Movement Therapy Education

14/10/2026

Great advice about focus shockwave delivery - anatomy, anatomy, anatomy

14/10/2026

New blog...

No programme can prevent sports injury; the best evidence can only reduce the risk. Using Meeuwisse’s injury model, we explain why Sahrmann’s kinesiopathological model and corrective exercise are out of date, what strength training and the Nordic and Copenhagen exercises really achieve, and whic...

22/09/2026

Need to brush up on your foot and ankle anatomy or would like to learn from scratch?

From the bones and joint to the nerves and blood supply - layer by layer:

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22/09/2026

📅 Upcoming courses at Movement Therapy Education, Ludlow – October to December 2026

Whether you're on the Movement Therapy Diploma, the Exercise Therapist course, or just want a standalone CPD day, there's something for you this autumn at MTE - Ludlow.

OCTOBER
🔹 4th – Introduction to MSK Sonography (open to all – standalone CPD day)
🔹 6th – Functional Movement Assessment (Diploma & Exercise Therapist students)
🔹 10th & 11th – Exercise Coaching & Planning (Exercise Therapist course)
🔹 13th – Clinical Assessment & Early Stage Rehab: Foot & Ankle (Diploma students)

NOVEMBER
🔹 8th – Biomechanics of Exercise (Diploma & Exercise Therapist students)
🔹 10th – Advancing Manual Therapy (open to all)
🔹 22nd – Clinical Assessment & Early Stage Rehab: Knee (Diploma students)

DECEMBER
🔹 8th – Shockwave Therapy & Tendinopathy Rehabilitation (open to all – standalone CPD day)
🔹 13th – IASTM & Kinesiology Taping (open to all – standalone CPD day)
🔹 15th – Joint Manipulations (Diploma students)
🔹 20th – Neurological Testing for the Therapist (Diploma students, or open to all as a standalone day)

Standalone days are a great way to add to your toolkit without committing to a full programme – and if you go on to enrol on the Movement Therapy Diploma, they count towards it.

Spaces are limited on all practical days. To book or ask a question, fill in our quick enquiry form:
https://movementtherapy.wufoo.com/forms/rz7ufw802k6405/

11/09/2026

Sports Therapy Conference 2027 – Tendinopathy: from first presentation to full recovery

📍 Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Shropshire
📅 Saturday 19 June 2027

Tendon issues are one of the most common things that walks through our doors. Rest doesn't fix it, passive treatment alone doesn't fix it, and a patellar tendon doesn't behave like an Achilles - so what do you do?

We're bringing together physios, osteopaths, chiropractors, sports therapists and sports massage therapists for a full day that follows the tendinopathy journey from start to finish - with something for everyone:

🔹 Understanding and assessing the tendon – structure, pathology and the outcome measures that actually matter
🔹 Seeing the tendon – live ultrasound imaging: what the picture tells you and what it doesn't
🔹 Loading is the treatment – exercise prescription by stage, and why insertional and mid-portion presentations need different programmes
🔹 Adjuncts with honesty – manual therapy, shockwave, electrotherapy, needling and injections: what the latest evidence supports
🔹 Hands-on practical – assessment, loading and adjuncts in rotating stations
🔹 Back to full recovery – energy storage, return to sport and keeping them there

Whatever your discipline, you'll leave with a clear, evidence-based plan you can use on Monday morning.

Tickets are live now 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sports-therapy-conference-june-19th-2027-tickets-1992079640831

Tag a colleague who needs to be there.

18/08/2026

Chair - Theatre A - Therapy Show - Nov 26th 2026

And first up is… Lorimer Moseley

How do I come up with an opening gambit fit to precede Lorimer Moseley!

At least I have a couple of months.. might tell a story about the time I wore a sarong… 🤔

16/08/2026

Join me live tomorrow morning at 10am GMT for some Shoulder Anatomy:

Episode 265 — Shoulder Part 1: Bones, Joints & Bony Landmarks.The...

25/07/2026

***NEW DATES***

The Movement Therapy calendar for 2027 is now live. Lots jam packed into next year!

We have lots of options depending on whether you are brand new to MSK Therapy or hold qualifications from Level 3 to MSc.

Qualification and CPD Course options available - get in touch if you'd like more details or visit www.mte.academy for a detailed breakdown of every aspect of our courses.

18/07/2026

"A bit of exercise and a bit of manual therapy."

That's the phrase Jeremy Lewis, Paul Mintken and Amy McDevitt talk about in their 2025 editorial in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy.

Their point isn't that exercise and manual therapy don't work. It's that we've built a profession around two interventions with modest effect sizes, and then justified them with mechanistic stories the evidence doesn't support.

Meanwhile, MSK pain accounts for more years lived with disability than any other group of health conditions on the planet.

What the authors propose is a shift in scope:

→ From "I can fix you" to "I can work with you"
→ From technique-centred practice to person-centred, lifestyle-informed care
→ From passive recipient to active partner in shared decision making

The clinician of the future, they argue, is an expert in assessing lifestyle factors — sleep, physical activity, diet, smoking, stress — able to discuss those findings sensitively, and skilled in supporting behavioural change.

This sits right at the heart of what we teach at MTE. Hands-on skills matter. So does honest communication about what they can and can't do. The two aren't in conflict.

📄 Lewis J, Mintken PE, McDevitt AW (2025). Treating musculoskeletal conditions with a bit of exercise and manual therapy: are you kidding me? It's time for us to evolve again. J Man Manip Ther 33(3):167–172.

What do you think — are we ready for this evolution?

08/07/2026

🔬 **A Privilege Never Taken Lightly** 🔬

Yesterday our cohort headed into the anatomy labs at King's College London — and what a day it was.

There's always nerves beforehand. It's completely natural. But time and again we watch that apprehension give way to something deeper: a real sense of privilege at being able to learn directly from the donors who so generously gave their bodies to education. There is no textbook, no app, no model that comes close.

We worked our way through the upper and lower limb — tracing nerves and their pathways, following blood vessels, and examining muscles, joints and connective tissue in a way that simply can't be replicated any other way. We also studied the lungs, heart, abdominal organs and the spinal cord.

Seeing these structures in three dimensions, understanding how everything relates and connects, transforms the way you think about the body and your clinical work. You leave with a respect for human anatomy — and for the donors — that stays with you.

A huge thank you to the team at King's, and to every donor whose generosity makes this learning possible. 🙏

Well done to everyone who showed up and made the most of a genuinely special day.