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| TIME | SESSION TITLE & TYPE | SPEAKER(S) |
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DAY 1 – 26 September 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM AMALTASH HALL B |
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| 9.00 am – 9.45 am |
Panel Discussion Arthroplasty Advances and Rehabilitation: Do Robots Change Recovery? |
1. Dr. Twinkle Dabholkar (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Sagar Mahajan (PT) 3. Dr. Alpa Purohit (PT) 4. Dr. Anand Hegganavar (PT) 5. Dr Mrunmayi Avachat (PT) |
| 9.45 – 10.30 am |
Focused Symposium Precision Hand Rehabilitation: A Multidisciplinary Approach |
1. Dr. Chhaya Verma (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Tejashree Dabholkar (PT) 3. Dr Pradip Borkar (PT) 4. Dr. Shovan Saha (PhD, OT) |
| 10.30 – 11.15 am |
Panel Discussion Spine Pain Science, Interventions and Rehabilitation Technology |
1. Dr. Satyen Bhattacharya (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Bhaskar Reddy (PT) 3. Dr. Asha Menon (PT) 4. Dr. Harikrishnan Rangnathan (PT) 5. Dr Arindam Seth (PT) |
| 11.15 – 12.00 pm |
Panel Discussion Artificial Intelligence in Movement Analysis: The Next Generation Rehabilitation Revolution |
1. Dr Amrut Kuvar (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr Sulfikar Ali (PT) 3. Dr Gomathi (PT) 4. Dr Asmita Moharkar (PT) 5. Dr Neha Shukla (PT) |
| 12.00 – 12.15 pm |
Expert Talk Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition |
Dr Jafar Khan (PT) |
| 12.15 – 12.45 pm |
Expert Talk Beyond the MRI: A Biomechanical and Clinical interpretation of Knee MRI for Physiotherapists to guide conservative decision-making |
Dr. Deepak Kumar (PT) |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | 🍽 NETWORKING, MEET AND GREET | |
| 2.00 – 2.45 pm |
Focused Symposium Blood Flow Restriction Therapy : Musculoskeletal and Sports Rehabilitation: The Science, the Evidence & the Clinical Edge |
1. Dr. Dhanesh Kumar KU (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Sona Kolke (PT) 3. Dr. Durga Prathap Ganeshan (PT) 4. Dr Shweta Rao (PT) 5. Dr Purvi Patel (PT) |
| 2.45 – 3.15 pm |
Expert Talk When is an Extremity problem not an extremity problem? Rethinking Spinal Extremity Differentiation |
Dr. Richard Rosedale [Newzealand] |
| 3.15 – 4.15 pm |
Panel Discussion Movement Science and Motor Control: Redefining Musculoskeletal Assessment and Clinical Decision Making |
1. Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Patra (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Jafar Khan (PT) 3. Dr. Sudershan Joshi (PT) 4. Dr. Pravin Patil (PT) 5. Dr. Rupa Desai (PT) |
| 4.00 – 4.15 pm |
Expert Talk What are we measuring after Total Knee Replacement? Rethinking Outcome assessment to improve Research and Clinical Practice |
Dr Ammar Suhail (PT) [UK] |
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DAY 2 – 27 September 2026 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM AMALTASH HALL B |
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| 9.00 am – 9.45 am |
Focused Symposium Electrotherapy: Revolutionary Recent Advances in Musculoskeletal Sciences |
1. Dr. Preeti Mehendale (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Subin Soloman (PT) 3. Dr. Venu Mohan (PT) 4. Dr. Bhavana Gadhavi (PT) 5. Dr Alpana Dongre (PT) |
| 9.45 am – 10.30 am |
Panel Discussion Foot & Ankle Assessment and Different Approaches: Foot Pressure Analysis, Orthotics, Podiatry and Barefoot Rehabilitation |
1. Dr Jeyanthi S (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Sachin Shetti (PT) 3. Dr. Subbiah Kanthanathan (PT) 4. Dr Anila Paul (PT) 5. Dr John Davis (PT) |
| 10.30 am – 10.45 am |
Expert Talk Mindfulness-Based Programs for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Evidence, Mechanisms and implementation for Accesible, Inclusive Care |
Dr Anita Barros Amorin [Australia] |
| 10.45 am – 11.00 am |
Expert Talk Scoliosis: The Curve Physiotherapists Can No Longer Ignore |
Dr Mayura Kudwa (PT) |
| 11.00 am – 11.45 am |
Panel Discussion Pain Neuroscience Education's Role in Managing Complex Pain Phenotypes and Central Sensitization |
1. Dr. Zubia Veqar (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Pooja Sethi (PT) 3. Dr. Nishad Quddus (PT) 4. Dr. Tajuddin Chitapure (PT) 5. Dr. Nidhi Kalra (PT) |
| 11.45 – 12.00 pm |
Expert Talk Importance of Differential Diagnosis in Rare Diseases for Effective Physiotherapy Management |
Dr.Daniel Raja Sundaram (PT) |
| 12.00 – 12.45 pm |
Focused Symposium Cervical Spine: Contemporary Approaches in Assessment and Treatment |
1. Dr. Maulik Shah (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr Nehalkumar Shah (PT) 3. Dr Vikrant Bharadwaj (PT) 4. Dr. Prachi Shah (PT) 5. Dr Bhubana Nanda Pani (PT) |
| 12.45 – 1.45 pm | 🍽 NETWORKING, MEET AND GREET | |
| 1.45 – 2.30 pm |
Debate Is Manual Therapy Becoming Obsolete in the Era of Exercise-Based and Self-Management Physiotherapy? |
1. Prof Dr Sanjiv Jha (PT) (Moderator) 2. Dr. Jibu George (PT) – Mulligan 3. Dr. Devang Dharek (PT) – McKenzie 4. Dr. Santosh Metgud (PT) – Maitland 5. Dr. Mohammad Jamsheer (PT) – Neurodynamics 6. Dr. Pearlson K (PT) |
| 2.30 – 3.00 pm |
Expert Talk Myokinetics in musculoskeletal dysfunctions |
Dr Muneesh Rai Arora (PT) |
| 3.00 pm onwards | Closing Ceremony & Vote of Thanks | |
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