IAB for Patients and Relatives

Dear patients, dear relatives,

are you suffering from movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor, spasticity, e.g. after stroke or multiple sclerosis?

Are you looking for experts in this field?

Design your therapeutic options and therapeutic steps actively!

Take responsibility for improving your quality of life!

Talk to your therapists as physicians and health professionals about the possibilities of networking to promote the interdisciplinary therapy of movement disorders – our idea is that of a mature patient as a partner of the therapist!

Inform yourself on our website about the work of IAB and let yourself be infected by the idea of interdisciplinarity!

By the way: IAB Academy is not only open to therapists: to the Patient Academy

Movement disorders

Movement disorders are a complex and rapidly expanding area of neurology. This field includes f.e. Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, Tremor, Spasticity after Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis that in most cases can only be met by an interdisciplinary therapeutic team.

Why IAB?

Movement Disorders produce a wide range of symptoms and almost all are chronic, thus generating a huge burden of disease. The growing number of new therapeutic options represents a special interdisciplinary challenge.
In order to promote this interdisciplinary approach, IAB – Interdisciplinary Working Group for Movement Disorders 2006 was founded in Hamburg.
IAB offers patients and therapists the unique opportunity to network and to deepen the knowledge without bias. This leads to a sustained improvement in therapy and quality of life.
IAB is the only structured platform that offers a collaboration of all takeholders, whether patients and relatives or therapists.

IAB Academy

Patient and their relatives represent an essential and central component of an interdisciplinary treatment concept. Only when they are informed about the type of the disease, the course and the treatment options an optimal treatment result can be achieved.
Patients, relatives and other interested medical non-professionals can in small groups in a workshop mode learn more about movement disorders and their treatment and coping strategies for these mostly chronic diseases.
We offer additionally as the only german institution: IAB specialist in Movement Disorders (SMD-IAB) based on a certificated and patented curriculum.

Useful information

IAB produces and offers know-how, e.g. medical law, scales for rating movement disorders and therapy effects, reference books, videos and guidelines.
Here you also can find more interesting addresses, projects, job opportunities and more.

FAQ

Here you will find some information to frequently asked questions about neurological movement disorders, their therapy, the way to experts, and why it is relevant to become active yourselves. And of course you learn how IAB can support you.