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This highly practical course explores a systematic, evidence-based method for simplifying the management of a variety of common shoulder dysfunctions.

Participants are taught a comprehensive, yet simple to follow, (step-by-step) assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning pathway to assure successful outcomes.

Participants will be fine-tuning essential therapy skills with respect to meaningful objective assessments, effective hands-on treatment techniques and functional exercise prescription.

This course is for physiotherapists:

• looking for an evidence-based method for simplifying the management of what many therapists find to be a very complex region to assess and treat.
• who desire to fine-tune their skills with respect to meaningful objective assessments, hands-on treatment techniques and effective exercise prescription.
• who appreciate the value of developing a systematic (step-by-step) approach to managing a wide spectrum of shoulder dysfunctions.

Vestibular rehabilitation has evolved as a specialist area of clinical practice in rehabilitation as our understanding and awareness of the debilitating sequelae of dizziness and vestibular impairments increases.

This course aims to provide an overview of vestibular anatomy and introduce clinicians to the assessment and treatment of individuals with vestibular dysfunction resulting in activity limitations and participation restrictions.

Strength Training for Middle-Aged and Older Adults will educate physiotherapists in the developing and evolving field of resistance training for over 45s. The course has a strong emphasis on the creation and delivery of age-appropriate, movement-focused, functional strength training programs. The course explores the latest concepts and innovative ideas with respect to functional strength training & movement restoration.

Participants will be studying the effective design and delivery of biomechanically balanced resistance training programs to achieve enhanced stability and balance, improved bone density and muscle mass, recovery in rehabilitation, improved daily movement & functional capacity and optimal biomechanics.

There is a significant practical component to the course with 50% of the course focussed on the teaching and performance of correct exercise technique. Participants will explore the latest evidence-based theory and learn dozens of practical exercises, which can be used to better manage a wide spectrum of middle-aged and older adults clients.

The course recognises that functional strength and conditioning is an essential component of the optimal management of many older clients looking to maintain independence, health span (and strength span) especially in the later decades of life.

This course is aimed at physiotherapists working with clients aged 45 and older, focusing on functional movement restoration and strength training. It is especially beneficial for those seeking an evidence-based, systematic approach to creating and delivering effective strength programs

Whether your patients are preparing for their first parkrun, chasing a marathon personal best, or returning to trail running after injury, physiotherapists play a vital role in helping runners stay healthy and perform at their best.

Successful running rehabilitation requires more than managing the injured tissue, it requires understanding the athlete behind the injury. This event will explore how athlete profiling, clinical reasoning, and identification of individual risk factors can shape more effective and personalised rehabilitation pathways.

Abby Dixon, Senior Physiotherapist at Front Runner Physiotherapy, will discuss how detailed athlete profiling—including running history, goals, previous injury, psychosocial factors, and performance demands—can help clinicians identify the key factors influencing injury risk and rehabilitation. Drawing on over two decades of musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy experience, Abby will demonstrate how this information guides clinical decision-making, allowing clinicians to move beyond symptom-based treatment to develop personalised rehabilitation pathways.

Ben Green, Director of Coaching at Front Runner Sports and Assistant Coach of the On Athletics Club Oceania, will share insights gained from more than 20 years of coaching runners across recreational, elite and professional settings. Ben will share practical insights into running biomechanics, training load, footwear, movement efficiency, and performance development, while discussing how clinicians can support safe progression through load management, running drills, volume and intensity progression, and return-to-performance planning.

This interactive session will provide physiotherapists with practical strategies to enhance clinical reasoning when working with runners, strengthen collaboration between coaches and clinicians, and confidently guide athletes from injury rehabilitation back to achieving their individual running goals.