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Our Special Interest Groups

Aquatic Therapy

Objectives


1. Promote Awareness: Raise awareness about the benefits of aquatic therapy in neurorehabilitation through educational content and resources.

2. Foster Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration among professionals in the field, encouraging knowledge sharing and research initiatives.

3. Enhance Accessibility: Improve accessibility to aquatic therapy resources and guidelines for neurorehabilitation practitioners and patients worldwide.

4. Research Advancement: Support and promote research efforts in aquatic therapy for neurorehabilitation, aiming to expand evidence-based practices.

5. Professional Development: Offer educational opportunities and training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of aquatic therapy practitioners in neurorehabilitation.

6. Patient Advocacy: Advocate for the inclusion of aquatic therapy in neurorehabilitation programs and policies, ensuring patients have access to this effective treatment option.


Contact

Brinda Merchant
merchantbrinda@gmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Alternative Medicine

Objectives
  • Refine multi-national alternative medicine experience in neuro-rehabilitation
  • Share and promote  best practice of alternative medicine in neuro-rehabilitation
  • Set up international alternative medicine guideline in neuro-rehabilitation to enhance clinic practice 
Action Plan

Annual Gathering Meeting
Annual Educational Program
Annual Research Forum


Contacts

Tiebin YAN
Dr.yan@126.com


Downloads and additional materials

Annual report 2020

Autonomic Neurorehabilitation (ANSIG)

Aims
  • To raise awareness of a variety of autonomic disorders where neurorehabilitation plays a key role in management
  • To facilitate education and training in autonomic neurorehabilitation
  • To promote and build a network for research in autonomic neurorehabilitation, including clinicians, human physiologists and researchers
  • To lead on the integration across disciplines
  • To facilitate collaboration with other Scientific Societies and other international bodies (WHO, association of patients, families and NGOs) working within the field
  • Make advances in utilising drugs with pharmaceutical companies (i.e. Droxidopa, botulinum toxin)
  • Make technological advances (i.e. Finapres Medical Systems)
  • Interface with other SIG
    • Spinal Cord Injury - Humberto Cerrel Bazo 
    • Rehabilitation for Movement Disorders – Rajinder Dhamija 
    • Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy- Jozef Opara

Contacts

Ellen Merete Hagen
e-mhagen@online.no


Downloads and additional materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2023

Botulinum Toxin

Objectives
  1. To promote evidence-based application of botulinum toxin therapy in neurorehabilitation;
  2. To enhance education activities in  the evaluation of spasticity in the clinical setting; and
  3. To identify knowledge gaps in botulinum toxin management of various neurologic conditions through a  critical appraisal of the scientific literature and disseminate information on the current state of the application of botulinum toxin therapy in neurorehabilitation.

Contact


Gerard Francisco
Gerard.E.Francisco@uth.tmc.edu

Jorge Hernandez Franco
jhfranco@medicapolanco.com 


Downloads and Additional Materials


Annual Report 2022

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Contact

Surjo R Soekadar
surjo.soekadar@charite.de


The potential of BCIs to transform the landscape of neurological rehabilitation is immense, and through this dedicated SIG, we aim to harness and promote this transformative potential within the wider goals and vision of the WFNR.

The SIG on Brain-Computer Interfaces in Neurorehabilitation seeks to foster a collaborative environment where professionals and experts from various disciplines can converge to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and initiate research collaborations. The SIG serves as a platform for facilitating robust discussions, organizing specialized workshops, and promoting educational initiatives that highlight the intersection of BCIs with neurorehabilitation.

We aim to:

• Encourage interdisciplinary research and collaboration to advance the development of brain-computer interface technologies in the context of neurorehabilitation.

• Facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and best practices through specialized workshops, seminars, and educational initiatives, fostering professional development within the field.

• Act as a hub for information exchange, providing a comprehensive resource for the latest advancements, research findings, and practical applications related to BCIs in neurorehabilitation.

• Advocate for the integration of ethical considerations and patient-centered approaches in the implementation of BCI technologies, ensuring the responsible and equitable use of these innovations.


 

Brain Modulation for Neurorehabilitation

This SIG was formed in 2019 and led by DrWayne Feng from Duke University of Medical Center.  In April 2024, Professor Nam-Jong Paik from Seoul National University, South Korea, took over as Chair.  A quarterly newsletter is published highlighting the important publications, research and technology in the field of brain modulation. 


