The CIREN Model: Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation Explained
By the SMC Salud Medical Editorial Team
Inside Cuba's International Center for Neurological Restoration — what makes its multidisciplinary, intensive rehabilitation model distinctive and how it achieves results.
The International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN) in Havana is one of the world's leading institutions for comprehensive neurological rehabilitation. Founded in 1989, it has treated thousands of international patients and is recognized for its intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation model.
CIREN's signature approach is its 'Intensive Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation' model — patients receive 4-6 hours of daily therapy across multiple disciplines, coordinated by a team of neurologists, physiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and neuropsychologists. This intensity and coordination is distinctive to the Cuban model.
CIREN treats adult and pediatric patients with conditions including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke sequelae, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, hereditary ataxias, peripheral neuropathies, and neurodegenerative disorders. Programs typically last 4-8 weeks depending on the condition and treatment plan, with admission determined through review of medical history, imaging, and current clinical status.
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