Real Bodies, Real Injuries
A One-Day CPD Course for Movement Teachers
Sunday 20th September 2026 The Talbot Hotel Clonmel.
What Movement Teachers Need to Know About Pain, Injury & Safe Practice
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for movement professionals at every stage of their career, including:
- Yoga teachers
- Pilates instructors
- Strength & Conditioning coaches
- Fitness instructors
- Personal trainers
Whether you’re newly qualified or have decades of teaching experience, you’ll gain practical knowledge you can apply immediately.
Course Overview
This evidence-based course will help you:
- Understand common musculoskeletal injuries and pain.
- Recognise when and how to modify movement safely.
- Better support clients with confidence.
- Translate medical and physiotherapy concepts into practical teaching strategies.
- Stay up to date with current evidence without having to navigate the ever-changing world of medical research yourself.
Teaching real people is very different from learning anatomy in a textbook. This course bridges that gap, helping you make informed decisions in the studio or gym and giving you greater confidence when working with clients.
Course Details
Date: Sunday 20th September 2026
Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: Talbot Hotel, Clonmel
Your course includes:
- Comprehensive course manual
- Certificate of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the day
Course Schedule
10.00am – Welcome
10.15am – Relevant Anatomy
A practical review of the structures movement teachers work with every day, including:
- Tendons, ligaments, cartilage and bone
- Fascia and muscle
- The spine: structure, function and protection
- Hypermobility – recognising it and adapting your teaching safely
We’ll discuss where these structures are, how they function and how movement can help protect them.
12.00pm – Understanding Pain & Injury
A clear explanation of what is actually happening when people experience pain.
Topics include:
- What causes pain?
- Chronic low-grade inflammation
- Movement patterns and muscle memory
- Central sensitisation and its impact on movement, recovery and teaching
1.00pm – Lunch
2.00pm – Managing Common Injuries
What happens when your client sees a physiotherapist, a GP, or both?
Using real clinical case studies and participant questions, we’ll cover:
- How common injuries are assessed and managed
- Current best practice
- When movement helps—and when it needs to be modified
- How to confidently support clients throughout their recovery
This session consistently provides some of the biggest “lightbulb moments” for movement professionals.
3.30pm – Women’s Health
A practical session covering one of the most requested areas of movement teaching.
Topics include:
- Pelvic floor dysfunction, continence and prolapse
- What current research recommends
- Hormones, pain and inflammation
- How hormonal changes influence injury risk and recovery
- Practical advice you can apply immediately in class
5.00pm – Finish
Course Fee
Full Price: €369
Early Bird: €319 (10th August 2026)
Booking Deposit: €100
- Fully refundable up to three weeks before the course.
- After this date, deposits are refundable if your place can be filled.
- Balance due 2 weeks before the event.
- Instalment payments available.
- Receipt provided.
Additional Information
Accommodation options are available nearby if required.
For further information, please contact:
Orla Crosse Physiotherapy info@orlacrossephysio.ie
Let’s raise the standard of movement education.
Help your clients move with greater confidence by understanding pain, injury and recovery through the lens of modern physiotherapy.
