Who we are

Brazil – Chair of the INPA Movement Disorders Special Interest Group

Tamine Capato is a board-certified neurological physiotherapy and movement disorders specialist. She completed her Ph.D. at University of São Paulo (Brazil 2020) and Radboud University (Netherlands 2022). Currently, she works as post-doc and clinical researcher at the Department of Neurology of both Universities. Coming from a strong clinical background as a physiotherapist and supervising students, her research focuses on identifying and developing new clinical assessments and multidisciplinary approaches to improve gait and postural instability in Parkinson’s disease and related Movement Disorders.

Jordan – Vice Chair of the INPA Movement Disorders Special Interest Group

Dr Hanan Khalil is an Associate Professor of neurological rehabilitation at Qatar University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Doha, Qatar. Dr. Khalil is a researcher in the area of rehabilitation and exercise and related outcome measures in people with Long Term Neurological Conditions (LTNCs) namely multiple sclerosis (MS), dementia and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Further research interest includes cross-cultural adaptation and validation of outcome measures in Arabic language as well as motor learning and the impact of exercise on improving non-motor symptoms in these populations such as sleep, cognition and mood.

UK – Secretary 1 of the INPA Movement Disorders Special Interest Group

Jordan – Secretary 2 of the INPA Movement Disorders Special Interest Group

Dr. Aseel Aburub is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences and the Head of the Physiotherapy Department at Applied Science Private University (Amman, Jordan). She has authored over 35 research publications in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Aburub’s scholarly work primarily addresses neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, with a special focus on cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation could improve the quality of life for individuals suffering from these movement disorders. Her research also extends to the physiotherapy management of urinary incontinence, autonomic dysfunction, sleep and cardiac fitness in Parkinson’s disease.

Luxembourg – Past Chair of the INPA Movement Disorders Special Interest Group

Mariella is the physiotherapy trainer at ParkinsonNet Luxembourg, member of the ParkinsonNet international network. She is one of the authors of the European Physiotherapy Guideline for Parkinson’s and is committed to implement research-based physiotherapy practice. Mariella runs her neurological practice at Esch-sur- Alzette. She is also past chair of the Movement Disorder INPA subgroup, and past President of the Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s Disease Europe (2000-2018).