MEET THE TOP Physio & Gesundheitskongress 2026

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Physiotherapy (physical therapy)

A regulated healthcare profession that assesses, treats and prevents movement and function problems using exercise, manual techniques, patient education and physical modalities. In North America and several other markets the same profession is called physical therapy.

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Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy

The branch of physiotherapy covering muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and peripheral nerves, typically for back and neck pain, sports injuries, osteoarthritis and post-operative rehabilitation.

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Manual therapy

Hands-on techniques such as joint mobilisation, manipulation and soft-tissue work. In current practice manual therapy is used together with exercise and education rather than as a stand-alone treatment.

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Sports physiotherapy

Assessment, treatment and prevention of injury in athletes, including pitch-side care, load management across a training season and criteria-based return to sport.

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Neurorehabilitation

Physiotherapy for people with neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury, focused on retraining movement, balance, gait and daily activities.

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Therapeutic exercise

Structured, prescribed movement - strength, mobility, balance, endurance or motor-control work - and the core of most evidence-based physiotherapy programmes.

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Dry needling

Insertion of fine filiform needles into myofascial trigger points to reduce local pain and muscle tone. It differs from traditional acupuncture in assessment rationale and point selection.

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Electrotherapy

Use of electrical or physical modalities such as TENS, NMES or therapeutic ultrasound to manage pain, stimulate muscle contraction or support tissue healing, normally as an adjunct to active rehabilitation.

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Elastic therapeutic tape (kinesio taping)

Elastic adhesive tape applied to the skin to support a joint, reduce perceived pain and give movement feedback; evidence supports short-term symptom relief in selected conditions.

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Proprioception

The body's sense of joint position and movement. It is trained with balance, perturbation and hop work after injuries such as ankle sprain or ACL reconstruction.

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Pelvic floor physiotherapy

Specialised assessment and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, including urinary and faecal incontinence, pelvic pain, and pre- and post-natal rehabilitation.

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Return-to-sport testing

Standardised strength, hop, agility, endurance and psychological-readiness tests used to decide when an athlete can safely resume training and competition.

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Clinical reasoning

The thinking process a physiotherapist uses to take a history, form hypotheses, select tests and adapt treatment as new information appears.

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CPD (continuing professional development)

Ongoing learning through congresses, courses and journal reading that many national physiotherapy regulators require to maintain registration; accreditation rules differ by country.