Therapy Show

Therapy Show gives you a supplier exhibition and a CPD education programme in one two-day visit to Hall 7 at NEC Birmingham. Organised by CloserStill for therapy, rehabilitation and musculoskeletal professionals, it lets you meet suppliers and attend sessions on clinical reasoning, rehabilitation, treatment skills and business growth Visitor testimonials on the official site refer to the event as Therapy Expo.

Therapy Show 2026 dates and opening times

You can choose from two days, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November 2026, with doors open at 09:00 on both. Registration opens at 08:45, and the show closes at 17:30 on Wednesday and 16:30 on Thursday. The Occupational Therapy Show, also run by CloserStill, is listed at the NEC from 25 November 2026 as well.

What your pass includes and what it costs

One delegate pass gives you the exhibition hall and all conference theatres on both days, according to the organiser. Entry is by paid pass. The Therapy Professional Pass cost £149 plus VAT until 31 July 2026 and £199 plus VAT from 1 August to 25 September, and bookings from 26 September 2026 are £299 plus VAT. If you are attending for a supplier, manufacturer, consultancy, recruitment agency, training company or other commercial organisation, you must buy a Commercial Delegate Pass at £399 plus VAT. Student passes at a reduced rate and one-day tickets are available on request from the delegate team.

Pre-booked delegates can buy session recordings for £20 plus VAT. You also receive attendance CPD certificates up to six weeks after the show, as long as you are scanned in and out of each session.

Who the show is for

The show is aimed at you if you are a physiotherapist, osteopath, chiropractor, sports therapist, sports rehabilitator, massage therapist, occupational therapist or exercise rehabilitation professional. The published audience also names clinic owners, practice managers, strength and conditioning professionals, researchers, students and other allied health professionals. Partners listed by the organiser include Balens, Physio First, the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and the Society of Sports Therapists. More clinical events are in our healthcare shows section.

Six conference streams shaped by practitioners

You get a programme shaped by a practitioner advisory board and an education committee drawn from professional bodies, organised into six streams:

• Specific Conditions and MSK Practice
• Clinical Reasoning, Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
• Rehabilitation, Movement and Performance
• Applied Practice, Modalities and Treatment Techniques
• Women’s Health and Specialist Populations
• Business, Leadership and Professional Development

Example topics include hip impingement, conservative management of osteoarthritis, overuse injuries in young athletes, strength and conditioning in clinical practice, rehabilitation around hormonal and physiological change and building referral networks.

Theatre A hosts in-depth MSK assessment and treatment progression sessions. Theatre B covers pain science, load management, exercise progression and return-to-play decisions. The Venn Innovations in Shockwave Theatre looks at radial and focused shockwave and diagnostic ultrasound, with selected live demonstrations, and the Business and Practice Leadership Theatre covers pricing, marketing and team development. Small-group sessions in the Clinical Skills Lab cover screening, red flags, differential diagnosis and emergency skills, while the Applied Practice Arena hosts practical manual therapy, acupuncture, dry needling and scar treatment sessions. The Studio offers Pilates, mobility and stretching sessions.

You can hear named 2026 speakers including shoulder specialist physiotherapist Jo Gibson, Jack Chew of Physio Matters and Ruth Duncan, chair of the General Council for Manual Therapies.

Reaching therapy professionals as an exhibitor

As an exhibitor you take a stand at a show where the organiser quotes more than 3,000 therapy and rehabilitation professionals, over 150 accredited sessions and more than 180 exhibitors. You can request a floorplan or book a stand through the show website, and sponsorship roles include event partner, education partner, media partner and networking bar sponsor. For planning stand spend, see our guide to building an exhibition budget. CloserStill also runs the London Vet Show at Excel London from 19 November 2026, Best Practice London at Olympia London from 2 March 2027 and The Pharmacy Show at the NEC from 10 October 2027.

Getting to the NEC

You can arrive without a car, as the NEC says Birmingham International railway station is a five-minute walk away, with a free air-rail link from Birmingham Airport. If you drive, pre-paying parking online saves you £5. Follow signs to the event car park rather than the sat-nav postcode, then take the free shuttle bus. You may bring your own food and drink but not alcohol. Other city events are in our Birmingham trade shows listings.

Source: therapyshow.co.uk, therapyshow.co.uk/pricing, therapyshow.co.uk/conference-streams, thenec.co.uk/visitors/getting-here