EVENT: SHOULDER SUCCESS

with Jo Gibson

February 20, 2026 – February 21, 2026
February 20, 2026 – February 21, 2026

The Shoulder - Steps to Success 2-Day Course

Jo Gibson MSc MCSP

Jo worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit for 28 years and has been teaching her shoulder course for over 25 years. During her career she has travelled all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world to work with and observe some of the World’s leading shoulder experts.

Her involvement in original research, study at Masters level and vast experience of treating patients with shoulder problems has enabled her to develop a simple, evidence-informed approach to rehabilitation of the shoulder that is immediately applicable in practice.

The course is constantly updated to reflect emerging evidence and how it impacts practice but essentially reflects the approach Jo uses every day in her clinical practice to the benefit of patients. The course is designed to be honest, fun and interactive and includes plenty of treatment tips and real-life examples to ensure the course content is immediately transferable into practice.

Learning Objectives

  • Review the challenges posed by the current evidence regarding assessment and
    management of patients with shoulder pain.
  • To demonstrate a simple structured approach to assessment to inform immediately
    where to start with treatment.
  • To examine the role and relevance of the kinetic chain in shoulder pain and the potential
    to facilitate rehabilitation.
  • To explore simple treatment approaches based on the current evidence to successfully
    manage patients with common shoulder conditions within a biopsychosocial framework.
  • To explore collaborative exercise selection, dosage, movement -based and strength
    based interventions – when and why?
  • To examine factors impacting pain sensitivity and tissue health and how this informs
    management.
  • To discuss factors that influence outcome and enhance exercise adherence and explore
    strategies to address them.
  • To consider the importance of communication and language on patient’s pain experience

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Day 1
09:00
Setting the scene – the current state of play?
Why do we think the shoulder is so complicated? Making sense of the evidence.
10:30
Break
10:45
The Rotator Cuff & the Scapula: Partners in Crime?
Research versus reality & assessment dilemmas: Keeping it simple!
12:15
Lunch
13:15
The Kinetic Chain and Dynamic Slings
Putting the shoulder in context: Integrating the chain for the gain
14:15
Is it Torn & Does It Matter?
Subjective clues and decision making
15:00
Break
15:15
The Stiff Shoulder: Frozen or not?
Differential diagnosis- can we? It's not just frozen shoulder- other causes of stiffness and what to do about them.
16:30
Finish
Day 2
09:00
The Irritable shoulder – where to start?
Acute causes of shoulder pain- diagnostic challenges.
10:30
Coffee
10:45
The Irritable shoulder continued: How does pathology influence treatment?
Treatment and putting patients back in the driving seat.
12:15
Lunch
13:45
Shoulder Pain: Fit for function!
Can't go wrong trying to get strong? Debates, controversies and exercise progression.

Including:
The Unstable Shoulder: Is it any different? Classification, challenges, and key ingredients.
15:00
Coffee
15:15
Communication is your superpower: Use it wisely.
The good and bad of communication: Avoiding nocebic effects and setting patients up to succeed.
16:30
Finish

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Clinical Sports Medicine (CSM) Course Cancellation Policy:

  1. Up to 21 days before the course date – For CSM courses held in British Columbia, Canada; CSM will refund the full course fee only if the registrant has not accessed the online course content. If the online course content has been accessed, CAD$150 will be deducted from the course refund amount. Your registration may be transferred free of charge and subsequent changes incur an additional administrative fee of CAD$50
  2. Eight to 20 days before the start of the course – CSM will refund 50% of your course fee if the registrant has not accessed the online course content. If the online course content has been accessed, CAD$150 will be deducted from the reduced course refund amount. Your registration may be transferred for an administrative fee of CAD$200 and subsequent changes (regardless of days before the start of the course) incur an additional administrative fee of CAD$200.
  3. Within seven days of the start of the course – no refund.
  4. In the event of CSM having to cancel the course due to unforeseen circumstances, notification will be sent as soon as possible via your contact details provided, and registrants will receive a full refund of the course fee.
  5. Course places are secured once payment has been successfully processed.

The Shoulder - Steps to Success 2-Day Course

Jo Gibson MSc MCSP

Jo worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit for 28 years and has been teaching her shoulder course for over 25 years. During her career she has travelled all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world to work with and observe some of the World’s leading shoulder experts.

Her involvement in original research, study at Masters level and vast experience of treating patients with shoulder problems has enabled her to develop a simple, evidence-informed approach to rehabilitation of the shoulder that is immediately applicable in practice.

The course is constantly updated to reflect emerging evidence and how it impacts practice but essentially reflects the approach Jo uses every day in her clinical practice to the benefit of patients. The course is designed to be honest, fun and interactive and includes plenty of treatment tips and real-life examples to ensure the course content is immediately transferable into practice.

Learning Objectives

  • Review the challenges posed by the current evidence regarding assessment and
    management of patients with shoulder pain.
  • To demonstrate a simple structured approach to assessment to inform immediately
    where to start with treatment.
  • To examine the role and relevance of the kinetic chain in shoulder pain and the potential
    to facilitate rehabilitation.
  • To explore simple treatment approaches based on the current evidence to successfully
    manage patients with common shoulder conditions within a biopsychosocial framework.
  • To explore collaborative exercise selection, dosage, movement -based and strength
    based interventions – when and why?
  • To examine factors impacting pain sensitivity and tissue health and how this informs
    management.
  • To discuss factors that influence outcome and enhance exercise adherence and explore
    strategies to address them.
  • To consider the importance of communication and language on patient’s pain experience

Register your interest

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Clinical Sports Medicine (CSM) Course Cancellation Policy:

  1. Up to 21 days before the course date – For CSM courses held in British Columbia, Canada; CSM will refund the full course fee only if the registrant has not accessed the online course content. If the online course content has been accessed, CAD$150 will be deducted from the course refund amount. Your registration may be transferred free of charge and subsequent changes incur an additional administrative fee of CAD$50
  2. Eight to 20 days before the start of the course – CSM will refund 50% of your course fee if the registrant has not accessed the online course content. If the online course content has been accessed, CAD$150 will be deducted from the reduced course refund amount. Your registration may be transferred for an administrative fee of CAD$200 and subsequent changes (regardless of days before the start of the course) incur an additional administrative fee of CAD$200.
  3. Within seven days of the start of the course – no refund.
  4. In the event of CSM having to cancel the course due to unforeseen circumstances, notification will be sent as soon as possible via your contact details provided, and registrants will receive a full refund of the course fee.
  5. Course places are secured once payment has been successfully processed.

Jo Gibson

Jo is an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist working at Rehab4Performance in Liverpool, UK and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University. She previously worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit where she worked as a Shoulder Specialist for 28 years.

Jo lectures nationally and Internationally about assessment and rehabilitation of people with shoulder problems. She has co-developed Masters modules for the diagnosis and treatment of upper limb pathology and has co-authored national guidelines for the management of different shoulder pathologies. She has presented original research at many National and International conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals and written several book chapters.

She is a Consultant to several elite sports team providing advice and guidance on the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries and return to sport.

Jo Gibson

Jo is an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Specialist working at Rehab4Performance in Liverpool, UK and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University. She previously worked as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit where she worked as a Shoulder Specialist for 28 years.

Jo lectures nationally and Internationally about assessment and rehabilitation of people with shoulder problems. She has co-developed Masters modules for the diagnosis and treatment of upper limb pathology and has co-authored national guidelines for the management of different shoulder pathologies. She has presented original research at many National and International conferences, published in peer-reviewed journals and written several book chapters.

She is a Consultant to several elite sports team providing advice and guidance on the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries and return to sport.