Innovation
Applied to health
and prevention
Innovation
Applied to health
and prevention
At Mutua Universal, technological innovation is synonymous with care applied to people’s health and well-being. Our support for this has allowed the entity to offer an agile, efficient and flexible response at all times and in any place to the different needs of its associated companies and protected and affiliated workers, both in the improvement of the services, as well as in the access to the information, processing and advice.
New technologies applied to health
CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF TELEMEDICINE
The entity constantly incorporates technological solutions with the aim of evolving its advanced telemedicine system implemented in all healthcare centres.
In this way, Mutua Universal guarantees access to specialised medicine for all of its protected and affiliated individuals, regardless of location, and contributes to improving the efficiency, quality and safety of processes.
VIRTUAL REALITY APPLIED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Through the application of virtual reality in psychological evaluation and treatment, Mutua Universal is capable of treating post-traumatic stress disorders caused by work accidents that can interfere with the daily work and quality of life of working people.
TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO REHABILITATION
Telerehabilitation
During the year 2022 Mutua Universal has started a telerehabilitation pilot study for the treatment of shoulder, cervical, lumbar and ankle pathologies.
Therapeutic diathermy
Rehabilitation technique that uses magnetic or electric fields that contribute to the relaxation of the muscles and alleviate the sensation of pain.
Alter G Antigravity Treadmill
Medical tool that allows full control of body weight supported by the legs through the use of air in a controlled pressure chamber that gently lifts patients.
In injuries with compromised stability and balance, this tool offers the patient a high sense of security, which affects the reduction of the risk of relapse.
TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO BIOMECHANICS
Biomechanics laboratory
Service for functional assessment in the evaluation of incapacity for work in musculoskeletal pain processes.
It allows the monitoring of the functional evolution of the damaged region during the control of the rehabilitation process. As well as this, it is an objective test to reliably determine either a stagnation or functional recovery of the damaged region.
Lynx project
Tool for the objective measurement of mobility and strength in joints that allows the healthcare group greater agility in diagnosis and provides a higher quality of care to those protected by Mutua Universal.
MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT
Thermography
Use of thermography in occupational trauma processes. This technique allows, through thermal cameras, the temperature of damaged body areas to be captured. This helps in the diagnosis and treatment and monitoring of injuries or pathologies.
Sonography
Implementation of the use of ultrasound in healthcare centres, a tool that allows different types of injuries such as inflammations, ruptures and injuries to be identified.
Within the work environment, sonography is effective for its use in shoulder pathology; the evaluation of the elbow joint and associated musculature; the study of the wrist and its main pathologies; and the evaluation of the knee, ankle and foot.
Innovation applied to prevention
ERGONOMICS LABORATORY
Located in the Mutua Universal centre in Navarra, the entity’s ergonomics laboratory offers a differential service; it is a centre of reference and a pioneer in Spain in the prevention of injuries and repetitive and long-term sick leave through the search for solutions to musculoskeletal problems that affect the working environment.
COMPANIES ADVISED BY THE ERGONOMICS LABORATORY IN 2022 BY ACTIVITY SECTOR
VIRTUAL REALITY APPLIED
TO STRESS REDUCTION
TrainYourRelax
Immersive experience that uses virtual reality for occupational risk prevention to improve the management of psychosocial risks in companies.
Through this technology, working people can train their skills and abilities for effective stress control, thus raising awareness of the importance of managing risks of a psychosocial nature as a basic pillar to promote and create a healthy lifestyle.
PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION
OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
Mutua Universal has developed a “Programme for the promotion of psychological capital” (PsyCap) with the aim of providing associated companies and their workers with good practices and resources to identify the level of psychological capital of people and prevent the deterioration of mental health.
The adoption of this project allows associated companies:
UNIVERSAL WELL-BEING
Programme to support prevention and health promotion that allows the health and well-being of workers to be managed, as well as the sustainability of member companies.
This programme, available through a web platform, adapts to the needs, characteristics, objectives and level of development or scope of each member company.
PREVENTION APPS
INNOVATION AND HEALTH AWARDS: RECOGNITION FOR INNOVATION APPLIED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE
In November 2022, the prize ceremony for the seventh edition of the awards was held. Created in 2015, the awards aim to distinguish and disseminate the work of those companies associated with Mutua Universal that are highly committed to promoting health and which have carried out innovative projects or actions applied to improving the quality of life of their workers.
The event included a presentation by Professor Mateo Valero, founder and director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and Professor Alfonso Valencia, director of the Department of Life Sciences of the BSC-CNS and ICREA Research professor.
