Course Overview: Foundations in Neurofunctional Assessment
FIFA is designed to give you a step by step process of where to treat, with outcome measures that can be implemented within any existing system.
Together, we can help you:
- Improve your functional assessment skills
- Become the go-to person for performance care and complex neuromusculoskeletal cases
- Build a partnership with your patient for maximum results
One of the best courses I've ever taken, clear, concise, and what I learned I could immediately incorporate into my practice. Improved treatment outcomes consistently.
The course is extremely hands on and you can go at your own pace and come back when you need a refresher. You really get to learn straight from the best in the business. You can tell that Dr. Mike really wants you to help you learn and get better.
Taking mike's FIFA course has greatly contributed to my practice and I truly believe it has helped set me apart in my application of functional assessment and treatment strategies. I am able to get a more solid picture of what is going on with my patients, I am seeing results quicker and gaining so much more patient satisfaction, which has led to increased referrals and a busy schedule. I've been able to grow my practice and have been given the opportunity to work with professional and amateur athletes, which has always been a goal of mine as a physio.
The beauty of the course is in the simplicity. The model helps clearly compartmentalize issues of Neuro - MSK complaints and helps piece the global dysfunction for treating. Before this course, I was a clueless student going through the motions hoping school would answer my questions. Now that I have taken the FIFA course, I feel extremely confident to begin clinical practice because I have a systematic approach to assess dysfunction. Moreover, having access to the online portion to constantly review was extremely helpful in the learning process. I highly recommend this course to any hands on practitioner who wants to truly elevate their game!
Most health practitioners are struggling to build their practice because they don't know there are simple processes they can use that will set them apart and help them get dramatic results.
With foundations in neurofunctional assessment, Dr. Mike breaks everything down in a simple and effective way that you can implement in your practice today while you go through at your own pace!
With 17 years of clinical experience, Dr. Prebeg's proven assessment system will help you improve patient results and assessment skills.
The only course of its kind, providing real-time functional change assessment course for pre + post treatment.
Have patients that better understand their bodies so you can build a partnership with them for maximum results.
The surest way to get to the top of your field is to learn from those who have successfully done it. FIFA is your secret weapon.
Who Is Eligible?
All healthcare professionals listed below can benefit from taking FIFA. Manual therapists that treat musculoskeletal conditions will benefit the most.
Massage Therapists
Physiotherapists
Osteopaths
Chiropractors
Medical Doctors
Acupuncturists
Registered Kinesiologists
Naturopaths
Occupational Therapists
It is highly recommended that students who enroll in FIFA have completed at least one semester of gross anatomy prior to enrollment.
To enroll in the online course or the in person FIFA seminar you must have:
an active healthcare license issued by a state or national credentialing board
OR
be enrolled in a healthcare degree program at an accredited post-secondary institution, that requires a license from a state or national credentialing board to practice in your field of study post-graduation.
Please submit your unofficial transcript to a corresponding healthcare degree program or license verification to [email protected].
Whether you want to grow an existing practice or simply have better patient outcomes, FIFA can help.
What You Get
FIFA is the Only Course of its Kind!
A Certificate of Completion is provided for those seeking continuing education credits:
“Online Course – 6 Continuing Education Credits”
“In-Person Seminar – 12 Continuing Education Credits”
We are going to show you how to and give you the tools to improve your assessment technique and help create more effective pre and post outcome measures.
One of the biggest reasons practitioners struggle getting the clinical outcomes they want is they are trying to fit their patients into the textbook rather than learning from successful real-life practitioners.
But in with Mike and FIFA, we break everything down in a simple and effective way that you can implement in your practice today.
Each module is a systematic, client centric approach that will help you build the foundation for neuro-functional assessment you need to have better clinical outcomes and build a thriving practice!
There’s no more wondering if you are doing it right and getting the most out of your pre & post assessments, with Mike there to guide you, you will be empowered to take what you learn and impact more lives!
But wait, there's more! We are also going to give you these bonus clinical resources:
- Case of the Month Videos
- Functional Assessment + Gail Analysis Video with Dr. Jim Mylon
- Shoulder Series Guest Lecture from CMCC with Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga
- A checklist to guide you through the FIFA protocol
- A powerpoint to act as another visual guide to walk you through Dr. Mike's protocol
- A simple document to help you "map" your patient's dysfunctions to help you better know where and how to treat
Enrollment is Limited
With FIFA, you can start having better clinical outcomes, growing your practice, and improving your assessment skills today.
Class Video Breakdown
Class 1 - Introduction Into a Therapy Directed Assessment and the Algorithm of Manual Therapy
In this class Dr. Mike is going to show you how to establish a treatment plan. He is going to talk to best practices for injury care, but also performance care.
