King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain had an away day in Toledo to visit National Paraplegic Hospital. The visit was a special one as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the special hospital that was launched on October 7, 1974 by the then princes of Spain, Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia.
The King and Queen were given a tour of the hospital that began in the Children’s Rehabilitation Area, where they learned the different rehabilitation techniques carried out with pediatric patients like a pediatric robot, Lokomat, which helps to walk children with spinal injuries. This robotic system is attached to the legs and moves the hips and knees following a clinical running pattern on a rolling tapestry, and has a harness that allows patients to stand and walk.
The visit included the Occupational Therapy Area, where different patients were located and where the design and use of tools designed in the area itself produced with 3D printers were explained. King Felipe and Queen Letizia next stopped at the experimental Neurophysiology laboratory, where a group of researchers is working on the restoration of neural networks, by studying neural circuits and regulating their training and maintenance.
The tour included a brief visit to the photographic exhibition: The National Paraplegic Hospital: 50 years in images, the last 10 years, which includes historical photographs and updated activities of the last few years. As an institution, the National Paraplegic Hospital aspires to be a “Centre of Excellence” with a position of national and international leadership in its fields of specialization from the point of view of care, research and continuing training.
What Queen Letizia wore to visit National Paraplegic Hospital
- Bleis Tailored Blazer and Bleis Tailored Trousers in Burgundy – Debuted in November 2024
- Black Jumper – Unidentified
- Pertegaz Candy Medium Earrings – Repeat from June 2024
- Coreterno Ring – Debuted in January 2023
- Mauska Rosario Medium Bag – Repeat, debuted in December 2021
- Massimo Dutti Heeled Loafers – Repeat from February 2024