CONVERGE 2025: Connecting Manual Therapy With Mechanistic Insights

The CONVERGE 2025 Virtual Conference is open to the public and will feature coordinated research presentations about various topics involving force-based manipulations (FBMs), including modeling methods, imaging, mechanisms of action, and clinical perspectives. The event is the culmination of collaborative efforts by three NCCIH and NINDS co-funded U24 research networks focused on advancing and supporting the study of neural mechanisms and biomechanics of FBMs.  

The conference, which is hosted on the Virbela virtual platform, will offer attendees four distinct tracks of learning: 1) the clinician and FBMs; 2) imaging and FBM; 3) modeling methods for FBM; and 4) neuroscience. 

The meeting will feature a plenary lecture by Dr. Stuart Glennan (Butler University) discussing the philosophies of mechanisms and how these differ across disciplines, and a keynote lecture by Dr. Joel Bialosky (University of Florida) focusing on continued efforts to model FBM approaches.