May 21, 2023

Prof Dr Dirk Dressler Introduces new Botulinumtoxin in India

India, too, is now producing its own botulinumtoxin drug. It was recently introduced in the presence of Professor Dr Dirk Dressler in Mumbai. ‘We are glad that now also India belongs to the exclusive club of countries producing botulinum toxin drugs’, said Dressler. The product development and the installation of the manufacturing process was supervised…

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May 21, 2023

30 Years of Dystonia Europe

This year Dystonia Europe is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. Our organisation was formed as an association of national dystonia patient groups in Spoleto, Italy, on 18 June, 1993.  The name was European Dystonia Federation (EDF) This process had taken almost a year, with the first contacts at a workshop in Munich, followed by two preparatory…

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May 15, 2023

The Norwegian Dystonia Association Annual General Assembly and 30th Anniversary

In a meeting room, decorated for the Anniversary, the President Johan Arnfinn Warvik of the Norwegian Dystonia Association (NDF), welcomed about 60 members attending the Annual General meeting and 30th Anniversary Celebration at Quality Hotel Olavsgaard, Skjetten, Norway. Many attended which indicates that the organisation is very active and important for many. In addition Johan…

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May 3, 2023

Training for Physiotherapists in Sweden

During the last week of March the second part of the workshop “Physiotherapy and Cervical Dystonia” took place at the Scandic Plaza Hotel in Umeå, Sweden. The first part of this training took place last October. Physiotherapist Johann Blom   Together with Göran Olsson from Swedish Dystonia Education, Physiotherapist Johanna Blom welcomed the participants to…

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