Contacts
Chair

Nam-Jong Paik
Seoul National University
South Korea

njpaik@snu.ac.kr

 

Secretary

Pratik Chahhatbar MD PhD

Pratik.chhatbar@duke.edu


Downloads and additional materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2023

Newsletter First Quarter 2024

Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2023

Newsletter Second Quarter 2023

Newsletter First Quarter 2023

Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2022

Newsletter Third Quarter 2022

Newsletter Second Quarter 2022

Newsletter First Quarter 2022

Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2021

Newsletter Third Quarter 2021

 

Clinical Applications of Advanced Technologies

Objectives
  • To bring together clinicians and clinical-based researchers using advanced technologies in neurological rehabilitation to determine and reach a consensus on guidelines
  • To bring together clinicians and clinical-based researchers using advanced technologies in neurological rehabilitation to further and improve education provision in this field with a focus on clinical application
  • To contribute to the development of rehabilitation technologies by ensuring feedback and clinical requirements are provided to engineers, the developments are truly user-driven and based on the needs of clinicians and patients

Contact

Tamsin Reed
Tamsin.reed@hcahealthcare.co.uk


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020

Clinical Pathways

Objectives
  • To promote evidence-based practice in neurorehabilitation by critical appraisal of, and alerting to, clinical evidence that is relevant for clinical decision-making in neurorehabilitation
  • To provide and disseminate evidence-based practice recommendations for clinical pathways in neurorehabilitation

Contact

Thomas Platz
t.platz@bdh-klinik-greifswald.de

Mayowa Owolabi
mayowaowolabi@yahoo.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2023

Cognitive Neurorehabilitation

The aim of this SIG is to promote an integrated approach to cognitive disorders focusing on cognitive interventions from the acute to chronic stages, including clinical and biomedical evaluations, indications for behavioural and pharmacological treatments, and evidence-based approach to treatment of cognitive disorders. Offer of teaching courses, with special intention for physicians; from introductory to advanced courses.


Contacts

Prof. Stephanie Clarke
Service de Neuropsychologie et de Neuroréhabilitation
CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Stephanie.Clarke@chuv.ch

Prof. Gilles Rode
Université de Lyon
INSERM-UMRS 534, Bron, France

gilles.rode@chu-lyon.fr


Downloads and additional materials

Presentation from WFNR SIG Meeting, Pavia, May 2013 (pdf)

Annual report 2020

Communication Disorders

Objectives
  • To create links and communications with other international networks interested in communication disorders
  • To provide and signpost education resources and guidelines on communication to interdisciplinary professionals and teams
  • To provide training in local languages to improve work with people with
       communication disorders worldwide

Contact

Apoorva Pauranik
apauranik@gmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2020

Community Based Neurorehabilitation

Objectives
  • To upgrade and share knowledge about CBR and the role of neurorehabilitation in community-based and community-delivered rehabilitation 
  • To share content, aims and goals regarding different experiences in low-income countries to develop neurorehabilitation interventions involving and connecting CBR and specialised interventions
  • To contact world organisations, eg UN and WHO who are focused on the right for health and inclusion for all, the struggle against poverty and its impact on disabled people, about the role for voluntary workers supporting disabled people at all levels in the community, and to share knowledge about neurorehabilitation and how we can cooperate to support the rights of disabled people to health and inclusion

Contact

Alessandro Giustini
alessandro.giustini@ntc.it


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2022

Continence and Bowel Management in Neurorehabilitation

Contact

Yousif Al Nuaimi
yalneaimi@hotmail.com

 

Dementia

The missions of this special interest group are to:

·         Identify efficacious interventions for improving cognition, behaviour and everyday functioning in people living with dementia, and to prevent cognitive decline in frail people

·         Identify effective screening tools, with the potential to improve large-scale assessment in the senior population, and early-onset neurorehabilitation

·         Develop interdisciplinary guidelines for promoting high-quality research on the neurorehabilitation of dementia

·         Build a platform for information and exchange among all professionals interested in neurorehabilitation of dementia within the WFNR

Organize dedicated sessions at the WFNR meeting and other international conferences.


