Chronology
1966
Implementation of interdisciplinary teamwork.
1967
Creation of the Institut Guttmann Sports Club, Chairman of adapted sport at national level.
1969
First birth of a son to a quadriplegic motherin Spain .
1975
Start of outpatient rehabilitation in the outpatient hospital.
1983
Creation of a neuropsychology unit.
1986
Creation of the first Sexuality and Assisted Fertility Unit for people with disabilities in Spain.
1987
First implantable epidural neurostimulator and intrathecal infusion pump for the treatment of spasticity.
1988
Creation of the first Multiple Sclerosis Unit in Spain.
Start of the Children's Rehabilitation Unit during non-school hours.
1989
Introduction of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES).
1990
First implementation of Sacral anterior root stimulators to control urination, evacuation and secretion.
1991
Introduction of quadriplegic hand surgery.
1992
The Institut Guttmann is designated a Paralympic Hospital.
1994
Implementation of the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit.
1995
The founders of the European Institute for Design and Disability-EIDD in Spain.
1996
Creation of the Santi Beso Arnalot Neurorehabilitation Documentation Centre.
1998
Implementation of the Integrated Home Services.
1999
Constitution of the Guttmann University Institute of Neurorehabilitation attached to the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
2000
Launching of the Socio-clinical Assessment and Support Team specialised in Neurorehabilitation.
For the first time in Spain, implementation of the FreeHand system for hand functionality of quadriplegic patients with high cervical injury.
2001
Presentation of the wheelchair basketball team Institut Guttmann-FC Barcelona..
2002
Inauguration of new Neurorehabilitation Hospital in Badalona.
Chief promoter in Spain of the concept of intensive gait training and gait rehabilitation techniques with partial suspension of body weight.
2003
Creation and development of the Clinical Research Unit in neurorehabilitation and technology applied to disability.
2004
Creation of the Social Participation Council of the Institut Guttmann, the first of its kind in Spain.
Agreement with Spaulding Rehabilitation Centre and Harvard University for the Spanish issue of the rehabilitation magazine "Rehab in Review."
2005
First in Spain to incorporate the LOKOMATgait rehabilitation system .
First call for medical fellowships in Spain to obtain the Expert diploma in neurorehabilitation.
Joint Commission International Accreditation obtained.
2006
Launching of the computer and pre-employment initiation classroom, with the support of Fundación ONCE.
2007
Launching of the post-polio care programme, a pioneer project in Spain.
First implants in Spanish territory of diaphragmatic pacemaker and neurostimulators for the treatment of clubfoot.
2008
Recognition as a centre of reference in neurorehabilitation by the Government of Andorra.
2010
Diaphragmatic pacemaker implant in two children, one of which has the lowest weight in the world.
2011
ISO 14001 Accreditation obtained, which certifies compliance with environmental protection policies in all processes of the organisation.
2013
Accredited as a national centre of reference (CSUR) in Comprehensive Care for Patients with Complex Spinal Cord Injuries by the Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud (Inter-territorial Council of the National Health System)
2014
Guttmann, NeuroPersonalTrainer® is certified as a medical device by the Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices).
