DEUSTO PHYSICAL THERAPIKER

DEUSTO PHYSICAL THERAPIKER

  • Subject areas

    Faculty of Health Sciences

  • Team

    Universidad de Deusto

    The multidisciplinary team at Deusto Physical TherapIker aims to conduct research, from a biopsychosocial approach, on various topics within the specialties of physiotherapy. At the same time, it also aims to integrate other professions that interact with health in its multiple fields. To this end, the aim is to collaborate closely with various national and international technological, health and research institutions at different levels.

    Specifically, the following areas of research will be developed:
    - Neurosciences
    - Exercise and therapeutic physical activity in the population with chronic and/or acute pathologies
    - Frailty and active ageing
    - Personalised medicine and sustainability
    - Specific therapeutic interventions in Physiotherapy

    Strategic objectives:

    - Develop the research areas described above through specific research projects.
    - Apply for funding in order to be able to develop them.
    - Contact, expand and develop collaborative networks with different entities of national and/or international scientific interest.
    - Collaborate in research projects with other entities of national and/or international scientific interest.
    - Increase the number of PhDs and enrolments in doctoral programmes.
    - Achieve the indicators to be a recognised team in the next call.

    Research areas:
    - Personalised medicine and health, e-health and sustainability of the healthcare system
    - Neurosciences in physiotherapy.
    - Physical activity and therapeutic exercise in the population with chronic and/or acute pathologies.
    - Assessment, approach and therapeutic interventions in physiotherapy.
    - Educational, technological and social innovation

    Principal Investigator
    Ane Arbillaga

    Researchers
    Maialen Araolaza
    Xeber Iruretagoiena
    Garazi Aldanondo
    Igor Sancho
    Nuria Martin
    Jesús Ibarluzea
    Juan Carlos Bonito

    Predoctoral researchers:
    Xabat Casado
    Iker Villanueva
    Maider Lamarain
    Josu Zabala
    Ander Cervantes
    Garbiñe Lozano
    Guillermo Mazzucco
    Asier Arrizabalaga
    Mayte Iglesias

    Collaborating researchers:
    Loitzun Izaola
    Iñigo Ibarzabal
    Olalla Ondarra
    Ibai Zarraga
    Edurne Grijalba
    Leire Mendiluce
    Ibone Bilbao
    Javier Gascón
    Josu Sagarduy
    Maider Azkuenaga
    Arantza Beitia
    Jurgi Zulaika
    Oihane Elkorobarrutia
    Iñigo Caballero
    Xabier García
    Ana García
    Nerea Meabe