Contacts

Professor Arseny Sokolov
arseny.sokolov@chuv.ch

Valeria Manera
valeria.manera@univ-cotedazur.fr

Sara Isernia
sisernia@dongnocchi.it


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2023

Developing World Forum

Objectives
  • To educate and to encourage research and quality training
  • To develop low-cost therapies
  • To help inform policies and collaboration

Contact

Nirmal Surya
nirmal_surya@yahoo.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Report October 2020-December 2022

Dysphagia

Objectives
  • To promote care, education and research of swallowing disorders associated with neurological disease
  • To encourage an evidence-based approach to the assessment and treatment of neurogenic dysphagia
  • To strengthen the collaboration with other SIGs and international scientific societies  to promote awareness of dysphagia management in people with neurological disorders 

Contact

Irene Battel
irene.battel@gmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021

Early Neurorehabilitation

Objectives
  • To establish recommendations for early verticalisation after SAH
  • To develop recommendations for the treatment (e.g Facial Oral Tract Therapy) and evaluation of dysphagia after neurological and neurosurgical brain lesions (especially regarding the coordination of apnoea and swallowing in the acute phase)
  • To create a virtual platform of interested specialists ( e.g members of the Early Neurorehabilitation SIG) in order to discuss issues in our daily management (on the condition that WFNR and EFNR gives us the mandate in coordination of the two societies)

Contact

Karin Diserens
Karin.Diserens@chuv.ch

Peter Lackner
peter.lackner@gesundheitsverbund.at


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2021/2022
Annual Report 2020 

 

 

Headache and Migraine

Contact

Tissa Wijeratne
twijeratne@gmail.com

 

Health Policy and Economics in Neurorehabilitation

Mission Statement  

To address the multifaceted challenges of integrating health policy and economics into the realm of neurorehabilitation, ensuring that therapeutic strategies are not only clinically effective but also economically viable and policy compliant.

Objectives  

1. Research Integration: To foster collaboration between economists, policymakers, and neurorehabilitation professionals, aiming to integrate clinical insights with economic and policy considerations.

2. Policy Advocacy: To advocate for informed health policies that prioritize and streamline neurorehabilitation interventions based on both clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.

3. Education and Awareness: To conduct seminars, workshops, and conferences that highlight the importance of considering health economics in neurorehabilitation decision-making.

4. Resource Development: To curate and distribute resources that assist professionals in understanding the economic implications of their clinical decisions.

Outcomes  

- Publication Series: Regular publications discussing the intersection of health economics, policy, and neurorehabilitation, aiming to inform practitioners and policymakers.

- Workshops & Seminars: Annual or bi-annual events, in partnership with global organizations, bringing together thought leaders in the field to share insights and best practices.

- Resource Database: A centralized database for health policy and economic materials relevant to neurorehabilitation, updated periodically with new research findings.

- Policy Recommendations: Development of a set of policy recommendations to be shared with health departments and governmental bodies globally, promoting the best practices in neurorehabilitation from an economic perspective.

Who should join?  

- Neurorehabilitation experts: Clinicians, therapists, and other professionals keen on understanding the broader economic and policy implications of their work.

- Health economists: Those focused on understanding the cost structures, benefits, and implications of interventions in the realm of neurorehabilitation.

- Policymakers: Individuals involved in health policy development and implementation, looking for evidence-based insights from the field of neurorehabilitation.

- Researchers: Academics and practitioners aiming to bridge the gap between clinical practice, economics, and policy in the domain of neurorehabilitation.

- Patients and advocates: Individuals or families affected by neurological conditions, looking to understand and advocate for economically sound and policy-compliant therapeutic strategies.


Contact

Stefan Strilciuc
stefan.strilciuc@brainscience.ro


MAC: Measurement, Assessment and Classification

Objectives


To raise awareness of the burden of neurological diseases using common international classifications e.g ICF, ICD, ICHI, and the use of assessment tools such as WHO DAS 2.0 in neurological conditions
 
To strengthen the development of ICF-based rehabilitation plans that comprise a common language, understood by team members, patients and their family, and to implement the use of ICF and WHO DAS 2.0 as valuable tools in neurorehabilitation

To promote neurorehabilitation as part of the Universal Health Coverage at global levels, and as health interventions to reach SDGs in accordance with the UN Conventions of the Rights of People with Disability, and the WHO and its relevant strategies and programmes such as Rehabilitation 2030 and Brain Health Unit programmes


Contact

Matilde Leonardi
Matilde.Leonardi@istituto-besta.it

Klemens Fheodoroff
klemens.fheodoroff@me.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021

Mild and Severe Brain Injury

Objectives
  • To develop a network of clinicians and researchers involved in the rehabilitation of both mild and severe brain injury. The involvement in the network is based on a multi-professional approach and interests.
  • To investigate and disseminate knowledge about traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury
  • To collaborate with other SIGs with an interest in brain injury to promote a robust  understanding of the organisational model of care

Contact

Caterina Pistarini
caterina.pistarini@icsmaugeri.it


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021

Motivation in Neurorehabilitation

 

Motivation is increasingly considered the missing link towards augmenting therapy intensity in day by day neurorehab work.

