Line-up
50+ Speakers
NOVEMBER 21-22, 2026
Milan, Italy
International
Sports
REHABILITATION MEETING
500
+Speakers
20
Congressual
Days
Days
20
Round
Tables
Tables
30
Workshops
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, MEDICAL DOCTORS, AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO REDEFINE THE BEST PRACTICES, NETWORK TO LIGHT UP NEW CLINICAL & RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS, AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Don’t miss two days of conference, round tables, and top-notch workshops.
#ISRM26
Key Performance Indicators from Injury to Return to Sport: the Full Practical Guide
Scientific Commitee
- Nutarelli S., PT, PhDc, MS, Co-Founder Sports Rehab – Lugano, CH / Dublin, IRE
- Thiebat G., MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Head Medical Team Snowboard/Freestyle ITA Nat. Teams, FISI/FIPAV Medical Commitee – Milan, ITA
- Paolo Perna, PT, PhDc, PDP PT Chelsea FC – London, UK
- Marco Freschi, MD, First Team Doctor Juventus FC – Turin, ITA
PROGRAM
AUDITORIUM
ROOM
OLYMPIA
ROOM
10:45 – 11:15
BREAK
12:55 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK
15:45 – 16:15
BREAK
19:30 – 20:30
20:30 – 22:00
22:00 – ahead
AUDITORIUM
ROOM
OLYMPIA
ROOM
10:40 – 11:10
BREAK
13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:15
BREAK
16:15 – 17:30
Scientific Commitee
- Nutarelli S., PT, PhDc, MS, Co-Founder Sports Rehab – Lugano, CH / Dublin, IRE
- Thiebat G., MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Head Medical Team Snowboard/Freestyle ITA Nat. Teams, FISI/FIPAV Medical Commitee – Milan, ITA
- Paolo Perna, PT, PhDc, PDP PT Chelsea FC – London, UK
- Marco Freschi, MD, First Team Doctor Juventus FC – Turin, ITA
time
nov 21 Auditorium Room
9:00 – 9:05
#ISRM26 OPENING
Nov 21 Auditorium room
SESSION #1 – MUSCLE & TENDON
Moderators:
Lorenzo Brambilla, Kristian Thorborg
9:05 – 9:25
Marco Freschi
Marco Freschi, MD, First Team Doctor Juventus FC – Turin, ITA
Non-Negotiable Steps in Acute Muscle Injury Managment Thinking Forward to Early Rehabilitation: the Point of View of a Serie A Team Head of Medical Team
9:27 – 9:47
Lasse Lempainen
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – FIN
Proximal & Distal Muscle-Tendon Hamstring Injuries in Professional Soccer Players: Early Surgical Indications to Optimize Rehabilitation from the Surgeon’s Point of View
9:49 – 10:09
Paolo Perna
PT, PhDc Middlesex University – London, UK
Return to Play Criteria Following Hamstring Injuries in Professional Football
10:11 – 10:31
Fearghal Kerin
PT, PhD, Founder of Kerin Performance – London, UK
T-Junction Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation
10:33 – 10:41
Oral presentation #1
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
10:43 – 11.15
BREAK
Nov 21 Auditorium room
SESSION #2 – KNEE #2
Moderators:
Gabriele Thiebat, Paolo Perna
11:15 – 11:23
Oral presentation #2
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:25 – 11:45
Alberto Grassi
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ist. Ortopedico Rizzoli – Bologna, ITA
Not All Meniscal Tears and Surgical Repairs Are the Same: Contextualizing Rehabilitation for a Better Outcome
11:47 – 12:07
Peter Verdonk
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon ORTHOCA / Columbus3C / Aspetar – Ghent, BEL
ACL Reconstruction Combined with Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis – Not Just a Trend: Clinical-Decision Making, Effects on Joint Laxity, RTS and Failure Rates
12:09 – 12:29
Tim Hewett
PT, PhD, FACSM, Professor & Director of Research at Marshall University – Huntington WV, USA Novel Methods for Monitoring RTS After ACL Recostruction
12:31 – 12:51
Sebastiano Nutarelli
PT, PhDc University College Dublin, MS, Co-Founder Sports Rehab – Lugano, CH / Dublin, IRE
When Things Go South After Knee Surgery: The Stiff Knee – a Call for Action for Clinicians Based on the International Arthrofibrosis Association 2026 Position Statement
12:53 – 14.30
LUNCH BREAK
Nov 21 Auditorium room
