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Nordic Spasticity Conference 2026

A conference for healthcare professionals working interdisciplinarily with spasticity issues for children and adults. The conference aims to provide professionals with the opportunity to increase their knowledge, exchange experiences, and build networks.

11.
November
2026
3 days
  1. 11. Nov 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  2. 12. Nov 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  3. 13. Nov 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Time and place

When
  1. 11. Nov 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  2. 12. Nov 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  3. 13. Nov 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where

Thon Hotel Oslofjord

Sandviksveien 186

1337 Sandvika

Oslo
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Registration deadline: 21. Oct 2026, 23:00

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About the Conference

Professionals from several countries will come together at the Nordic Spasticity Conference in Oslo. You will meet a wide range of medical specialists and other professionals interested in the field.

Take part of workshops, meet exciting exhibitors, and establish networks across borders.

Have you completed an exciting project within spasticity or related fields, and would like to share your findings with an international professional community?

Now is your opportunity to contribute new knowledge and inspire further development in the field.

Outstanding submissions may be invited for an extended presentation during the conference.

Deadline for submission: 15 August 2026

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Registration

Registration is open. Registration deadline is 21 October 2026.

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Conference attendence: NOK 4000

Conference dinner: NOK 950

Accommodation: NOK 2350 per night

 

Program

The conference will be in English. This program is preliminary and may be subject to change.

  1. 09:00 - 10:00

    1. Registration

    10:00 - 10:30

    1. Opening session

      Welcome by Ivar Thor Johnsson,CEO Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital and Neil Ravenhill, CEO Spectra LV

      Purpose of the conference by Jelena Simic and Rajiv Reebye

      The patient perspective

    10:30 - 11:05

    1. Spasticity syndrome – new concept. Spasticity X Re-definition

      By Gerard Francisco

    11:05 - 11:40

    1. From Pathophysiology to clinical practice. Importance of definitions to enhance treatment

      By Bo Biering-Sørensen and Per Ertzgaard

    11:40 - 12:00

    1. Panel discussion

         Jörg Wissel, Gerard Francisco, Bo Biering-Sørensen, Per Ertzgaard

    12:00 - 13:00

    1. Lunch with poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    13:00 - 13:30

    1. The Window of Opportunity: When Is the Right Time to Start Treatment?

      By Jörg Wissel  

    13:30 - 14:00

    1. Importance of patient centric treatment approach

      By Jorge Jacinto

    14:00 - 14:30

    1. Coffee break with refreshments, poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    14:30 - 15:10

    1. Muscle changes in Spasticity: Guiding Personalized Treatment Strategies

      By Rajiv Reebye and Jelena Simic  

    15:10 - 15:40

    1. Panel discussion: Is BoNT-A a neuromodulator?

      Chairs: Kristin Østlie and Jelena Simic

      Panel: Rajiv Reebye, Bo Biering-Sørensen, Jörg Wissel, Stefano Carda, Thierry Deltombe, Peter Sanderson and Anand Panday 

    15:40 - 16:10

    1. Break with poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    16:10 - 16:40

    1. Electrostimulation in Spasticity Management in spinal cord and stroke

      By Ines Bersch-Porada and Michael Berger  

    16:40 - 17:20

    1. Panel discussion: Beyond (modified) Ashworth and (modified) Tardieu scales:  How do we use them, and do we assess them in the same way?

      Chair: Rajiv Reebye

      Panel: Alhed P. Wesche, Camilla Aksdal, Anand Pandyan, Thierry Deltombe, Kristin Østlie


       

       

    17:20 - 17:30

    1. Summary of the day and highlights for tomorrow.

      By Rajiv Reebye

    19:00 - 21:30

    1. Back to basic: Evening Dinner Symposium by Spectra LV institute and Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

      • When the Clinic Becomes the Patient: Lessons from Workflow Analysis and International Spasticity Clinics 
      • Rewiring Through Creativity: The Role of Visual Art in Neuroplasticity and Spasticity Syndrome Management 
      • Returning to Movement: What Can Yoga Teach Us About Spasticity Syndrome Management?

