FIK, Tecnalia and BTS launch a belt to prevent lower back
pain problems and provide rehabilitation at home and at work. The Lumbia device
can be used for patient´s assessment, and for therapy during postural
re-education.
Nearly everyone will suffer a bout of lumbago at some point
in their lives, a problem that gets worse during working life, not to mention
in old age. Right now, it is the main cause of sick leave in Spain, which means
an average of 6 million working days are lost per year at a cost of up to 112
million euros for National Insurance. To help to remedy this condition, FIK and
Tecnalia in collaboration with the Italian company BTS have designed a
technology that is not only able to prevent pain in the lumbar region but also
to rehabilitate the damage caused.