This class is going to help you show your patient THEIR dysfunction, educate them, and SHOW them the value you give them in you treatment plans.
Dr. Mike is going to walk you through his time tested holistic approach to assessment and show you exactly how to:
✔️ Break away from the traditional orthopedic model
✔️ Learn about the continuum of rehab to performance
✔️ Create mutually beneficial relationships with Doctors and Surgeons in your area
✔️ Start get more consistent quality referrals from your patients
*BONUS: Special guest lecturer Matt Nichol*
Class 2 - Cutting Through the Clutter of Orthopedic Tests
In this comprehensive class Dr. Mike and special guest, world renowned Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. John Theodoropoulos, are going to help you:
✔️ Learn which orthopedic tests provide the most information
✔️ Learn key injuries and what NOT to miss when doing assessments
✔️ Learn the basics of a clinical exam and things NOT to miss when referring to a local orthopedic surgeon
✔️ Learn key items to look for when examining patients from young to old
- Inspection
- Palpation (surface anatomy)
- Active and Passive ROM with clinical pearls
- Special Test
✔️ Key orthopedic exams of the:
- Shoulder
- Knee
- Elbow
- Hand and Wrist
- Hip
Class 3 - Key Concepts in Neuro Motor Testing
This class will help you understand the complexity of the human pain problem and help you become an expert manual practitioner.
In this comprehensive class Dr. Mike and special guest, world renowned Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga, are going to help you:
✔️ Walk you through and introduce you to advanced Neuro Motor testing in athletic positions.
✔️ Introduce you to how Neuro Motor Testing can help with Patient Compliance
✔️ Concepts of Neuro Motor Testing of upper extremity and lower Extremity
✔️ Concepts of NeuroMapping
✔️ Full case example at the end
This is the best class to help you getting in touch with your clinical intuition and help you get to know every movement by peripheral nerve and by segment.
How it Works
Once you enroll in FIFA, you’ll get immediate access. Your training includes videos, walk-through tutorials, and PDF downloads. You can do it over the course of a few days or in a weekend, you choose!
FIFA is designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and real life clinical practice. We will cover tested paradigms that are utilized by leading manual medicine practitioners to deliver optimal results.
The learning objective of this course is rooted in a therapeutic approach called “Adaptive Potential”.
Adaptive Potential is a process to help uncover, locate, extract and target areas/regions of altered or abnormal movement patterns.
This assessment model will free you from relying solely upon the current structural model taught in schools.
In addition, treatment plan and complex neuromechanical issues will be dealt with in a step-by-step process with very clear functional objective outcome measures.
Taking complex problems and breaking them down into step-by-step achievable goals to ensure progress is being made.
FAQs
- Who's Teaching?
Dr. Mike Prebeg of course and some very special guests!
Here is a little bit more about him.
Dr. Mike is an innovative practitioner, specializing in performance enhancement, career longevity and injury recovery. As a graduate of New York Chiropractic College and a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, Dr. Prebeg provides unparalleled treatments through his unique combination of soft tissue techniques, such as Active Release (ART), with Contemporary Medical Acupuncture and joint manipulation to optimize his results. Years of academic and hands-on experience have catapulted his expertise to the front of his field, making him the go-to practitioner for some of the most complicated cases among NCAA, Olympic and professional athletes. His success with these patients has earned him the position of consulting chiropractor with the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) and the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team, where he spends most home games in the locker room treating players.
DR. PREBEG MAINTAINS A CLINICAL PRACTICE AT MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, AND AT ATHLETE’S CARE SPORTS MEDICINE CLINICS. DR. PREBEG IS ALSO A SENIOR INSTRUCTOR IN THE CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAM AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, IS THE TREASURER OF THE CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY ACUPUNCTURE ASSOCIATION, AND IS THE FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND LEAD INSTRUCTOR AT SKILLS-IN-HAND INC.
- How long do I have to go through FIFA?
The way we structured it allows you to access it for a year while you go at your own pace.
- Can I Get CE Credits?
If you are a chiropractor, yes!
This course is designated for 12 Continuing Education hours.
Continuing education credit (CE) is provided by Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC)
- Do you offer refunds?
I am so confident you will gain valuable skills that will improve your practice with F.I.F.A. that if you go through the whole program and disagree, I will give you your money back!
That is how much I believe this program will help you and your patients. Now you really have nothing to lose so what are you waiting for, enroll now!
LINGERING QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions or concerns about foundations in neurofunctional assessment,
please get in touch so we can help.