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Foundations in neuroFunctional Assessment

A predictive, step-by-step ASSESSMENT SYSTEM for tackling complex cases – so you get to the ROOT CAUSE of dysfunction QUICKER, your patients continuously feel better, & your practice is fully booked

 

The truth about being a manual practitioner?

Orthopedic tests alone are not enough…

They’re great for identifying structural problems, but what happens when the tests don’t lead to clear answers?

What about the patients who aren’t in pain but still aren’t functioning optimally?

Or patients looking to maximize their longevity?

Or the ones who need more than a diagnosis—they need a roadmap?

 

Manual practitioners don't deal with truly Orthopedic issues...

What you’re actually treating is neurofunctional in nature because the nervous system is in charge of everything. All roads lead to the brain.

 

 

This is where FIFA comes in:

When you add in a good neurofunctional assessment

1️⃣ Now you have a predictive system that provides consistent directionality during treatment.

🧭 You know where to start and what results to look for.

🗺️ A full game plan comes together easily, complete with pre and post tests.

🔎 When results aren't as expected, you just re-test for deeper pathology.

 

2️⃣ Now you understand where dysfunctions happen, not just what is wrong.

So you can seamlessly transition patients from pain relief to optimization & performance care.

So complex cases are broken down into treatment targets & corrective goals that achieve continuous improvements and retain patients for years.

 

3️⃣ Now the patient relationship looks more like a partnership

Its hard to sell a treatment plan when you're speaking a different language.

FIFA helps cross that bridge with a universal language:

This is how you show patients their dysfunctionwhat they need, so they are invested in the process and rebooking on their own.

Master the neurofunctional assessment, and your treatment plans will sell themselves.

When patients act more like partners, 

when they're not dependent, 

when they take an active role,

EVERYTHING IS BETTER.

FIFA grads often say: "you've made practice more fun for me"

 

4️⃣ Now you're accessing a whole new area of opportunity

The continuum of care for people in pain or with injuries is wide but when do you see your patients on this continuum

Before surgery, after surgery, after injury, during chronic state, preventatively, or for performance in the case of athletes. 

NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF THERAPIST YOU ARE, if your answer was not ALL OF THESE, then you're wrong.

Truthfully, practitioners can spend 80% of their time in performance care – especially with individuals that are highly motivated and longevity focused. 

Getting a patient to keep coming, even when they're not in pain, they need to buy into the process!

FIFA is how you progress patients into a highly rewarding performance care plan.

FIFA
is how you attract dream patients you want to help feel better.

FIFA
is how your patients see so much value they keep paying you for years


Performance Care or
preventative treatments are very rewarding,  you get to know your patient's neuro-biodynamics and physical adaptations at a different level. 

🔥 Treating injuries is like putting out a fire 

🏗️ Performance care is like rebuilding or renovating and improving a structure. 

As you learn the intricacies of the human body, you see what is possible.

How many times have you heard your patients say “I have to live with it”, “it is what it is”. The answer to that is NO.

 

5️⃣ Now you're creating mutually beneficial referral relationships

A good neurofunctional assessment has the ability to:

✅ Teach referrals how to TRUST in your expertise

💸 Teach referrals how to VALUE what you bring to the table

🗣️ Teach referrals how to SPEAK to you about cases

& that's how you build a stable practice.

 

🤔 "How does FIFA integrate with what I'm already doing?"

Most of you have been in the field for years. 

You already know how to assess, you already have your processes.

FIFA is a useful global assessment for your toolbox to better understanding a client’s body

It raises red flags & highlights areas to address using your modalities.

FIFA is adaptable and moldable, which means if you work with the human body it will only enhance your practice and produce better patient outcomes.

 

🤔 "What do you get with FIFA online?"

✅ 3 pre-recorded classes

Recorded live at FIFA in-person – so everyone can experience a live event with Dr. Mike.

✅ 3 guest expert assessments cover the full continuum of care: surgery, rehab, and performance.

✅ A total of 6 comprehensive assessment demonstrations

 Dr Mike’s full neuromuscular assessment: aka therapist’s gold 

✅ Access for 1 full year
 to view each of the classes as many times as you want

 

💻 Class 1

Introduction Into a Therapy Directed Assessment & the Algorithm of Manual Therapy

Assessment 1: Matt Nichols, Functional Movement Screen

Watch how a strength coach integrates FIFA into a functional movement screen to assess an athlete's capabilities, optimizing their training—or identifying when referral to Dr. Mike for treatment is needed.

