Hip Anatomy Unlocked - a Cadaveric Workshop

1. Hip Anatomy Unlocked - A Cadaveric Workshop (7.5h CPD ) +/- 2. Anterior Hip & Groin Pain (13h CPD) +/- 3. Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain (14h CPD). Choose one or two or three workshops

Description

3 days workshops, which can be taken as 3 days course, or 2 days course, or each of the workshops individually:

  • Friday 11 September 2026: Hip Anatomy Unlocked — A Cadaveric Workshop Gordon Museum, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus
  • Saturday 12 September 2026: Anterior Hip and Groin Pain Workshop Pure Sport Medicine / Bank
  • Sunday 13 September 2026: Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain Workshop Pure Sport Medicine / Bank

 

HIP ANATOMY UNLOCKED – A CADEVARIC WORKSHOP 11.09.2026 will content: 

  • Hip Anatomy Unlocked is a unique full-day cadaveric workshop designed to take your anatomical knowledge from the two-dimensional to the real.
  • Working directly with cadaveric specimens at the world-renowned Gordon Museum and Dissecting Room at King’s College London, you will explore the hip region in three dimensions — seeing for yourself the structural relationships, attachment zones, and nerve pathways that underpin the hip pain conditions you treat every day.
  • The anatomy workshop is an ideal companion to the clinical workshops — see the anatomy, then learn how to assess and manage pain in these same regions.
  • For those who have previously attended the Anterior Hip and Groin Pain, or Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain workshops, Hip Anatomy Unlocked offers a rich additional perspective that will reinforce and deepen your existing clinical knowledge.
  • The cost of this 1 day workshop is £430 / CPD 7.5h 

  

ANTERIOR HIP AND GROIN PAIN 12.09.2026 will content: 

  • 5 hours of Online learning videos with printable notes. Move through the 20-30 minutes online learning lessons at your own pace
  • 3 months of unlimited access to online learning content
  • Join Dr. Alison Grimaldi in a 1 day (8-hour) practical workshop on 12 September 2026
  • Cost of this workshop is £365 / CPD = 13h
  • This course enables you to upskill in practical applications of assessment and management of joint, tendon and nerve-related anterior hip and groin pain.          
  • This workshop is appropriate for physiotherapists or other registered health professionals involved in assessment and management of hip conditions.     

 

LATERAL HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN 13.09.2026 will content: 

  • 6 hours of online learning videos with printable notes
  • Move through the 20-30 minutes online learning lessons at your own pace
  • 3 months of unlimited access to online learning content
  • Join Dr. Alison Grimaldi in a 1 day (8-hour) practical workshop on 13th Sepetember 2026
  • Cost of this workshop is £365 / CPD = 14h
  • Focusing on the practical applications of assessment and management of joint, tendon and nerve related lateral hip and buttock pain
  • This workshop is appropriate for physiotherapists and other registered health professionals involved in assessment and management of hip conditions.

WORKSHOP BOOKING OPTIONS:

You can choose the full 3-day workshop package:

The Anterior Hip Unlocked – A Cadaveric Workshop + Anterior Hip and Groin Pain + Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain
Total price: £875    Discount included: £285   CPD: 34.5 hours

You can also choose any combination of 2 workshops:

Option 1:
Hip Anatomy Unlocked – A Cadaveric Workshop + either Anterior Hip and Groin Pain OR Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain
Total price: £685  Discount included: £110  CPD: 20.5–21.5 hours

Option 2:
Anterior Hip and Groin Pain + Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain
Total price: £625      Discount included: £105   CPD: 17 hours

Or you can book individual workshops:

Cadaveric Workshop only: £430 CPD: 7.5 hours

One-day workshop only:
Anterior Hip and Groin Pain OR Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain
Price: £365 each  CPD: 13–14 hours, depending on workshop choice.

 

Tutor

Dr Alison Grimaldi

Physiotherapist | Researcher | Educator

Physiotherapist
• 30+ years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Masters of Sports Physiotherapy
• APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist and Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists
• Practice Principal, PhysioTec Physiotherapy, Brisbane (18 years)
 
Researcher
• PhD in Physiotherapy with a focus on the hip region
• 20+ years of research involvement
• Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
• Involvement in collaborative international hip research projects
 
Educator
• Visiting educator at The University of Queensland Masters programs for over 20 years
• Presented over 100 clinical workshops globally, including multiple previous workshops in London
• Presented over 50 podium presentations at international conferences
• Founder of Hip Academy — a global platform dedicated to improving outcomes for people with hip pain

Prerequisites

  • These workshops open to registered health professionals — primarily physiotherapists, but also osteopaths and medical doctors with a clinical interest in hip pain. It is suitable for clinicians at all stages of their career, from those new to hip assessment through to experienced practitioners who would like to deepen their anatomical foundations.
  • Each of the workshop is designed as a stand-alone event — no prior attendance at any Dr Grimaldi workshop is required. However, it is particularly powerful when the Cadavaric Workshop is combined with the Anterior Hip and Groin Pain, and Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain clinical workshop.
  • The three workshops are sold independently and can be booked in any combination.

