We are happy to announce that as of 17th of April 2012 the Institut Chiari team counts with the collaboration of Mrs. Yuka Takahasi who will be in charge of the contact with japanese language patients, we hope that with her help we will be able to make the information about pathologies associated with cord traction and their treatment accessible for more patients. We would like to to welcome her and wish that her work be pleasant and fruitful.