Post-conference practical workshop 11 and 12 October

Presented by Luke Troiani and Vinay Srinivasan

Exercise prescription and rehabilitation

This two-day workshop is designed for therapists who already prescribe exercises but want greater structure, confidence, and clinical reasoning when progressing clients through rehabilitation and strength-based loading. Suitable for clinicians across all experience levels, from new graduates to experienced practitioners, the workshop will focus on using exercise as an extension of manual therapy, improving client outcomes and supporting practitioner longevity through safer, more efficient treatment strategies. It aims to simplify rehabilitation and help therapists confidently progress clients beyond passive care.

The workshop focuses on using exercise as an extension of manual therapy, improving client outcomes while also supporting practitioner longevity through safer, more efficient treatment strategies. It is suitable for clinicians across all experience levels, from new graduates to experienced practitioners, and aims to simplify rehabilitation and help therapists confidently progress clients beyond passive care.

Participants will apply these principles to common clinical presentations including:

• shoulder pain and overhead limitations
• lower back pain and load intolerance
• hip and pelvic movement dysfunction
• patellofemoral pain presentations
• sciatic and neural tension presentations
• thoracic outlet-related symptoms
• exercise limitations commonly seen in clinical practice.

Day 1: Foundations of exercise prescription

Day 1 will focus on the foundational principles of rehabilitation-focused exercise prescription, helping clinicians understand what to prescribe, why to prescribe it, and how to integrate exercise seamlessly into clinical care. By the end of Day 1, participants will be able to confidently select and implement appropriate exercises for common clinical presentations using clear clinical reasoning and structured decision-making. Key areas covered include:

• understanding the principles of rehabilitation-focused exercise prescription
• using movement as assessment to guide exercise selection
• understanding movement patterns involving the shoulder, hip, and spine
• identifying when an exercise is appropriate, and when it is not
• matching exercises to client presentation, symptoms, and capacity
• Integrating exercise with manual therapy rather than treating them as separate interventions.

Clinical applications include:

• shoulder pain and overhead movement limitations
• lower back pain and movement intolerance
• hip dysfunction and pelvic control
• patellofemoral pain
• sciatic and neural tension.

Day 2: Progression, loading, and advanced application

Day 2 builds on the foundations of Day 1 and focuses on progression strategies, load management, and developing confidence in advancing clients beyond early-stage rehabilitation. By the end of Day 2, participants will have the confidence and tools to safely progress movement, apply load appropriately, and move clients beyond passive rehabilitation toward long-term function and resilience. Key areas covered include:

• understanding progression frameworks for strength-based rehabilitation
• understanding load, volume, and intensity in a clinical context
• removing fear around loading clients safely and effectively
• progressing exercises without aggravating symptoms
• adapting progressions for different client goals and capacities
• case examples demonstrating real-world clinical decision-making.

Advanced applications include:

• progressing overhead, hinge and squat patterns
• returning clients to strength-based loading
• modifying exercises during symptom flare-ups
• rebuilding movement confidence and load tolerance
• bridging rehabilitation and long-term performance.

Workshop format and learning outcomes

Two full days, approximately 7 hours per day. Approximately 70% practical, 30% theory. Participants will leave with:

• a full-body approach with emphasis on shoulder, hip, and spine
• evidence-informed content aligned with contemporary rehabilitation and strength principles
• practical systems clinicians can apply immediately
• practical exercise templates
• clear progression frameworks
• a structured decision-making process for exercise prescription
• increased confidence in programming and progressing rehabilitation exercises.