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Building Blocks to Advance Concussion Management Strategies for Optimal Outcomes

Advance Your Clinical Decision-Making. Improve Patient Outcomes. Confidently Manage Complex Concussion Presentations.

Intermediate | Level II | Building Blocks

As concussion rehabilitation continues to evolve, clinicians must move beyond foundational assessment and treatment toward more sophisticated clinical reasoning. Patients with persisting symptoms often present with overlapping impairments that require a nuanced understanding of multiple systems, individualized progression, and evidence-informed decision-making.

Building Blocks to Advance Concussion Management Strategies for Optimal Outcomes is designed for rehabilitation professionals ready to deepen their expertise and confidently manage more complex concussion cases. Building upon foundational principles, this course introduces advanced assessment strategies, targeted intervention approaches, and contemporary clinical concepts that improve outcomes for patients experiencing prolonged recovery.

Build Upon Your Foundation

This intermediate-level course equips rehabilitation professionals with the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills necessary to evaluate and manage individuals with more complex concussion presentations.

Participants will explore the distinction between persisting post-concussive symptoms and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) overlay—an increasingly recognized contributor to prolonged recovery that requires thoughtful clinical differentiation. The course also examines the growing role of dual-task assessment in evaluating readiness for progression and safely advancing rehabilitation.

Through focused deep dives into cervical spine dysfunction, exertional intolerance, sensory-motor integration, headache phenotypes, and return-to-sport decision-making, participants will learn how to integrate multiple systems into comprehensive rehabilitation plans.

Interactive demonstrations, evidence-based instruction, and case-based clinical reasoning provide practical tools that can be immediately translated into clinical practice, allowing clinicians to confidently manage more challenging patient presentations while optimizing recovery trajectories.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between persisting post-concussive symptoms and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) overlay to guide appropriate clinical management.

  2. Explain the role and clinical value of dual-task assessment in evaluating recovery and progressing rehabilitation.

  3. Conduct a comprehensive cervical spine examination and implement evidence-based interventions for cervicogenic contributors to concussion symptoms.

  4. Develop individualized, evidence-based return-to-sport plans that consider clinical trajectory, exertional readiness, functional demands, and risk reduction.

  5. Identify common headache phenotypes following concussion and apply targeted management strategies appropriate for each presentation.

  6. Perform comprehensive assessment of exertional intolerance and safely progress rehabilitation to restore physical capacity.

  7. Design individualized sensory-motor rehabilitation programs that integrate visual, vestibular, cervical, cognitive, and balance systems using advanced clinical reasoning.

Course Curriculum

Module 1 | Persisting Symptoms vs. Functional Neurological Disorder Overlay

Learn how to distinguish prolonged post-concussive symptoms from Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) overlay through clinical reasoning, pattern recognition, and evidence-informed assessment.

Module 2 | The Growing Importance of Dual-Task Assessment

Explore why dual-task performance has become an essential component of concussion rehabilitation and learn practical methods for incorporating cognitive-motor assessment into clinical practice.

Module 3 | Cervical Spine Deep Dive

Develop advanced examination skills for identifying cervical contributions to dizziness, headache, neck pain, and other persistent concussion symptoms while learning targeted intervention strategies.

Module 4 | Return-to-Sport Decision Making

Move beyond symptom resolution by learning how to evaluate readiness through functional performance, exertional tolerance, clinical trajectory, and sport-specific demands.

Module 5 | Headache Phenotypes and Management

Differentiate common headache presentations following concussion and select evidence-based treatment approaches based on underlying mechanisms and patient presentation.

Module 6 | Assessment and Management of Exertional Intolerance

Take an in-depth look at autonomic dysfunction, physiological recovery, exercise testing, and progression strategies designed to safely restore activity tolerance.

Module 7 | Full Sensory-Motor Intervention Design

Learn how to integrate vestibular, visual, cervical, balance, cognitive, and motor systems into individualized rehabilitation plans that evolve throughout the recovery process.

Module 8 | Case-Based Clinical Reasoning

Apply concepts from throughout the course to realistic patient cases that challenge participants to synthesize examination findings, prioritize interventions, and justify clinical decision-making.

Total Course Time: 7 Hours

Who Should Enroll?

This course is ideal for rehabilitation professionals who have a foundational understanding of concussion management and are ready to advance their clinical reasoning and intervention skills.

Recommended for:

  • Physical Therapists

  • Physical Therapist Assistants

  • Athletic Trainers

  • Occupational Therapists

  • Occupational Therapy Assistants

  • Sports Rehabilitation Professionals

  • Healthcare providers who routinely manage patients with concussion

Completion of a foundational concussion course or equivalent clinical experience is recommended.

Why Take This Course?

Many patients recover quickly after concussion—but others present with persistent, multifactorial symptoms that challenge even experienced clinicians.

This course focuses on helping clinicians navigate those complex presentations with greater confidence by strengthening clinical reasoning rather than simply expanding treatment techniques.

You'll learn how to:

  • Differentiate overlapping clinical presentations

  • Identify subtle contributors to prolonged recovery

  • Integrate multiple body systems into individualized rehabilitation

  • Progress patients safely using evidence-based decision making

  • Improve return-to-sport and return-to-activity planning

  • Apply advanced concepts through real clinical cases

By the conclusion of this course, you will possess a practical framework for evaluating complexity, selecting targeted interventions, and progressing rehabilitation with confidence.

Meet Your Instructors

Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc

Dr. Bliss is an educator and clinician specializing in neurological rehabilitation, concussion management, and clinical reasoning. Her expertise centers on translating evidence into practical strategies that enhance clinician confidence and improve patient outcomes.

Alex Peters, PT, DPT, ATC

Dr. Peters brings expertise in concussion rehabilitation, sports medicine, and athletic training, integrating performance-based rehabilitation with evidence-informed return-to-sport decision-making.

Andrew Teare-Ketter, PT, DPT

Dr. Teare-Ketter specializes in evidence-based concussion rehabilitation with a focus on advanced assessment techniques, individualized intervention planning, and translating current research into everyday clinical practice.

Continue Building Your Expertise

Foundational knowledge is only the beginning.

As concussion rehabilitation continues to advance, clinicians must refine their ability to recognize complex presentations, integrate multiple systems into clinical decision-making, and confidently progress patients toward meaningful recovery.

This course provides the next step in that journey—equipping you with advanced clinical frameworks, practical intervention strategies, and the confidence to manage challenging concussion cases with clarity and precision.

Advance your knowledge. Strengthen your clinical reasoning. Elevate your concussion care.