SESSION #3 – SHOULDER #1
Moderators:
Alessandro Corsini, Ben Ashworth
14:30 – 14:38
Oral presentation #3
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
14:40 – 15:00
Andrew Wallace
MD, PhD, Shoulder Surgeon – London, UK / Sydney, AUS
Management of the Unstable Shoulder in Professional Sports: Decision-Making Algorithm and Cooperating with the Physical Therapist to Elevate Rehabilitation
15:02 – 15:22
Edel Fanning
PT, PhD, MSc, Founder of Sports Shoulder Performance Rehab – Dublin, IRE
Shoulder Instability: KPI’s for Returning to Contact and Collision Sports
15:24 – 15:44
Martin Asker
DN, PhD, Researcher Head of Handball Research Gr., Senior Lecturer Sophiahemmet University – Stockholm, SWE
Diagnosing the Overhead Shoulder: an Objective Practical Approach
15:46 – 16.15
BREAK
Nov 21 Auditorium room
SESSION #4 – FOOT & ANKLE COMPLEX #2
Moderators:
Matteo Guelfi, Colin Griffin
16:15 – 16:23
Oral presentation #4
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
16:25 – 16:45
Paolo Fiore
MD, EOC Orthopaedic Surgeon – Lugano, SWI
Diagnosis and Management of Foot & Ankle Stress Fractures in Athletes: State of the Art
16:47 – 17:07
Speaker TBD
Presentation title TBD (Ankle rehabilitation)
17:09 – 17:29
Speaker TBD
Presentation title TBD (Ankle/Achilles tendon rehabilitation)
Nov 21 Auditorium room
ROUND TABLE
Moderators:
TBD, TBD
17:29 – 18:00
Let’s be Objective About Multidisciplinary Work with Athletes: Shouldn’t We Improve to Actually Deliver Better Care?
18:00
END OF #ISRM26 1st DAY
time
nov 21 - Olympic room
9:00 – 9:05
#ISRM26 OPENING
Nov 21 Olympic room
SESSION #5 – KNEE #1
Moderators:
Lorenzo Maggioni, Luca Vergani
9:05 – 9:25
Markus Walden
MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ass. Professor Linköping University – Malmö, SWE
Incidence of Hamstring and Quadriceps Muscle Injuries After RTS from ACL Reconstruction with Patellar and Hamstring Tendon Autografts in Pro Male Soccer Players: State of the Art with an Analysis of Possible Causes
9:27 – 9:47
Francesca De Caro
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Bergamo, ITA
Cartilage Lesions of Professional Athletes’ Knees: Challenges, Science-Based Decision Making, and Pivotal Indications for Successful Rehabilitation
9:49 – 10:09
Florian Forelli
PT, PhD, Ass. Professor HES-SO University of Applied Sciences & Arts – Neuchâtel, SWI
Criteria-Based, Safe and Effective Introduction of Open Kinetic Chain Exercises after ACL Reconstruction
10:11 – 10:31
Speaker TBD
Presentation title TBD (Knee rehabilitation)
10:33 – 10:41
Oral presentation #5
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
10:43 – 11.15
BREAK
Nov 21 Olympic room
SESSION #6 – HIP & GROIN
Moderators:
Marco Freschi, Florian Forelli
11:15 – 11:23
Oral presentation #6
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:25 – 11:45
Per Holmich
MD, Professor, DMSc, Head of Dept. at Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre – Copenhagen, DEN
Can We Predict Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy? A Decision-Making Framework
11:47 – 12:07
Alessandro Aprato
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Turin, ITA
Hip Instability: a Diagnostic Challenge with Major Consequences
12:09 – 12:29
Kristian Thorborg
PT, Professor, PhD, Senior Researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre – Copenhagen, DEN
Exercise and Load Management of Adductor Strains, Adductor Ruptures, and Long-Standing Adductor-Related Groin Pain: Science-Based KPIs for a Successful Rehabilitation
12:31 – 12:51
Luca Vergani
PT, AT, MS, FC Internazionale Milan – Milan, ITA
Rebuilding Field Exposure After Inguinal Related Groin Pain in Elite Footballers: A Constraint-Based and Data-Informed Framework for RTP
12:53 – 14.30
LUNCH BREAK
Nov 21 Olympic room
SESSION #7 – FOOT & ANKLE COMPLEX #1
Moderators:
Paolo Fiore, Enrico Castellacci
14:30 – 14:38
Oral presentation #7
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
14:40 – 15:00
Matteo Guelfi
MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Genoa, ITA
