Kurvers Jozef

1968-1972 School for physiotherapy: Koolen, Heerlen, The Netherlands

1975 – 1976 participant course Manual Therapy ‘Method van de Bijl´, Utrecht

1976- 1977 Bobath-course children, Huizen, The Netherlands

1977 -1981 Education teacher/instructor ´Bobath/ Neuro-developmental-treatment for adults with brain-problems´
1980 Assistant-instructor in ‘Bobath/N.D.T. course for adults with stroke ‘Amsterdam, Holland
1981 first course `Bobath/N.D.T. for adults with stroke-problems´ Instructors Jos Halfens and Jos Kurvers Rehabilitation-centre Hoensbroeck, Hoensbroek/Heerlen, The Netherlands

1981 – member of the Dutch Group of instructors Bobath/N.D.T.

1981- 2000 Instructor (with Jos Halfens) ‘Bobath/N.D.T. basic-courses in the assessment and treatment of adults with stroke’ Hoensbroek/Heerlen, Holland

1985 Assistant of Pat Davies in basic course Bad Ragaz, Switserland

1985 Member of the I.B.I.T.A. (= international Bobath and instructors association for adults)
First meeting and foundation, London, Bobath Centre

1985 – Several I.B.I.T.A. meetings (of Bobath/N.D.T.-instructors) in England,
Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Norway, Spain

1985-1995 participant in parts of Bobath /NDT Advanced Courses (Davies, Moore, Lynch,
Paturin, Lapitz)
1985 – Presented: several lectures on congresses in Holland

1987 – Consultant ‘Stroke-club’ Holland

1972 – Participant in many courses and congresses in neurology-related aspects

1992 Lecture on Fysiotherapy-congress : ‘Physiotherapy and stroke: walking.
But: where to? ‘

1993 Poster-presentation (‘stroke-rehabilitation’) on World Congress Neurology, Berlin,
Germany

1993 Instructor on Bobath/N.D.T.- course in Curacao, South America

1993 – 1999 instructor on neurology-courses, N.P.I. (=Dutch Paramedic Institute)

1999 Article: ´Effects of N.D.T. and non/N.D.T. techniques on lower limb postural
responses in stroke patients´, Seelen, Wiggen, Halfens&Kurvers
publication in Holland ´Fysiotherapie and ouderenzorg’
and presentation on I.B.I.T.A.congress, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Holland,

1999 presentation of ‘the assessment-form according Bobath/NDT’ on IBITA-
congress, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2000- Member ‘Study group CVA / Stroke”, The Netherlands

2000- Instructor of ‘ Basic Courses Bobath/N.D.T.( I.B.I.T.A.- recognised) for adults with
neurological diseases’
in Greece, organisation EPIMORFOSIS, George Karabalis, Thessaloniki

2002 3rd world congress in neurological rehabilitation, Venice, April 2-6, 2002

2003 participant course ‘Gang analysis and training of walking’ Beckers & Deckers