There is a growing body of literature aimed to deepen our knowledge on neurobiological, psychological and clinical issues of motivational processes in healthy individuals and, to a lesser extent, in patients after acute brain injury.

Nevertheless there is only a scarce interconnection and transfer between the various fields, a lack of consensus regarding basic aspects like definitions and assessment tools and no comprehensive implementation into neurorehab processes.

The Special Interest Group on Motivation aims to become a platform for sharing and exchanging knowledge soaring in all these fields  in order to transfer it into strategies to leverage patients motivation and hence adherence to therapies  during  neurorehabilitation.


Contact

Dana Boering
danaboering@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Disorders

Objectives


•  To generate epidemiological data for multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating
   disorders to determine trends and variables for long-term outcomes

•  To formulate domain specific early rehabilitation programmes and guidelines for low
   cost models of multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

• To evaluate appropriate outcome measures, optimal intensity, frequency, cost and
  effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation


Contact

Abhishek Srivastava
29abhi@gmail.com

Juerg Kesselring
juerg.kesselring@kliniken-valens.ch


Downloads and Additional Materials


Annual Report 2023
Minutes of Meeting, December 2022
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021

Neurological Conditions and Driving

Objectives

 

To provide a network and resource for health professionals for the promotion of safe driving by individuals with a neurological condition

To provide recommendations for good practice in assessing and screening patients who want to start or return to driving 

To facilitate research into fitness-to-drive, and encourage and support collaborative research studies across different countries 


Contact

Carol Hawley
C.A.Hawley@warwick.ac.uk


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2023

Neurologic Music Therapy

Objectives
  • To advocate, disseminate, and support clinical neuroscience research in music applied to neurorehabilitation
  • To advocate, disseminate and conduct training in Neurologic Music Therapy for neurorehabilitation professionals  
  • To maintain a presence for Neurologic Music Therapy Practice and Research at WFNR meetings, conferences, and in Flying Faculty programmes

Contact

Chair
Michael Thaut
michael.thaut@utoronto.ca

 


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2023

NeuroPalliative Care

Contact

Dr Navita Purohit
drnavita.nv@gmail.com

Neuropathic Pain

Contact

Marta Imamura
marta.imamura@fm.usp.br


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2021

Neuropharmacology

Contact

Dafin Muresanu
dafinm@ssnn.ro

 

Neurophilosophy and Ethics

Objectives

To encourage cooperation between neuroscientists and philosophers concerning, in particular, the field of neural correlates of consciousness, free will/making decision mechanisms, emotion/empathy/mirror neurons, ethics/behavior, semiology.

To strengthen the development of bi-directional linkage between philosophical theories and neuroscientific hypothesis concerning in particular the epistemological/ontological approach in the
different fields of neurophilosophy.

To promote meetings, teaching activities and research about the impact of neuroscientific evidence concerning plasticity, brain lesions and degeneration, recovery mechanisms on philosophical theories and vice versa, in particular in the field embodied cognition and neuroethics.

To develop educational programs, meetings and editorial activities concerning ethics problems in neurorehabilitation field, bioethics perspectives and relevance of Artificial Intelligence in clinical neurosciences field

 


Contact

Dr Heinrich Binder
heinrich.dr.binder@outlook.com

Dr Giorgio Sandrini
giorgio.sandrini@unipv.it

Sabahat Asim Wasti
WastiS@ClevelandClinicAbuDhabi.ae


Downloads and Additional Materials

Scientific advisory committee:                                                                          Patricia Churchland (US), Stephanie Clarke (CH), Paolo Fusar-Poli (UK, I),  Markus Gabriel(G), Volker Hömberg (G), Georg Northoff (Canada), G. Riva(I), Giacomo Rizzolatti (I), Surjo Soekadar (G),  Mark Solms (South Africa),   Tomaso Vecchi (I)      
Neurophilosophy Annual Report 2023
Neurophilosophy Annual Report 2022
Neurophilosophy Annual Report 2021

Ethics Annual Report 2021

Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation

Objectives

  • To provide members with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and expertise in the field of neurophysiology through regular meetings, presentations, and discussions on the latest research findings, new methods, and emerging trends.

