The Clinic of the University of Navarra was received this Friday, from the hands of Miguel Indurainambassador of Santander Banka set of exercise bikes that €6,000 paid for Santander Bank delivered to those responsible for the final edition of the indurin on account of the solidarity challenge proposed between Miguel Indurain and his teammate entered Sports Santander, Javier Gomez Noya.
At that time, the average speed achieved by the two ambassadors of Santander Bank in the test he found the figure that will now be used to launch a study in which to improve the motor and emotional recovery of children with cancer. This is through some exercise bikes connected to the popular video game of ‘Mario Kart‘.
The handover ceremony was held at Clinic of the University of Navarrain the presence of professionals from Hematology Serviceof Banco Santander and Miguel Indurain. The director of the Department of Accountability Corporate Social of the University of Navarra Clinic, Pilar Lawrencethanked for the promise of Santander Bank in the fight against childhood cancer and his commitment to a project that pursues the goal of “not just healing, but healing well”.
javier gallardoterritorial director of Aragon Navarra and La Rioja from Banco Santander highlighted that “the activity of the bank takes place in society, in a society where we do not want to abandon and where we want to return part of what it contributes to us, and for this reason, compliance with Mission our entity entrusted to support people and society, we support initiatives like this”.
EXERCISE IS ENCOURAGED
The study of Hematology Service of the University of Navarra Clinic wanted to evaluate the effects of this rehabilitative therapy on patients, as explained Amaya Oroznurse of Cell Therapy Area of the University of Navarra Clinic. “We projected the video game of Mario Kart on the wall of the room and the higher the pedaling speed of the bicycle, the more the car moves forward in the video game and what would be the handlebar of the bicycle is, in reality, a console controller through which the patient can control the video. car game
The study will focus on cellular therapy and in patients diagnosed with leukemia. These patients can use the bicycle before receiving the transplant and after, to determine the progress of the person’s condition over time.
The Dr. Andrea Urtasun Erburupediatric hematologist at Clinic of the University of Navarra It is emphasized that the purpose of the research is “to promote physical exercise in transplanted children and adolescents, while we exercise evolutionary control over changes in their body composition, their lung and heart capacity and psycho-emotional that factor, among others.”
The exercise bikes belongs to the company dual bike and, as portable devices, allow them to be used and removed from the premises with ease. In addition, there is no age limit to use the bikes. So, “now we use the new method of rehabilitation in children between the ages of 6 and 18, but if the results of the study are positive, we will be able to expand the age range so that more patients can benefit from this therapy,” added ng Dr. Urtasun.
Source: La Verdad
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