Anna Ortega Martínez

Health Area, Research Commission, Professional, Research Commission Professional

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapist specialized in neuropediatrics, with clinical, teaching and research experience. Graduated in Physiotherapy from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2018 and Master's Degree in Pediatric Physiotherapy from the International University of Catalonia in 2019, where she is currently in the final year of her Doctorate in Health Sciences.

Since 2020 she has been working at the Aspace Catalunya Foundation, participating in the assessment, treatment and monitoring of children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. She is the principal investigator of the project in collaboration with Aspace Catalunya, the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Cerebral Palsy (FEDPC) and the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed), focused on improving the classification and performance of international Boccia athletes.

He combines clinical activity with teaching in the Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy and Master's Degree in Pediatric Physiotherapy at the International University of Catalonia since 2019, where he teaches theoretical-practical seminars on pediatric physiotherapy and research methodology, in addition to supervising final Bachelor's and Master's theses.

She completed her training by participating in the EACD Summer School, an international program focused on evidence-based research and clinical practice in the field of childhood disability, and with a clinical stay at Adelante (Netherlands), a European reference center in childhood rehabilitation.

He has published in high-impact scientific journals and has participated in several funded research projects. He has also collaborated in the translation into Spanish and Catalan of books, assessment scales and international guides on good practices in cerebral palsy.