  • To create a platform for members to network with fellow and senior neurophysiologists, researchers, and professionals in related disciplines. Through workshops, conferences, and collaborative projects, the group aims to encourage interdisciplinary interactions, exchange ideas, and facilitate research partnerships that can lead to innovative discoveries and advancements in the field.

  • To promote the dissemination of neurophysiological research findings among the scientific community of neurorehabilitation.

Contact

Murat Zinnuroğlu
muratz@gmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Objectives


To encourage and support multidisciplinary clinical practice and research into the rehabilitation of people with cognitive, emotional, psychosocial and behavioural deficits caused by brain injury or neurological conditions (both progressive and nonprogressive) across the lifespan

To improve the care of survivors of brain injury and their families through the translation of clinically relevant research

To support the future of neurorehabilitation throughout the world and to provide a forum of communication between those with an interest in the subject


Contact

Robyn Tate
robyn.tate@sydney.edu.au


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020
Members Activities 2019-2020
Annual Report 2021
NR-SIG Newsletter 4 2022
Annual Report 2022
Newsletter 2023
Annual Report 2023
Newsletter 2024

Neurorehabilitation Service Development

Objectives


·         To raise awareness about neurorehabilitation services and minimum required standards

·         To link with disease specific Special Interest and other Groups to develop minimum service standards

·         To develop the understanding of service development education and training


Contact

Sabahat Asim Wasti
WastiS@ClevelandClinicAbuDhabi.ae


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020 
Annual Report 2021

 

 

Neurosurgical, Reconstructive and Restorative Rehabilitation

Objectives
  • To promote mutual understanding among acute-care neurosurgeons and neurorehabilitationists
  • To develop and prove treatment algorithms
  • To promote the path to ‘normal’ life for individuals with neurological conditions

Contact

Maximilian Mehdorn
hmmehdorn@me.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020 
Annual Report 2021

 

 

Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (OPSYRIS)

Objectives

  1. To support, inform and encourage multidisciplinary research and awareness of research into the psychological consequences of stroke
  2. To improve the care of stroke survivors and their families through the translation of clinically relevant research
  3. o support psychological research in stroke across the world and to provide a forum of communication between those with an interest in the subject
    Contact

    Stephanie Rossit
    S.Rossit@uea.ac.uk


    Downloads and Additional Materials  

    March 2024 Newsletter
    January 2024 Newsletter
    December 2023 Newsletter
    Annual Conference 2024

    Annual Conference 2023

    Annual Report 2020
    Annual Report 2021
    Annual Report 2022
    Annual Report 2023

Paediatric Neurorehabilitation

Objectives

 

  • To highlight the special features and needs in the rehabilitation of children with lesions or diseases of the central nervous system; our interest comprises both congenital lesions and lesions acquired later in childhood
  • To provide a platform for information and exchange for all those interested in the neurorehabilitation of children and adolescents amongst the WFNR membership
  • To organise paediatric sessions at each WFNR Congress; platform presentations and posters

Contact


Andrea Martinuzzi
andrea.martinuzzi@lanostrafamiglia.it

Professor El Oumri
aa.eloumri@gmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials


Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2020

Plexopathies

Objectives

  • To improve the functional diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of individuals with plexopathies of various etiologies
  • To promote molecular, genetic, physiological, biomechanical, treatment (rehabilitation, surgical and pharmaceutical), compensatory aids and behavioural studies directed at elucidating and decreasing the impairments of individuals with plexopathies
  • To contribute to an increase in activity and participation levels of individuals with plexopathies

Contact

Jan Groothuis
Jan.Groothuis@radboudumc.nl


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021

Posture, Mobility and Falls

Objectives

 


Contact

Dominic Perennou
DPerennou@chu-grenoble.fr

Vice-Chair
Klaus Martin Stephan
klausmartinstephan@web.de


Downloads and Additional Materials


Click here for further information

Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2020

Rehabilitation for Movement Disorders

Objectives
  • To create awareness about the importance of rehabilitation for Movement Disorders
  • To stimulate the development of research protocols and guidelines on rehabilitation and Movement Disorders 
  • To involve and integrate all the healthcare professionals with an interest in the field of Movement Disorders favouring integration and development of multidisciplinary approaches 

