Workshop – Knoxville – Oct – 2026

Description

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 16 – 18, 2026:

Day 1 (October 16) – Annual PKT Hike

Join us on a hike through the Beautiful Great Smoky Mountains or one of Knoxville’s other surrounding hiking regions. We have so many to offer!

Day 2 – 3 (October 17 – 18) – Pain, Posture & Performance

Preparing the Body for Life and Responding When Life Happens

Bridging manual therapy, movement science, and resilience training to help practitioners build stronger, more adaptable clients. This course explores General Physical Preparedness (GPP) as the foundation for long-term function while introducing practical Rescue Strategies that help clinicians and clients respond effectively when injuries, setbacks, falls, and movement disruptions occur.

Participants will learn assessment-driven manual therapy and movement protocols designed to improve capacity, restore confidence, and create greater adaptability throughout the lifespan. The integration of hands-on techniques and progressive movement strategies provides a framework for both prevention and recovery, helping clients remain active, independent, and resilient.

Achievable Goals:

• Practitioners can identify movement limitations that reduce resilience and increase injury risk.
• Practitioners can recognize common postural and movement compensations associated with deconditioning.
• Practitioners can apply manual therapy and movement strategies to improve function and physical capacity.
• Practitioners can implement Rescue Strategies for common setbacks such as falls, pain flare-ups, and movement dysfunctions.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of General Physical Preparedness in health, longevity, and performance.
• Learn how strength, mobility, balance, and coordination influence injury resilience.
• Explore current research on aging, physical function, pain, and movement adaptation.
• Develop practical manual therapy and corrective exercise interventions that improve movement quality.
• Learn Rescue Strategy protocols to help clients recover movement confidence following injury, pain, or functional setbacks.
• Build a clinical framework that integrates preparation, prevention, and recovery into everyday practice.
• Improve client outcomes through progressive movement programming and evidence-informed manual therapy applications.

Contents:

Essential knowledge:
• General Physical Preparedness principles for health, function, and longevity.
• The role of movement variability and adaptability in injury prevention.
• Pain science and the relationship between physical capacity and symptom management.
• Strength, balance, mobility, and coordination as pillars of functional resilience.
• Exercise principles associated with reducing all-cause morbidity and mortality.

Medial knowledge:
• Functional anatomy and biomechanics of the locomotor system.
• Age-related physiological adaptations and deconditioning.
• Common movement dysfunctions associated with pain and injury risk.
• Tissue adaptation and recovery principles.

Additional knowledge:
• Functional movement and balance assessment strategies.
• Fall prevention and recovery considerations.
• Progressive loading and graded exposure models.
• Clinical decision-making for integrating manual therapy and movement interventions.
• Strategies for improving client compliance, confidence, and long-term self-efficacy.

Course Format: 

Delivery: 70% Hands-On; 30% Lecture w/ Presentation

Presentation: Interactive with Case Studies, breakout sessions and videos.

Videos: Instructor-created videos as well as fun and informative videos from within and out of the industry.

Production: State of the art audio and visual equipment; multi camera setup (when applicable)

Hours: 8:30am Setup; 9am Start; 6pm End; 1 Hour Lunch & Breaks Included

Level: Entry – Intermediate

Language: English

Credits: NCBTMB Approved 8 CEs Per Day

Materials Needed:

• • Note taking supplies
• • Comfortable exercise clothing
• • Therapy table
• • Towel (small, long, workout style)
• • Sheets
• • If you have any or any like it, PKT gear such as lighter resistance therapy bands for arms and knee, yoga mat, and proprioceptive pad. We will have some for sale before and after each day as well as some for use during each day. You can find info on this gear on our shop page: Templehp.com/pkt-shop

Course Enrollment Instructions:

• • Signup in 1 of 3 ways
  • • Adding it to your cart above and checking out through the website
  • • Call our office to pay over the phone (Installments available: 865.288.4412)
  • • Or Email if you have any trouble with the above options: Info@templehp.com
• • Wait for a confirmation email
  • • Includes Further Details:
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    • • Date
    • • Times
    • • Hotel Group Room Rates (If Applicable)
    • • CE Information
    • • Materials to Bring
    • • Refund Policy
• • Email info@templehp.com with any questions.