Real Bodies, Real Injuries. 1 day course. Sunday 1st March 2026.
What Movement Teachers Need to Know About Pain, Injury & Safe Practice
Course Overview
Designed for:
Movement professionals of all experience levels — yoga and Pilates teachers, strength & conditioning coaches, fitness instructors, and personal trainers.
Whether you’re newly qualified or have 20+ years of teaching behind you, this course is relevant, practical, and immediately applicable.
Purpose:
To provide clear, evidence-based education that helps you better understand common injuries, guide clients safely, and teach with greater confidence.
Why This Course Matters
- Simplifies the most common client complaints you encounter in real classes
- Translates medical and physiotherapy language into practical teaching insights
- Acknowledges how hard it is to keep up with constant changes in medical research and what’s right and wrong!
- Highlights why injury knowledge often only makes sense after you’ve been teaching for a while
(Because teaching “real people” is very different from training manuals and people you have trained with!) - Helps you stand out in an increasingly competitive class landscape
This course is about bridging the gap between anatomy textbooks and the realities of teaching bodies in front of you every week. I want to help make your day easier and more enjoyable.
Continuous Professional Development Course Details
Date: Sunday 1st March 2026
Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Location: The Talbot Hotel, Clonmel
✔ Comprehensive course manual
✔ Certificate of Continuous Professional Development
✔ Tea/Coffee snacks, and refreshments provided throughout the day
Course Schedule
10.00 – Arrival & Welcome
10.15 – Relevant Anatomy: Review & Discussion
A practical, teacher-focused overview of:
- Tendons, ligaments, cartilage & bone
- Fascia and muscle
- The spine — structure, function, and protection
- Hypermobility: how to recognise it and what to watch for in class
Where are these structures? What do they do? How do we protect them while teaching movement?
12.00 – Pain & Injury: What’s Really Going On?
- What causes pain?
- Chronic low-grade inflammation
- Muscle memory and movement patterns
- Central sensitisation — what it is and how it affects movement and teaching decisions
1.00 – Lunch
2.00 – Current Medical Management of Common Issues
This session demystifies what actually happens when a client attends:
- A physiotherapist
- A GP
- Or is navigating both systems
Using real case examples from my weekly clinical practice — and scenarios you submit — you’ll learn:
- How injuries are currently assessed and managed
- How your teaching choices can reduce risk
- How to confidently support and help clients with their injuries once you understand
✨ This is often a major “lightbulb moment” for teachers.
3.30 – Women’s Health (1.5 hours)
A deep dive into pelvic health — my specialist area:
- Continence and prolapse: practical guidance for you and your clients
- What current research says actually helps (and what doesn’t)
- Hormones, pain, inflammation, and movement — clearly explained
- How hormonal changes influence injury risk and recovery
The latest research here is genuinely fascinating — and hugely relevant to modern teaching.
Finish: 5.00pm
Cost / Investment
Full Price: €369
Early Bird: €319
(when booked before 1st Feb 2026)
Booking Deposit: €100 per person 👉 Booking Deposit Link here
- Fully refundable up to 3 weeks before the event
- After this date, refundable if the place is filled
Balance: Payable 2 weeks before the event (15th Feb ’26)
✔ Instalment payments available
✔ Receipt provided
Additional Information
- Accommodation options in Clonmel available — just ask
- For further information, contact myself or my assistant Anwen:
info@orlacrossephysio.ie
Let’s elevate the industry — with knowledge, confidence, and better teaching.
