Purpose: The participants should at the end of the course be able to distinguish between different types of pain (nociceptive, central and peripheral neuropathic pain, mixed pain, idiopathic pain), and competencies to independently identify problems in relation to the treatment of pain in dystonia and spasticity patients. To know when and how to treat peripheral neuropathic pain with botulinum toxin. To evaluate the treatment response and adjust the subsequent treatment.

We expect that the participants to hold basic knowledge of medical treatment of pain and multidisciplinary approach.

Participants: Multidisciplinary team working with the treatment of chronic pain with known etiology including secondary to dystonia and spasticity; Anesthesiologist, nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist.

Neurologist, neuropediatrician, orthopedic surgeon, general practitioner, neurophysiologists.

Program:

0830-0900: Registration and coffee