Pain and Fatigue in NMD, Prevalence and management
- Number 184
- Date 23 May 2011
The 184st ENMC workshop titled “Pain and fatigue in NMD: prevalence and management” was held in Naarden, the Netherlands, 20-22th May 2011, with representatives from Western and South Europe and USA.
What was the aim of the workshop?
The aim of the workshop was to establish definitions for pain and fatigue in neuromuscular disorders and possible measurement instruments. This will guide the management approaches.
Participants
22 persons with different specialities: neurologists, rehabilitation physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapist, neurophysiologists, researchers, psychologists and patient representatives of various countries (USA, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy)
What was achieved?
After exchange of knowledge, studies and a broad discussion the following was established:
A full report is published in Neuromuscular disorders (pdf)
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