The fight against a real pain | Max Ortiz Catalán | TEDxMexicoCity

Описание: In addition to the functional challenges caused by the loss or paralysis of a limb, patients often develop neuropathic pain which further hinders their quality of life. In the case of an amputation, painful sensations are perceived as originating in the missing limb despite that this has been physically detached from the body, and the wounds had healed, hence the name “Phantom Limb Pain”. Dr. Ortiz Catalan hypothesized that reengagement of brain and peripheral circuitry involved in motor execution could eliminate such pain via competitive plasticity and reversal of harmful brain changes.

Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán developed the first bionic arm connected to bones, nerves, and muscles, as well as a novel treatment for phantom limb pain (PLP) that has helped chronic sufferers for whom no other treatment was effective. He received his Electronics Engineering degree in 2005 by the ITEMS Campus Toluca, Mexico.
He is currently Researcher at CTH in close collaboration with C.A.R.E., as well as Research Director at Integrum AB. Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan has won several academic and industrial awards such as the “European Youth Award” by the European Council; the “Young Scientist Forum Scholarship” by GöteborgBio, Sweden; and the “You Can Make a Difference Award” by one of the world’s largest transnational companies.

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