have celebrated the arrival of the festive season with Christmas celebrations for everyone. At the neurorehabilitation hospital, patients, relatives, and professionals have shared a very pleasant afternoon with a very participative magic show that has made everyone laugh. Also the inpatients enjoyed the volunteers' parade, who once again this year...
