Nordic Spasticity Conference 2026

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: 1 June 2026

Submit your abstract

09.00: Registration

10.00: Opening session. CEO Hilde Myhren, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

10.30: From phenomenology to practice: Importance of definitions to enhance treatment. Dr. Bo Biering-Sørensen Denmark), Dr. Per Ertzgaard (Sweeden) and OT Camilla Aksdal (Norway)

11.05: Spasticity syndrome: Importance of early identification. Dr. Jörg Wissel (Germany)  

11.35: Living with spasticity (Patient experience). Dr. Jelana Simic (Norway) and patient

11.50: Coffee break - poster and sponsor exhibition area open 

12.20: Triggers for spasticity: pain, nociceptive stimuli. Dr. Bo Biering-Sørensen (Denmark)

12.50: Differences between spinal and supraspinal spasticity: examples. Dr. Jelena Simic and OT Camilla Aksdal (Norway)

13.10: Lunch - poster and sponsor exhibition area open

14.10: Muscle changes in spasticity: Guiding personalized treatment strategies. Prof. Rajiv Reebye (Canada) and Dr. Jelena Simic (Norway) 

15.00: The Impact of spasticity on sexual, bladder, and bowel function. Sexologist Yvonne Dolonen and Dr. Thomas Glott (Norway)

15.30: Coffee break - poster and sponsor exhibition area open

16.00: Neuroplasticity in spasticity. Dr. Stefano Carda (Switzerland)

16.30: Panel discussion: Beyond (modified) Ashworth and (modified) Tardieu scales: How do we use them, and do we assess them in the same way? Peter Sanderson, Stefano Carda, Norwegian physician and physiotherapist   
Moderators: Jelena Simic and Rajiv Reebye

17.30: Summary of the day and highlights for tomorrow.

08.00: Welcome to day 2

08.10: Multimodal treatment neural and non-neural components. Prof. Rajiv Reebye (Canada)

08.40: Electrostimulation in spasticity management in spinal cord and stroke. Ines Bersch-Porada (Switzerland) and Michael Berger (Canada)

09.25: Coffee break - Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

09.50: Neurectomy or neurotomy? Simplifying phenomenology and implications for clinical practice. Prof. Thierry Deltombe (Belgium)

10.20: Shockwave therapy, casting and novel treatments. Dr. Stefano Carda (Switzerland) and Norwegian physiotherapist

10.50: When not to treat and when to stop treatment? - Interaction with Conference participants. Norwegian physicians Competence Group for Spastic Paresis, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

11.35: Lunsj - Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

12.35: Evaluating Strength in Spastic Muscles: From Clinical Tests to Instrumented Measures. Jorge Jacinto (Portugal), Peter Sanderson (UK) and specialist from Clinical Physiology Laboratory, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital.

13.15: Patient experience

13.30: Short coffee break - Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

13.50: Presentation of the new evidence related to muscle changes due to BoNT-A and inactivity. Dr. Jelena Simic (Norway)

14.10: When should we treat with BoNT-A, when should we perform surgery?  Training and follow up after surgery. Per Reidar Høiness (Norway) and Ottar Berg (Norway)

14.50: Coffee break with refreshments - Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

15.20: AI in assessment and treatment of spasticity. Novel use of ultrasound. Dr. Wu Chueh-Hung (Taiwan)

16.00: Panel discussion: All the things the patients ask us, but we don’t really have the answers.

16.50: End of day summary. Highlights for tomorrow.

17.00: End of day 2

Social program

18.30: Networking and refreshments in the hotel bar

19.00: Conference dinner

08.00: Welcome to day 3

08.10: Challenges of treating pediatric patients with spasticity. Prof. Rajiv Reebye (Canada) and Dr. Per Ertzgaard (Sweeden)

09.10: Implementing spasticity assessment and treatment in Ohmandyt Childrens hospital, Kyiv. Dr. Pavlo Andreev

09.20: Coffee break: Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

09.50: Using chemotherapy in spasticity. PT Peter Sanderson (UK)

10.30: Using EMG as biomarker in spasticity management. Dr. Michael Berger (Canada) 

11.00: How do we utilize sensor technology to measure post-intervention outcomes. Dr.Jorge Jacinto (Portugal) and Norwegian occupation therapist  

11.30: Lunch: Poster and sponsor exhibition area open

12.30: Back to Basics: Assessments and interventions in focus (music and painting/creative activity). Prof. Rajiv Reebye (Canada) and Dr. Jelena Simic (Norway) 

13.00: Panel discussion: How AI can help us in spasticity management. Wu Chueh-Hung, Jörg Wissel, Rajiv Reebye, Jorge Jacinto, Thierry Deltombe
Bo Biering-Sørensen, Stefano Carda

13.40: Closing remarks and summary

14.00: End of conference 

Conference attendence: NOK 4000

Conference dinner: NOK 950

Accommodation: NOK 2350 per night