Contact

Rajinder Dhamija
dhamijark@gov.in


Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2020

Challenges of Managing Parkinson's Disease During COVID-19
Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease  Annals of Movement Disorders

Robotics

Objectives

·         To promote the education of clinical professionals on the evidence-based application of robotics to the process of neurorehabilitation

·         To promote education for engineering, bioinformatics, and computer science researchers on robotics in neurorehabilitation

·         To create a hub and disseminate information on robotic applications in neurorehabilitation


Contact

Hermano Igo Krebs
hikrebs@mit.edu

Dylan Edwards
dylan.edwards@jefferson.edu


Downloads and Additional Materials

Newsletter November 2023
Annual Report 2022
Newsletter June 2022
Quarterly Newsletter January 2022
Annual Report 2020


Spinal Cord Injury

Objectives
  • To promote specific topics of scientific interest and clinical practice related to restorative neurology, non-traumatic SCI, aging, incomplete SCI syndromes, dysphagia, functional corrective surgery, SCI associated with severe brain injury, sexuality, communication of the prognosis, by collaborating with SIGs of interest
  • To promote and disseminate specific knowledge for healthcare professionals and patients, through the development or participation in courses, guidelines, medical consensus, masterclasses, workshops, symposiums, congresses, podcasts and/or didactic material
  • To facilitate and promote the development of an international network by facilitating in cultural exchange with members of low or medium income countries

Contact

Humberto Cerrel Bazo
hcb57@yahoo.com


Downloads and Additional Materials


Spinal Injury Awareness Day

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021
 

Stroke Rehabilitation

Objectives


Contact


Wayne Feng
wayne.feng@duke.edu


Downloads and Additional Materials


Annual Report 2020

Telerehabilitation

Objectives

  • To stimulate the use of telerehabilitation
  • To support the use and spread of telerehabilitation in developing countries
  • To disseminate theoretical and operational knowledge on telerehabilitation

Contact


Annie Hill
A.Hill2@latrobe.edu.au

Carl Froilan Leochico
cfdleochico@stlukes.com.ph

 


Downloads and Additional Materials


Survey on Telerehabilitation

Annual Report 2020
Annual Report 2021

Women in Neurorehabilitation

Purpose

To promote women in neurorehabilitation to achieve excellence and equity in their professional lives

Objectives

1.    To promote greater representation of women in neurorehabilitation

2.    To serve as a platform for communication and collaboration among women in neurorehabilitation

3.    To promote career development of women in neurorehabilitation through mentoring and networking

4.    To encourage women to create a professional climate that supports career advancement, recognize achievements, and foster inclusivity.

5.    To foster specific female-centric approaches to neurorehabilitation research, practice and philosophy


Contact

Sangeetha Madhavan
smadhava@uic.edu

Jyutika Mehta
jmehta@twu.edu



Downloads and Additional Materials

Annual Report 2022

Yoga Therapy in Neurorehabilitation

Objectives

  • Creating awareness of Yoga Therapy among health care providers and the public. Yoga Therapy is choosing the appropriate yoga methods
    as per underlying medical disorders. Breathing exercises, meditation and asanas have many health benefits.

  • Conducting regular meetings as a Special Interest Group and in collaboration with other Special Interest Groups.

  • To carry out research activities on the role of Yoga in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders.

Contact

Pazhani Ranganathan
pazran@hotmail.com


Downloads and Additional Materials

Young WFNR

Objectives

1.Spark and promote interest in pursuing a clinical or research career in neurorehabilitation in early-career health care professionals and researchers.

2.Assist early-career professionals and researchers in neurorehabilitation to build a network by establishing connections to peers and senior professionals in neurorehabilitation.

3.Promote education in neurorehabilitation and make educative resources accessible to members.

4.Promote research interest in members and foster innovative projects. Aid early-career researchers in neurorehabilitation gain visibility.

5.Improve equity for early career healthcare professionals and researchers from LMIC.


Contact


Maria Alejandra Spir Brunal
maria.spir@udea.edu.co


Downloads and Additional Materials


Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021

Formation of a new Special interest group

Find more information about setting up a new SIG and how to apply.

Forming a Special Interest Group

Special Interest Group guidelines

Become a member of the WFNR

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  • Network with peers and experts in various fields
  • Gain discounts on events and publications
  • Join and collaborate with Special Interest Groups
  • Access specialist resources and information

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