September the 21st was a memorable day for Joost van den Dool. On that day he successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His research focused on the effectiveness of a standardized physical therapy program for patients…
Launch of Dystonia Europe Virtual D-DAYs 2020: the Dystonia Webinar Series & the Podcast the Positive Twist
Our most important event and activity every year, our annual meeting the D-DAYs Conference 2020, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Very early we realized this would greatly affect the work of Dystonia Europe. With no D-DAYs we would not: • meet our members and connect with them and learn about their national activities •…
From an Island Holiday Jump to a Jump for Dystonia Campaign
In 2015 Dystonia Europe rolled out its Jump for Dys-tonia Campaign for the first time with the possibility to win a skydive jump. The campaign circulated around the world and many thousands of jump photos were submitted and four skydive winners selected. For this year’s Dystonia Awareness Month we are very excited to relaunch the…
PERCEPTTM PC Neurostimulator: A breakthrough on the way to adaptive DBS
This article makes reference to certain companies and their products and any opinions expressed should not be taken to be the views of Dystonia Europe or its members. The articles are written by respected authors and are provided for the information of Dystonia Europe News readers. The Medtronic BrainSenseTM Expert Meeting was originally planned as a…