  2. 08:00 - 08:35

    1. Multimodal treatment neural and non-neural components

      By Rajiv Reebye

    08:35 - 09:05

    1. Neuroplasticity in spasticity: Non-neural and neural component- early intervention

        By Stefano Carda

    09:05 - 09:30

    1. Coffee break with refreshments, poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    09:30 - 10:00

    1. Neurectomy or Neurotomy? Simplifying phenomenology and implications for clinical practice

      By Thierry Deltombe

    10:00 - 10:20

    1. Triggers for spasticity: pain, nociceptive stimuli

      By Bo Biering-Sørensen

    10:20 - 10:35

    1. Short break

    10:35 - 11:05

    1. Shockwave therapy

      By Ema Marinesco

    11:05 - 11:35

    1. Panel discussion: When not to treat and when to stop treatment?

      Chairs: Jelena Simic and Anne-Marthe Olsen Sanders
      Panel: Jorge Jacinto, Stefano Carda, Camilla Aksdal, Jill Unneland O'Farrell, Saurabh Kumar Jain

    11:35 - 12:30

    1. Lunch with poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    12:30 - 13:00

    1. The challenges of defining and measuring spasticity

      By Anand Pandyan

    13:00 - 13:25

    1. Presentation of the new evidence related to muscle changes due to BoNT-A and inactivity

      By Jelena Simic

    13:25 - 13:50

    1. When should we treat with BoNT-A, when should we perform surgery? Training and follow up after surgery.

      By Per Reidar Høiness   

    13:50 - 14:20

    1. Coffee break with refreshments, poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    14:20 - 14:50

    1. AI in assessment and treatment of spasticity. Novel use of ultrasound

      By Wu Chueh-Hung

    14:50 - 15:30

    1. Panel discussion: Sexual health, bladder and bowel function to motor recovery: All the things the patients ask us, but we don’t really have the answers.

      Chairs: Stefano Carda and Saurabh Kumar Jain
      Maja Busuladzic, Laura Serrano, Tanja Bertheussen, Tiina Ader, Ambereen Parvez, Hanna Tingelstad, Camilla Aksdal 


       

    15:30 - 15:50

    1. Indication and technical issue of diagnostic nerve block with anaesthetics

      By Thierry Deltombe

    15:50 - 16:05

    1. Spasticity APP

      By Bo Biering-Sørensen  

    16:05 - 16:15

    1. End of day summary. Highlights for tomorrow

      By Anne-Marthe Olsen Sanders

    18:30 - 19:00

    1. Networking and refreshments in the hotel bar

    19:00 - 22:00

    1. Conference dinner

  3. 08:00 - 08:40

    1. Panel discussion: Challenges of treating paediatric patients with spasticity

      Chair: Per Ertzgaard
      Panel: Rajiv Reebye, Mona Strøm, Anne Bergsjø Karstensen, Stine Katrine Hanssen 

       

       

    08:40 - 09:00

    1. Interdisciplinary interaction in spasticity management at the National Specialized Children’s hospital "Ohmatdyt", Ministry of Health of Ukraine

      By Pavlo Plavskyi and Pavlo Andrieiev 

    09:00 - 09:30

    1. Coffee break, poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    09:30 - 10:15

    1. Optimizing Advancing techniques in Chemo denervation

      By Peter Sanderson 

    10:15 - 10:45

    1. Practical biomarkers in spasticity management focus on EMG and ultrasound

      By Michael Berger and Rajiv Reebye 

    10:45 - 11:05

    1. How do we utilize sensor technology to measure post-intervention outcomes

      By Jorge Jacinto  

    11:05 - 11:25

    1. Applications of sensor technology in clinical research projects

      By Anne-Marthe Olsen Sanders

    11:30 - 12:30

    1. Lunch with poster walk and visiting Sponsor exhibition area

    12:30 - 12:50

    1. Using Different Tests to Evaluate Spasticity Treatment with BoNT-A

      By Clinical Physiology Lab at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital 

    12:50 - 13:30

    1. Panel discussion: How AI can help us in spasticity management

      Chair: Anne Catrine Trægde Martinsen
      Panel: Wu Chueh-Hung, Jörg Wissel, Gerard Francisco, Rajiv Reebye, Jorge Jacinto, Bo Biering-Sørensen

    13:30 - 13:50

    1. End of conference. Closing remarks and summary

      By Jelena Simic, Rajiv Reebye, Bo Biering-Sørensen and Anne Catrine Trægde Martinsen

    14:30 - 16:00

    1. Expert meeting: Steps forward- group publications

      By all attendees 

About the Speakers

The speakers are international specialists in spasticity issues as well as Nordic professionals with extensive experience in spasticity treatment. Among others, you will meet:

Dr. Jelena Simic, Norway

Dr. Bo Biering Sørensen, Denmark

Dr. Per Ertzgaard, Sweden

Prof. Rajiv Reebye, Canada

Dr. Luis Jorge Jacinto, Portugal

Dr. Jörg Wissel, Germany

Dr. Stefano Carda, Switzerland

Prof. Thierry Deltombe, Belgium

Dr. Peter Sanderson, England

 

Contact

kursogkonferanse@sunnaas.no

If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail and we will get back to you.