Assessment 2: Dr Mike, Upper-Body Assessment

Observe Dr Mike’s full upper-body assessment to witness how Matt’s assessment overlaps, and how their global assessment allows them to speak the same language and more quickly establish a treatment plan.

 

💻 Class 2

Cutting Through the Clutter of Orthopedic Tests 

Assessment 3: Dr. John Theodoropoulos, Orthopedic Exam

Watch how Dr. Theo rules in or out surgical issues, so referrals are accurate, and the relationships you have with surgeons are strong. Find out what they deem surgical versus non-surgical and how every patient—whether surgical or not—progresses along the care continuum, from rehab to performance.

Assessment 4: Dr Mike, Lower Body Assessment

Discover how Dr. Mike’s lower-body neurofunctional exam builds on Dr. Theo’s orthopedic findings, identifying the neurological drivers behind dysfunction. See how this layered approach bridges the gap between surgical and non-surgical cases, guiding patients seamlessly from recovery to peak performance.

 

💻 Class 3

Key Concepts in Neuro Motor Testing  

Assessment 5: Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga, Neuro Motor Test

Understand the complexity of the human pain problem to become an expert manual practitioner. Listen and watch as Dr Elorriaga, Sports Medicine Specialist, walks through advanced Neuro Motor testing and the concepts of NeuroMapping

Assessment 6: Dr Mike, a full FIFA assessment

Witness a full assessment by Dr Mike. This is how you identify treatment targets and get better results than your peers – by knowing every movement by peripheral nerve and by segment.

 

Is FIFA for you?

All healthcare professionals listed below can benefit from taking FIFA. 

Manual therapists that treat musculoskeletal conditions will benefit the most.

✅ Acupuncturists
✅ Chiropractors
✅ Massage Therapists
✅ 
Medical Doctors
✅ 
Naturopaths
✅ 
Occupational Therapists
✅ 
Osteopaths
✅ Physiotherapists
✅ 
Registered Kinesiologists

It is highly recommended that students who enroll in FIFA have completed at least one semester of gross anatomy prior to enrollment.

To enroll, 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.

 

A Certificate of Completion is provided for those seeking continuing education credits:

✅ 6 CE credits for foundations in functional assessment online 

✅ PACE approved for CE credits in US

✅ Recognized by the PACE program of Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards

 

What People Are Saying:

As an instructor at the McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program, the FIFA program is an excellent next step if you want to improve your neurofunctional assessment. Learning how to perform an effective neurofunctional assessment, and understanding what you are assessing, will allow you to be a much more effective practitioner and improve your treatment outcomes. The FIFA course will give you this information and then some. I learnt further neuromotor tests and how to refine my clinical reasoning, which has improved my treatment outcomes and also given me more skills to dig deeper into a neuromotor dysfunction. I would highly recommend this course.

Micaela Zettel, PT

Being able to attend the Advanced Performance Assessment course was an incredible experience. Dr. Mike’s expertise, guidance, and mentorship throughout the course allowed me to develop the skills, knowledge, and foundation for patient assessments. Taking this course allowed me to feel confident in developing treatments plans for conditions I would have never known how to treat. This course has advanced my treatments and helped me utilize everything I learned in the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program. Advanced Performance Assessment gave me the tools that I needed to build my practice and help my patients understand their dysfunction. I would highly recommend this course as it provided the blueprint for how I will assess and treat patients moving forward in my career

Dr. Anastasia Tolfa, DC

Continued education through FIFA has allowed me to provide my patients with much more value. As a physio, the tools provided in school came without a framework which made it difficult to apply and help patients with pain relief and functional improvements. The simple, systemic approach taught at FIFA has helped bridge those gaps. I now have a better understanding of how to use my assessment to guide my treatments and vice-versa. Investing in my skills through FIFA has lead to more effective results with patients and a busier caseload. Highly recommend it for physios, chiros, RMTs and osteopaths.

Endri Ulaj

The Advanced Performance Assessment course provided me with a strong foundation and confidence when assessing patients with pain and dysfunction. Dr. Mike did an excellent job at mentoring and assisting me throughout the duration of the course to build an overall plan when treating patients. This course advanced my treatments and allowed me to properly explain dysfunction to my patients. I would highly recommend this course, as it expedited my entire assessment process and enhanced my treatment blueprint that I will be utilizing throughout my career

Dr. Michael Trujillo

The FIFA course is very well put together! The assessment of complex neuromechanical conditions and issues is explained and taught from a very functional point of view. Dr. Mike's courses have given me a systematic approach to assess and treat dysfunction.

Juha Kaari DC, PT

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!

Taran