A Fundraiser for Movement Disorders May 30, 2015 NSTA along with the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Foundation (www.pmdf.org) are going to host a 5K Walk/Run fundraiser at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, California. The event would help raise funds for both organizations while spreading awareness about Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders. Registration is only $20. […]
Online Research Study on Reproductive Factors and Cervical Dystonia (Uploaded 03.02.15)
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Mar
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Reproductive Factors and Cervical Dystonia Description of project: We are conducting an online research study related to the correlation between various reproductive, hormonal and environmental factors with cervical dystonia. Your participation will take approximately 30 minutes and will require the completion of an online questionnaire. To participate: • You […]
NSTA San Diego Conference – June 13, 2015
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On June 13, 2015, the NSTA is hosting a one day conference in San Diego, California. Our conference will take place at the Old Town San Diego Marriott Courtyard. The address is 2435 Jefferson Street, San Diego, CA 92110. Parking for conference attendees is $5. There is also free public parking located close to the […]
Merz North America Pledges $1,000,000 in Fellowship Grants to the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF)
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Merz North America Pledges $1,000,000 in Fellowship Grants to the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) November 10, 2014 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time GREENSBORO, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merz North America (U.S. affiliate of the global Merz Pharma Group), today announced that it will award up to $1,000,000 in grants to the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation’s (DMRF) Clinical […]
Online Research Study on Reproductive Factors and Cervical Dystonia (Uploaded 12.04.14)
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center Reproductive Factors and Cervical Dystonia Description of project: We are conducting an online research study related to the correlation between various reproductive, hormonal and environmental factors with cervical dystonia. Your participation will take approximately 30 minutes and will require the completion of an online questionnaire. To participate: • You […]
Drake Duane, M.D.
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2014 Symposium Guest Speakers Drake Duane, M.D. Drake D. Duane, M.D. is a behavioral neurologist, who is also interested in focal cervical dystonia, essential tremor and tics; the first two on the basis of an unusual experience with spasmodic torticollis while on the staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and the last in […]
Monica Joshi, PT
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2014 Symposium Guest Speakers Monica Joshi, PT Monica Joshi, PT, is the founder and President of Back in the Game. She earned her Masters in Physical Therapy in 1985 from University of Bombay, India and has practiced consistently since that time. In 1995 she was certified in the McKenzie method for treating spine disorders. In […]
Devin Binder, M.D., Ph.D.
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May
2014 Symposium Guest Speakers Devin K. Binder, M.D., PhD Dr. Devin K. Binder grew up in Berkeley, California. He attended Harvard University, majoring in Biological Anthropology, and he was awarded the prestigious Hoopes Prize for his summa cum laude senior honors thesis “Serotonin and behavioral state.” Aspiring to pursue both neuroscience and clinical medicine, he […]
Kathy Jurgensen
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2014 Symposium Guest Speakers Kathy Jurgenson – Hatha and Therapy Yoga Certified Instructor Kathy Jurgensen has been involved with the fitness industry the majority of her adult life but began a career in rehabilitative fitness in 2003. She has helped and worked with several groups and hospitals in the care of patients recovering from […]
NSTA Las Vegas Symposium – September 20 – 21, 2014 (Updated 12.02.14)
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The 25th Annual NSTA Symposium The 2014 Las Vegas symposium has come and gone and we are happy to report that everyone who attended enjoyed the program. It is a huge endeavor to organize a symposium that requires the teamwork of a group of people at the NSTA.We would like to thank our Chairman of […]
President’s Article – Ken Price
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Nov
The 2012 NSTA Symposium took place in New Orleans on the weekend of October 20-21 and it was a success! People who arrived early for the symposium enjoyed taking a cruise down the Mississippi river aboard the Steamboat Natchez and roaming the French Quarter. As I have mentioned in my last article, the last time […]
NSTA Atlanta, Georgia Symposium – October 19 – 20, 2013
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The NSTA hosted the 2013 symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on October 19th and 20th and everyone who attended really enjoyed the program. On Friday the NSTA organized a nice outdoor activity for people flying in early. Twenty-five people signed up for the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Tour. We were a little concerned because it had rained […]