Professional development for manual and physical therapists, school of osteopathy, CPDO, London, Prof. Dr. Eyal Lederman, Osteopath,

COURSES 2026

FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION

1-DAY PRACTICAL

Dr. Eyal Lederman

Date: 4 July 2026
Practical workshop (9:30 - 5:00 pm)

CPD hours: 7 • cost: £155

VENUE: Frazer House • 6 Netherhall Gardens • London • NW3 5RR

STUDENT FEE: £95.00 • Use discount code: "student"

This course explores contemporary motor control principles and their clinical implications for movement rehabilitation. It examines how the motor system adapts and organises movement.

It will also provide insights why traditional biomechanical and strength and conditioning models may fail to enhance rehabilitation outcomes.

The course provides an evidence-informed framework for understanding movement as a functional, context-dependent process and offers practical strategies for assessment and rehabilitation in clinical practice.

FOLLOWING THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

Apply motor learning and control principles in movement rehabilitation

Critically evaluate common rehabilitation approaches

Design function-focused rehabilitation programmes

Improve clinical reasoning and patient outcomes

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

Manual and physical therapists and rehabilitation professionals

Strength & conditioning coaches and personal trainers

Movement educators and manual therapists

WHY LEARN FROM DR. LEDERMAN?

Dr. Eyal Lederman is internationally recognized for his work in movement science, rehabilitation, and critical thinking in exercise therapy. His teaching challenges assumptions, sharpens reasoning, and empowers practitioners to make science informed decisions.

Dr. Eyal Lederman graduated from the British School of Osteopathy and has been in practice since 1986. He is the director of CPDO, an international centre providing continuing professional development for manual and physical therapists. Dr. Lederman completed his PhD at King's College, London, where he researched the neurophysiology of manual therapy. He also researched and developed Osteopathic Harmonic Technique, Osteopathic Functional Neuromuscular Rehabilitation and Osteopathic Functional Stretching. He has been an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London (UCL), Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science UCL where has conducted research into functional movement rehabilitation. He has also been a visiting professor at Unitec, NZ.
Apart from these activities, Dr. Lederman regularly teaches osteopathy and manual therapy to various groups and universities in the UK and abroad. He has published several articles in the area of manual and physical therapy and is the author of the books 'Harmonic Technique, Fundamentals of Manual Therapy', 'The Science and Practice of Manual Therapy', 'Neuromuscular Rehabilitation in Manual and Physical Therapy' and 'Therapeutic Stretching: Towards a Functional Approach'. His latest book 'Functional Exercise Prescription: Supporting rehabilitation in Movement and Sport' is due to be published in March 2022.

The course will provide for OSTEOPATHIC PRACTICE STANDARDS CPD requirements in the following areas:

7 hours Learning with Others

OPS CPD Requirements	Learning include
Communication and patient partnership	Listening, respecting patient's concerns and preferences, dignity and modesty, effective communication, providing information, consent, patient partnership.
Knowledge, skills and performance	Having sufficient knowledge and skills, working within training and competence, keeping up to date, analysing and reflecting on information to enhance patient care.
Safety and quality in practice	Patient evaluation, management, safeguarding, wider role in enhancing patients' health and wellbeing.