{"id":101854,"date":"2022-09-06T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alj.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=101854"},"modified":"2025-12-05T06:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:46:38","slug":"abdul-latif-jameel-hospital-recognizes-world-spinal-cord-injury-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/abdul-latif-jameel-hospital-recognizes-world-spinal-cord-injury-awareness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital recognizes World Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital was the first to deploy Cyberdyne technology to Saudi Arabia and became a training hub for the\u00a0technology in the Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Cyberdyne\u2019s Hybrid Assistive Limb\u00ae\u00a0technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberdyne.jp\/english\/products\/HAL\/index.html\">HAL\u00ae<\/a>) gives hope to spinal injury patients to move again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljhealth.com\">Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital<\/a> held an event to mark World Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, focused on Hybrid Assistive Limb\u00ae technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberdyne.jp\/english\/products\/HAL\/index.html\">HAL\u00ae<\/a>) \u2013 the world\u2019s first cyborg-type robot exoskeleton, through which the wearer\u2019s functions can be improved and supported.\u00a0 The technology has been introduced as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/aljhealth.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul Latif Jameel Health<\/a>\u2019s continued efforts to promoting global best practices in the healthcare and medical field.<\/p>\n<p>The event welcomed Spinal Cord Injury patients who spoke about their experiences and daily-life challenges, in addition to social organizations that could offer services such as covering the costs of treatment and surgeries and providing assistive movement tools to the potential beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aljhealth.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul Latif Jameel Health<\/a> was the first to introduce the Cyberdyne\u2019s Hybrid Assistive technology to Saudi Arabia, making it the fifth country in the world to deploy a technology that helps patients who have suffered traumatic spinal injuries &#8211; a step that comes in line with the Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to improve the quality of healthcare and services provided to patients.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101855\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HAL-Cyberdyne.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"807\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HAL-Cyberdyne.png 700w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HAL-Cyberdyne-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HAL-Cyberdyne-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital, who has been successfully deploying the solution, became a training hub for the Cyberdyne\u00a0technology and has conducted training with doctors, therapists and technicians at other medical facilities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76947\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76947\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ALJ-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ALJ-Hospital.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ALJ-Hospital-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ALJ-Hospital-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ALJ-Hospital-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cyberdyne\u2019s HAL assists physically challenged\/injured patients to move, by enabling them to exert more motor energy than usual.\u00a0 It can be successfully used in rehabilitation as the system can accelerate motor learning of cerebral nerves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/our-people\/faisal-alsamannoudi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faisal Alsamannoudi<\/a>, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/alj-enterprises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises<\/a> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHosting such initiatives reflects our dedication to spreading awareness about serious health issues such as spinal cord injuries. 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