Lateral Ankle Instability: Clinical Decision-Making (Rehab Vs Surgery) and Indications for Optimal and Fast Rehabilitation from the Surgeon Point of View
15:02 – 15:22
Jordi Vega
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Barcelona, SPA
Medial Ankle Instability: Clinical Decision-Making (Rehab Vs Surgery) and Indications for Optimal and Fast Rehabilitation from the Surgeon Point of View
15:24 – 15:44
Colin Griffin
PT, PhD, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic – Dublin, IRE
KPI’s in Athlete’s Peak Lower-Leg Performance Reconditioning after Calf and Achilles Tendon Injury
15:46 – 16.15
BREAK
Nov 21 Olympic room
SESSION #8 – SHOULDER #2
Moderators:
Vincenzo Guarrella, Edel Fanning
16:15 – 16:23
Oral presentation #8
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
16:25 – 16:45
Giuseppe Porcellini
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Forli’, ITA
The Management of Rotator Cuff Tears in Athletes
16:47 – 17:07
Ben Ashworth
PT, PhDc, MSc (2) – London, UK
Key Performance Indicators for Shoulder evaluation impacting Return-to-Performance decisions in Professional Baseball Players
17:09 – 17:29
Fabrizio Brindisino
PT, PhDc, MSc, OMPT – Campobasso, ITA
KPIs to Advance in the Darkness: Rehabilitation of the Frozen Shoulder
Nov 21 Olympic room
ROUND TABLE
Moderators:
TBD, TBD
17:29 – 18:00
Who Decides What’s Next After Injury in Sports? The Clinicians’ Role To Foster and Respect Patients’ Informed-Decisions
18:00
END OF #ISRM26 1st DAY
time
nov 21 - South Garage, Milano
19:30 – 20:30
#ISRM26 Networking session
20:30 – 22:00
#ISRM26 Dinner
22:00 – ahead
#ISRM26 Party
South Garage Bistrot
Via Privata Eugenio Brizi, 4, 20139 Milano
time
nov 22 - Auditorium room
Nov 22 Auditorium room
SESSION #9 – STRENGTH & CONDITIONING / PERFORMANCE
Moderators:
Hamrin Senorski, Gabriele Ceriani
8:30 – 8:38
Oral presentation #9
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
8:40 – 8:48
Oral presentation #10
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
8:50 – 9:10
Giuseppe Coratella
AT, PhD – Milan, ITA
How to Incorporate the Nordic Hamstring Exercise in the Training Program
9:12 – 9:32
Marco Beato
AT, PhD – Verona, ITA / Suffolk, UK Return to Play After Injuries in Soccer: Optimizing Strength–Speed Profiles
9:34 – 9:54
Brad Schoenfeld
AT, PhD, CSCS, Professor and Director of Human Performance & Fitness program at Lehman College – New York, USA
Optimizing Muscle Hypertrophy in Rehabilitation: Approaches that Work, Things We Are Unsure About, Interventions We Should Drop, and New Trends
9:56 – 10:16
Tommaso Piva
PhD – Ferrara, ITA
Football-Specific Vision Training to Reduce Reaction Time and Improve Oculomotor Function during End-Stage Rehabilitation
10:18 – 10:38
Luca Russo
AT, Podologist, PhD, MSc – Sulmona, ITA
KPIs to Maximize the Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training in MSK Rehabilitation
10:40 – 11.10
BREAK
Nov 22 Auditorium room
SESSION #10 – KNEE #3
Moderators:
Alexander Meersseman, Sebastiano Nutarelli
11:10 – 11:18
Oral presentation #11
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:20 – 11:28
Oral presentation #12
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:30 – 11:50
Marco Delcogliano
MD, PD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, LogMedica Co-Founder – Lugano, CH
A New Approach for Minimally Invasive Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis associated to ACL-Recostruction
11:52 – 12:12
Andrea Panzeri
MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Resp. Sport Trauma & Research Center Ist. Clinico San Siro, Pres. Comm. Medica FISI – Milan, ITA
Returning Professional Skiers on the Slopes After Knee Injury: KPI’s Vs the Perfect Storm
12:14 – 12:34
Hamrin Senorski
PT, PhD, Ass. Professor University of Gothenburg – Gothenburg, SWE
Time to RTS and Isokinetic Knee Flexion Strength Deficits at the Time of RTS After ACL Reconstruction do not Represent Risk Factors for Second ACL Injury: so, What Does?