 

Venue Details

Hip Anatomy Unlocked - a Cadaveric Workshop is held at the Gordon Museum and Dissecting Room, King's College London
  • one of the most significant anatomical collections in the world
  • the dissecting room at Guy's Campus provides a professional, well-equipped learning environment with full access to the specimens and infrastructure required for this workshop
  • is located in central London adjacent to London Bridge Station, with excellent transport connections from across the city and beyond.
Gordon Museum and Dissecting Room
King's College London, 2nd Floor Hodgkin Building
Guy's Campus, London SE1 1NP
 
Anterior Hip and Groin Workshop, and Lateral Hip and Buttock Pain  Workshop are held at the Pure Sport Medicine, Bank 
 
  • Pure Sport Medicine, Bank clinic on Threadneedle Street is located in the heart of the Square Mile, convenient to Bank, Bishopsgate, Leadenhall and Monument Stations. 
Pure Sports Medicine - Bank
41-47 Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AR
 
 

Course Schedule

HIP ANATOMY UNLOCKED - A CADAVERIC WORKSHOP (7.5H) : 

DISSECTION WORKSHOP + LECTURE  (7.5 h)  

  • The day is structured around two parallel lecture and laboratory sessions — morning for the anterior hip and groin, afternoon for the lateral hip and buttock.
  • Each lecture prepares you for the laboratory session that follows, so you walk into the dissecting room already oriented to what you are looking for.
  • In the laboratory, participants rotate through four stations, each with a different specimen focus.
  • Initially, a demonstrator at each station will familiarise you with the key features of note in the specimens at that station. This will be followed by some free time to work through questions provided on laminated cards, designed to both test your new knowledge and stimulate clinical reflection. Don't worry — there will be answers provided, and four demonstrators, including Dr Alison Grimaldi, will remain available to facilitate observation, answer questions, and prompt further clinical reflection.
  •  Course will be hosted from 9 - 4.30pm including break for lunch and 2 breaks for refreshments.
  •  Registration open at 8.30 am 

 

ANTERIOR HIP AND GROIN PAIN WORKSHOP: 

ONLINE LESSONS ( 5h POWER POINT PRESENTATION)

The substantial theoretical component of this course is presented in an online learning format for your flexibility and optimal learning experience.

  • 5 hours of Powerpoint lectures with printable notes

  • Learn anywhere, at your own pace, in your own time.

  • Rewind and revise as many times as you like.

  • Online forum for discussion.

  • Self-assessment quiz.

  • Three months of unlimited access for video content.

PRACTICAL ANTERIOR HIP AND GROIN WORKSHOP (8h)  

  •  Course will be hosted at Pure Sport Medicine/ Bank from 9 - 5pm including break for lunch and 2 breaks for refreshments.
  •  Registration open at 8.30 am 

LATERAL HIP AND BUTTOCK WORKSHOP: 

ONLINE LESSONS ( 6h POWER POINT PRESENTATION):

The substantial theoretical component of this course is presented in an online learning format for your flexibility and optimal learning experience.

  • 6 hours of Powerpoint lectures with printable notes

  • Learn anywhere, at your own pace, in your own time.

  • Rewind and revise as many times as you like.

  • Online forum for discussion.

  • Self-assessment quiz.

  • Three months of unlimited access for video content.

PRACTICAL LATERAL HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN (8h):  

  •  Course will be hosted at Pure Sport Medicine/ Bank from 9 - 5pm including break for lunch and 2 breaks for refreshments.
  • Registration will open at 8.30 am.

Course Outline

HIP ANATOMY UNLOCKED - A CADAVERIC WORKSHOP 11.09.2026:

PRACTICAL  FACE TO FACE  (7.5h): 

What You Will Explore
 
Morning — Anterior Hip and Groin
  • A focused lecture on the anatomical foundations of the anterior hip and groin region prepares you for the laboratory session.
Laboratory Session:
 Station 1 | Bone and Joint Morphology
 Station 2 | The Hip Flexor Complex
 Station 3 | The Adductors & the Pubic Region
 Station 4 | Nerves of the Anterior Hip and Groin
 
Afternoon — Lateral Hip and Buttock
A focused lecture on the lateral hip and gluteal region prepares you for the afternoon laboratory session.
 
