CONFERENCE STREAMS

A conference programme built for real-world practice

The Therapy Show conference programme has been redesigned for 2026 to deliver deeper learning, clearer choices and more practical value.

Guided by a practitioner-led advisory board and supported by an education oversight committee representing professional bodies, you can explore evidence-led clinical education, hands-on learning, essential assessment skills and business development—all designed to support the decisions you make every day.

EXPLORE THE PROGRAMME

What’s different for 2026?

Based on feedback from our community, we have created a programme that is easier to navigate and more valuable to attend.

  • Greater depth
    More time to explore complex topics—not just surface-level overviews.
  • Clearer learning formats
    Dedicated spaces for clinical education, practical application and professional development.
  • More clinical reasoning
    A stronger focus on assessment, decision-making and defensible practice.
  • More hands-on learning
    Opportunities to practise techniques and develop practical confidence.
  • Real-world business support
    Relevant guidance for running services, leading teams and growing practices.

Explore the Programme Streams

From managing persistent MSK presentations and making return-to-play decisions to developing your hands-on skills or growing a clinical practice, the programme focuses on the challenges therapy professionals encounter every day.

Explore six core streams, delivered across different theatres and learning formats.

Specific Conditions & MSK Practice

Go deeper into the assessment, management and progression of common and complex MSK presentations, with sessions focused on clinical decisions and outcomes—not isolated treatment techniques.

Topics include:

  • Progressive exercise in shoulder rehabilitation
  • ACL rehabilitation and return-to-play decisions
  • Hip impingement and conservative management
  • Upper and lower-limb tendinopathy
  • Acute and persistent lower back pain
  • Foot and ankle dysfunction
  • Conservative management of osteoarthritis
  • Running injuries and gait-related presentations
  • Menopause-related MSK symptoms
  • Overuse injuries in young and developing athletes

Find out more

Clinical Reasoning, Assessment & Differential Diagnosis

Explore how experienced clinicians think, interpret information and act when the answer is not immediately clear.

Topics include:

  • Recognising and responding to red flags
  • Clinical reasoning under diagnostic uncertainty
  • Differential diagnosis of shoulder, hip and spinal presentations
  • Challenging bias and heuristics in clinical decision-making
  • Distinguishing evidence-based practice from influencer-led trends
  • Making safe, defensible decisions in complex cases

Designed for practitioners who want to sharpen their assessment skills, challenge their assumptions and become more confident when presentations do not follow the textbook.

Find out more

Rehabilitation, Movement & Performance

Examine how rehabilitation and performance principles can be applied across everyday clinical, grassroots and elite sporting populations.

Topics include:

  • Load management and rehabilitation progression
  • Integrating strength and conditioning into clinical practice
  • Rehabilitation for professional versus grassroots athletes
  • Concussion recognition and early management
  • Return-to-play and return-to-function decision-making
  • Translating high-performance principles to everyday patients

Find out more

Applied Practice: Modalities & Treatment Techniques

Develop practical skills while exploring when, why and for whom different treatment approaches may be appropriate.

Topics include:

  • Radial and focused shockwave application
  • Electrotherapy within rehabilitation pathways
  • Manual therapy approaches and current evidence
  • Myofascial and soft-tissue techniques
  • Scar assessment and treatment
  • Acupuncture and dry needling
  • Movement retraining and neuromodulation

Sessions focus on indications, application and integration—helping you understand how techniques can support a wider assessment and rehabilitation plan.

Find out more

Women’s Health & Specialist Populations

Explore how hormonal, physiological and life-stage changes can influence musculoskeletal health, recovery and return to activity. Sessions will help clinicians recognise when a presentation may require a different approach and how assessment, communication and rehabilitation can be adapted to the individual.

Topics include:

  • Pelvic health considerations for MSK clinicians
  • MSK presentations during and after menopause
  • Pregnancy and postnatal return to activity
  • Adapting rehabilitation around hormonal and physiological change
  • Injury patterns in adolescent athletes
  • Progressing specialist populations safely and effectively

Find out more

Business, Leadership & Professional Development

Explore the real decisions involved in running a practice, leading a service and developing a sustainable clinical career.

Topics include:

  • Pricing and communicating the value of your services
  • Running and scaling an effective practice
  • Marketing and building a credible digital presence
  • Developing stronger referral networks
  • Creating collaborative care pathways
  • Leading clinical teams and MSK services
  • Balancing commercial decisions with professional responsibility

Find out more

Conference Theatres & Learning Spaces

Clinical reasoning, MSK conditions and evidence-led practice

Explore common and complex MSK presentations through in-depth sessions focused on assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment progression. Speakers will examine the evidence behind practice and work through the decisions that influence patient outcomes.

This fully enclosed theatre is designed for focused learning, giving speakers the time to move beyond surface-level overviews and explore clinical complexity.

Rehabilitation, performance and complex recovery

Explore rehabilitation across everyday practice, grassroots sport and elite performance. Sessions will examine pain science, load management, exercise progression, strength and conditioning, complex recovery and return-to-play or return-to-function decisions.

Running alongside Theatre A, this enclosed learning space brings together leading voices in physiotherapy, rehabilitation and sports medicine to address real-world clinical challenges.

Shockwave, diagnostic ultrasound and technology in MSK practice

Discover how radial and focused shockwave, diagnostic ultrasound and emerging technologies can support assessment, treatment planning and outcome monitoring.

Through clinical cases, evidence-led discussion, and selected live demonstrations, speakers will explore treatment selection and how these technologies can integrate into broader rehabilitation pathways—not simply be applied as standalone protocols.

Build better practices and lead stronger teams

Gain practical guidance on the realities of running, growing and leading within a clinical environment. Sessions will cover pricing, marketing, referral networks, team development, leadership and sustainable practice growth.

Hear from clinicians, practice owners and healthcare leaders who understand the challenges of balancing patient care, professional responsibility and commercial decision-making.

Assessment, safety and essential clinical skills

Develop the practical skills required to assess confidently, recognise risk and respond appropriately. Small-group sessions will explore screening, red flags, differential diagnosis, escalation and emergency or safety skills.

This space is designed to strengthen clinical confidence through focused, applied learning that complements the wider conference programme.

Hands-on treatment and movement application

Take part in practical sessions covering treatment techniques, movement, rehabilitation and manual practice. Explore approaches such as soft-tissue work, manual therapy, movement retraining, acupuncture, dry needling and scar treatment.

Delivered in smaller, participatory groups, sessions focus on when, why and how techniques can be applied—not simply demonstrated—so you can take relevant skills back into practice.

Conversations, connections and shared experience

Therapy Exchange is a relaxed space for open discussion, peer learning and meaningful connection across the therapy community.

Join speaker meet-and-greets, informal campfire discussions and conversations exploring the issues affecting clinicians today. Ask questions, exchange experiences and connect with people working across different disciplines, environments and stages of their careers.

Move, learn and take time to reset

The Studio is an interactive wellbeing space where you can step away from the busy show floor, recharge and take part in guided movement sessions throughout the day.

From Pilates, mobility and stretching to rehabilitation and recovery, sessions offer a chance to participate, discover practical ideas and support your own wellbeing. Whether you want to join a session or simply pause and reset between talks, The Studio provides space to move, learn and relax.

Sponsors

event partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
  • Event Partner
    Networking Bar Sponsor

education
  • Education Partner
  • Education Partner

media
  • Media Partner

networking bar
  • Event Partner
    Networking Bar Sponsor