12:36 – 12:56
Federico Bristot
PT, Head of Elite & Performance Rehabilitation J Medical – Turin, ITA
Pragmatically Guiding Rehabilitation in Complex Knee Injuries in Winter Sports
12:58 – 14.30
LUNCH BREAK
time
nov 22 - Olympic room
Nov 22 Olympic room
SESSION #11 – ENHANCING RECOVERY
Moderators:
Brett Windsor, Federico Bristot
8:30 – 8:38
Oral presentation #13
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
8:40 – 8:48
Oral presentation #14
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
8:50 – 9:10
Maria Stergiou
PT, PhD, Juventus FC – Turin, ITA / GRE
Prevention Is Performance Under Stress: RTS KPIs for Decision-Making in Elite Sports
9:12 – 9:32
Mathias Thoelen
PT, MSc – Eindhoven, NED
A Practical Guide to Prescribe Blood Flow Restriction Training in Rehabilitation Targeting Pain Reduction, Strength Recovery, and Endurance
9:34 – 9:54
Matteo Romanazzi
AT, PhD, Professor at University of Turin – Turin, ITA
Integrating Electromyographic (EMG) Neuromuscular Assessment Into Return to Play Decision-Making
9:56 – 10:16
Laura Mancin
Nutritionist & Molecular Biologist, PhD, Juventus FC & Swiss Football National Team – Turin, ITA / Switzerland
Nutrition and Supplementation To Maximize Muscle Mass Recovery in Rehabilitation
10:18 – 10:38
Speaker TBD
Presentation title TBD
10:40 – 11.10
BREAK
Nov 22 Auditorium room
SESSION #12 – BACK & SPINE
Moderators:
Walter Della Frera, Mathias Thoelen
11:10 – 11:18
Oral presentation #15
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:20 – 11:28
Oral presentation #16
Presentation title TBD after abstract acceptance in June 2026
11:30 – 11:50
Brett Windsor
PT, PhD, MPA, Senior VP of Clinical Services & Excellence at PRN – USA
Manual Therapy Vs Exercise-Based Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: How to Proceed in the Clinical Fog
11:52 – 12:12
Lorenzo Coslovich
PT, MSc – Lugano, CH
Returning to Lifting after Back Injury: the Sports Rehab Guidelines
12:14 – 12:34
Lisa Cosi
PT, MSc, RISPT, S&C Coach – Trento, ITA
Strength & Conditioning Applied to Back Pain: Key Principles and Practical Applications
12:36 – 12:56
Filippo Falchetti
PT – Genova, ITA
Practical Guidelines to Manage Low Back Pain: from Theory to the Weight Room
12:58 – 14.30
LUNCH BREAK
time
nov 22 - WORKSHOPS
14:30 – 15:45
WORKSHOP A
Tim Hewett
PT, PhD, FACSM, Professor & Director of Research at Marshall University, Huntington, WV – USA
ACL RISK REDUCTION
WORKSHOP B
Colin Griffin
PT, PhD, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin – IRE
INDIVIDUALISING REHABILITATION FOLLOWING CALF AND ACHILLES INJURY: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
WORKSHOP C
Martin Asker
DN, PhD, Head of Handball Research Group, Senior Lecturer at Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm – SWE
THE OVERHEAD SHOULDER: MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS PRACTICAL AND OBJECTIVE
15:45 – 16:15
BREAK
16:15 – 17:30
WORKSHOP A
Tim Hewett
PT, PhD, FACSM, Professor & Director of Research at Marshall University, Huntington, WV – USA
ACL RISK REDUCTION
WORKSHOP B
Colin Griffin
PT, PhD, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin – IRE
INDIVIDUALISING REHABILITATION FOLLOWING CALF AND ACHILLES INJURY: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
WORKSHOP C
Martin Asker
DN, PhD, Head of Handball Research Group, Senior Lecturer at Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm – SWE
THE OVERHEAD SHOULDER: MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS PRACTICAL AND OBJECTIVE
17:30
END OF #ISRM26
