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The program of the IPSM 2013 is organized as follows:

25th of April:


14:00 h  - Check-In ;


21:00 h  - Welcome Party ;



26th of April:


09:00 h - Opening Ceremony (Aim Higher in the

Neuromusculoeskeletal Aproach) with :

        - João Francisco ( President of the organization of IPSM'13)
        - Patrícia Almeida ( President of the physiotherapy department of ESSA)
        - Isabel Sousa Guerra (President of the Portuguese Physiotherapy Association);

09:30 h - Presentation of ECPTS ( European Confederation for Physical Therapy Students);



10:00 h - Coffee-Break 


10:30 h - “Neuroplasticity in the matrix, new ways of managing spine problems” by Paul Beenen ;



13:00 h - Lunch;



14:00 h − “Practical knowledge and the use in low back pain management” by Nicola J. Petty;

16:30 h - Coffee-Break


17:00 h - Bwizer workshop - Kinesiotaping (inscription needed) 

-Sports/leisure Activities ;


22:00 h - Themed party (more details soon) ;

27th of April:


Lectures and Workshops:


09:30 h − “Practical implications of neuro-immune responses in pain management” by Tiago Freitas;



11:00 h - Coffee-break ;



11:30 h - Continuation with Tiago Freitas; 



13:00 h - Lunch ;


14:00 h − “The balance in stability and mobility in the neck” by Joost Van Wijchen;

16:30 h - Coffee-Break

16:30 - Sports/leisure Activities;


22:00 h - Final Party ;







28th of April:


14:00 h - Check-Out .

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