My name is Sissel Buskerud Mother of two sons, 4 grandchildren and a dog. Married to Oddbjørn for 49 years. Living close to Oslo in Norway. Work experience and how it relates to my work as Dystonia Ambassador I studied accounting and business at school, and have been working for many years as CFO (Chief financial officer)…

12 October the Norwegian Dystonia Association  (NDF) held it’s meeting in Ålesund, a charming small city on the west coast of Norway. The leader of NDF Johan Arnfinn Warvik welcomed all and  informed about the work of the organisation. NDF has a focus on many areas, like networking with the National Health providers, Neurologists, Physio-therapists…

At the Health House in Leuven the first interactive patient education platform on Deep Brain Stimulation was launched – DBS Select. The invited guests were divided into two groups and then taken on a tour to discover the DBS storyline following the patient journey from considering DBS, implant of DBS, and the outcome. Participants could…

First of all a great THANK YOU to all of you who took part in our Dystonia Awareness Month on-line activities last September. The success would not have been possible without your support and help in sharing our posts, videos, quotes etc. For the third year Dystonia Europe was taking part in the Dystonia Awareness…

People with dystonia have participated, as well as their families or but also specialists in the field of rehabilitation. From three cities in Romania -Timisoara, Zalau and Baia Mare. Before  the workshop, the patients had a social meeting, in the  Dr I.Trifon Medical Clinic, where they could visit the cabinet where physiotherapy is practiced. During…