Laborator sessions: 
 Station 1 | the Hip Abductors and Tendon Attachments
 Station 2 | The Deep External Rotators
 Station 3 | The Hip Extensor Complex
 Station 4 | Nerves of the Lateral & Posterior Hip
 
By the end of this workshop, you will have:
✔ A three-dimensional understanding of hip anatomy that no diagram, model or textbook image can provide
✔ A deep appreciation of the structural relationships — between muscles and the joint capsule, between tendons and bony attachment sites, between nerve pathways and their potential entrapment points — that underpin common hip pain presentations
✔ Greater confidence in palpation, clinical assessment and interpretation of imaging findings
✔ A clearer understanding of the anatomical basis for joint, soft tissue and nerve related hip conditions.
✔ If attending the London series: anatomical foundations that will directly deepen your learning in the Anterior Hip and Groin Pain and Lateral Hip Buttock Pain clinical workshops on the following days.

 

ANTERIOR HIP AND GROIN PAIN WORKSHOP 12.09.2026: 

ONLINE LESSONS (5h POWER POINT PRESENTATION): 

This anterior hip and groin pain online workshop aims to assist you in better recognising, assessing and managing a range of anterior hip and groin pain conditions, including:

  • Pain associated with hip chondral pathology and labral tears
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS)
  • Extra-articular impingement (AIIS impingement, subspine impingement)
  • Anterior hip instability associated with acetabular dysplasia and/or capsuloligamentous deficiency (hypermobility/EDS, trauma, iatrogenic)
  • Anterior hip pain associated with femoral malversion (excessive femoral anteversion or femoral retroversion
  • Hip osteoarthritis
  • Hip flexor related pain, iliopsoas tendinopathy/iliopsoas bursitis
  • Groin pain with focus on adductor related groin pain
  • Nerve related anterior hip pain

PRACTICAL ANTERIOR HIP AND GROIN WORKSHOP (8h)  :

Diagnostic, pain provocation tests for intra and extra-articular sources of nociception

  • Assessment of bony morphology, joint stability and neurodynamics
  • Assessment of posture and key movement patterns for specific pain ans load intolerance presentations
  • Examples of treatment direction tests (passive and active) and clinical reasoning strategies to determine best approach for reducing pain and improving load tolerance for the patient’s specific presentation

Practical management strategies

  • Manual therapy – useful techniques for specific range gaining and improving painfree range of motion will be demonstrated
  • Learn some novel and effective nerve mobilisation exercises for the anterior hip region

A primary focus will be load management advice and key exercise strategies for specific presentations related to a wide range of hip conditions:

  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) and extra-articular impingement (AIIS impingement, subspine impingement)
  • Anterior hip instability associated with acetabular dysplasia and/or capsuloligamentous deficiency (hypermobility/EDS, trauma, iatrogenic)
  • Anterior hip pain associated with femoral malversion (excessive femoral anteversion or femoral retroversion
  • Hip osteoarthritis
  • Hip flexor related pain, iliopsoas tendinopathy/iliopsoas bursitis, anterior snapping hip
  • Groin pain with focus on adductor related groin pain
  • Nerve related anterior hip pain

 

LATERAL HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN 13.09.2026:

ONLINE LESSONS (6h POWER POINT PRESENTATION): 

The online component aims to:

  • Clarify definitions and diagnoses of lateral hip and buttock pain
  • Explore factors which may influence loads across the lateral hip & buttock and predispose to intra or extra-articular impingement, such as:
    • morphological variants (e.g., bony structure, soft tissue – neural relationships)
    • adverse soft tissue loading associated with kinematics and neuromotor function (focus on hip abductors and short external rotators).
  • Provide an overview of key load management and therapeutic exercise strategies for lateral hip and buttock pain, particular to the patient presentation and associated difficulties with mechanical load transfer.
  • Provide an update on scientific evidence for underlying diagnostic and management approaches
PRACTICAL LATERAL HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN (8h)  :

  • The practical workshop will guide participants through diagnostic tests and management strategies for lateral hip and buttock pain. There is now high-quality evidence for assessment and management of gluteal tendinopathy from the ‘LEAP’ lateral hip pain randomised clinical trial, of which Alison was a key investigator.

  • Participants will receive first-hand instruction on techniques, advice regarding how best to apply this approach in clinical practice and valuable troubleshooting for slow or non-responders.
  • The workshop with then delve into the other lesser-known problems associated with buttock pain that may present diagnostic and management challenges – posterior joint instability, bony impingements, peripheral nerve entrapments and musculotendinous overload. Understanding the impact of bony morphology, soft tissue interfaces and postural and movement patterns is critical to optimal management of these conditions.

The one-day practical workshop will include:

Diagnostic tests, management strategies and key exercises for:

  1. gluteal tendinopathy & associated soft tissue pathologies (Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome – GTPS)
  2. posterior femoroacetabular impingement
  3. posterior hip joint instability
  4. extra articular impingements *ischiofemoral impingement
  5. deep gluteal syndrome/extraspinal sciatica
  6. proximal hamstring tendinopathy