Health Bridges III 2026 - practical congress on non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal disorders

Health Bridges III 2026 is a practical congress dedicated to the non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. The event will take place on November 14–15, 2026, at the Cosmos St. Petersburg Olympia Garden Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The congress will bring together healthcare professionals specializing in rehabilitation medicine to discuss modern approaches to the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. This will be the third edition of the congress. Previous Health Bridges events have brought together more than 600 specialists and over 25 expert speakers.

Who Should Attend

The congress is intended for neurologists, vertebrologists, rehabilitation specialists, physical therapists, orthopedic traumatologists, physiotherapists, manual therapists, sports medicine physicians, as well as owners and managers of rehabilitation clinics.

Congress Programme

The first day will feature a scientific programme with expert presentations, clinical case discussions and live demonstrations of treatment techniques. Participants will explore diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies and modern rehabilitation technologies for musculoskeletal disorders.

Main topics include:

• diagnosis and treatment of back pain;
• conservative and surgical treatment of knee and shoulder disorders;
• sacroiliac joint disorders and spondylolysis;
• rehabilitation after spinal surgery and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction;
• tendinopathy treatment and motor function recovery;
• physiotherapy, shock wave therapy, laser technologies and magnetic stimulation;
• neuro-orthopedic diagnostics, ultrasound and MRI;
• sports medicine and athlete rehabilitation.

The second day will focus on practical workshops conducted in small groups. Participants will be able to choose from four tracks: Physiotherapy and Exercise, Magnetic Stimulation and Sports, Manual Techniques and Laser Therapy, and Diagnostics: Ultrasound and MRI.

Parallel roundtable discussions will address the establishment of pain management practices, the development of rehabilitation clinics and medical personnel management.

Speakers

The announced speakers include Vladimir Demchenko, Irina Borodulina, Dmitry Tarusin, Kirill Zakharov, Kira Zotkina, Pavel Kovzelev, Artem Moskalenko, Andrey Korsun, Georgy Temichev and Anatoly Kanunov.

Participation Format

The congress offers on-site participation and online access to the first day's scientific programme. Practical workshops on the second day are available exclusively to on-site participants. Attendees will receive access to scientific session recordings and speaker presentations for three months, as well as a certificate issued by the training centre.

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