The Concussion Nerds Virtual Summit

For Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Athletic Therapists (...all concussion clinicians)

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Individuals on their own concussion healing journey.

 

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Unlock the Future of Concussion Care: A Dynamic 2-Day Virtual Experience Awaits

 
Are you feeling the pulse of the concussion world racing faster than ever? The demand for clinical expertise is skyrocketing! But let's face it, not every concussion wraps up neatly in three days. Many clients are knocking on your door months or even years later, seeking help - because they know they can heal and aren't ready to give up!! 

Here's the challenge: we're at a crossroads. It's time to shift our approach to persistent concussion cases. We need to break free from the confines of traditional thinking and embrace an integrative path to rehabilitation and healing. It's about time we transcend the boundaries of our textbooks and dive deep into a holistic care approach that resonates with the soul of each patient.

 


ENTER THE CONCUSSION NERDS VIRTUAL SUMMIT

 Whether you're a clinician seeking innovative strategies or someone on your own healing journey, this summit promises to equip you with the tools, confidence, and clarity you need to take the next step.

 

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to elevate your understanding, gain transformative knowledge, and be part of an inspiring community dedicated to making a difference in the concussion space!

 

What to Expect

Mark your calendars for an unforgettable experience on September 27th & 28th, 2025!

Welcome to our vibrant community, where knowledge and passion collide in the most magical way! Throughout the summit, you'll have exclusive access to: 

  • Recorded Presentations so you can pause, take notes, and come back to watch it as many times as you like
  • Live Workshops Yep, this is where we come together as a community who shares a passion.  These workshops are designed to introduce you to experiences & tools that support your own healing journey as well as how to guide your clients on theirs
  • Live Q&A Panels where you can ask our experts the deeper questions and guidance


*Please note the LIVE components will be recorded and uploaded to the summit platform

 
We'll be kicking off and wrapping up each day with our exhilarating LIVE sessions, with smiles on our faces, bringing us together as one united force.

 
Get ready to be blown away by our star-studded lineup of speakers! our powerhouse panel is geared up to share their invaluable insights and wisdom with you. 

Get set to be inspired, enlightened, and empowered like never before! 🌟
 

The Summit Schedule 

 

We’ve listened to your feedback from last year and are excited to share a big change for this year’s summit! We’ve designed a single, unified program that serves both those on a healing journey and clinicians, ensuring that everyone has access to the content and insights that matter most to them.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Healing Journey and Clinician attendees will each enjoy tailored breathwork classes to their own track (details below).

  • VIP passes for both Healing Journey and Clinician attendees will include exclusive live Q&A sessions, allowing you to engage directly with our experts.

We’re excited to bring both tracks together in a way that amplifies the learning and support for all. Let’s continue the conversation and elevate the care and healing experience for everyone.


Embracing the power of integrative rehabilitation and healing our program welcomes experts in vestibular rehab, the upper cervical spine, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome & POTS, Nutrition, Gut health, Vision and more! 





Staying true to our mission of revolutionizing the discourse surrounding concussion worldwide, we're determined to ignite countless conversations through this summit. Take your pick between the FREE Summit Pass or the VIP Summit Pass

Summit VIP Bonuses!

As a VIP, you're not just attending the summit — you're getting so much more. Here's what’s waiting for you inside the VIP experience:

Extended Access to All Recordings – Rewatch your favorite sessions anytime with lifetime access to the summit content

Invitation to Live Q&As –  VIPs get front-of-the-line access for questions during our live panel discussions.

Summit Speaker Resource Vault – Access tools, handouts, and bonus content generously shared by our presenters, just for VIPs.

1 year membership with 360NeuroGO (*this one is for clinicians - click HERE to learn more) valued at $450

Nutrition E-Book – to help you have the tools and insights to make nutrition a key component in your healing

Behind-the-Scenes Case Breakdown with Natasha – Watch how a real case was approached and treated step-by-step using the Concussion Nerds Framework.

⭐ Food for Thought: Managing Migraine Through Nutrition. This insightful masterclass provides with 4 levels of nutritional migraine management with step-by-step instructions you can implement towards migraine relief. 

 Exercise Guide for Chronic Pain After Concussion. A practical guide to brain-based exercises designed for patients with chronic pain after concussion. This resource moves beyond traditional manual therapy to address the central nervous system’s role in chronic pain. Inside, you’ll find clear instructions for graded motor imagery, sensory integration techniques, and other neuroplasticity-driven exercises that help retrain the brain’s response to pain. Ideal for clinicians looking to expand their rehab toolkit with brain-based strategies rooted in functional neurology.

 ⭐ Invitation to an EverBetter Medicine Workshop. Dr.Zac Spiritos and his team regularly lead workshops about low histamine, gluten free and gastroparesis diets for those with MCAS and Dysautonomia.  

 

I'm IN!!

Choose your tickets here

🌟 Don't miss out on this unparalleled opportunity to level up your knowledge and connect with fellow colleagues and friends


Choose between your free or VIP Summit Experience 

FREE Clinician Track 

FREE

Whether you're a Physical Therapist, Chiropractor, Athletic Therapist, Occupational Therapist—or any clinician passionate about helping individuals with concussion—this offer is completely FREE.

  • 72 hour access to the replays
  • Invitation to regular summit programming (does NOT include the Live q&A's)
Get a FREE Ticket

VIP Clinician Track 

$97 CAD

Whether you're a Physical Therapist, Chiropractor, Athletic Therapist, Occupational Therapist—or any clinician passionate about working with individuals with concussion—this training is for you.

 

  • Lifetime access to summit replays
  • Invitation to the Clinician's LIVE Q&A panel
  • VIP BONUS Package 
Buy VIP Pass

FREE Healing Journey Track

FREE

This free offer is for individuals on their own healing journey with a concussion and for loved ones providing support along the way.

 

  • 72 hour access to the replays
  • Invitation to regular summit programming (does NOT include the Live q&A's)

 

Learn More

VIP Healing Journey Track

$47 CAD

This offer is designed for individuals navigating their own concussion recovery and for loved ones supporting someone through it.

  • Lifetime access to summit replays
  • Invitation to the Clinician's LIVE Q&A panel
  • VIP BONUS Package 

 

Learn More

Meet your Speakers:

Dr. Zachary Spiritos, MD, MPH


From Concussion to Chaos: Understanding Post-TBI Dysautonomia and MCAS

 

 A head injury can do more than rattle the brain—it can send the entire nervous and immune system into disarray. In this talk, we'll explore how a seemingly minor concussion can trigger the onset of POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), leading to symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, brain fog, flushing, allergic reactions, and more. We’ll unpack the science behind why this happens, touching on neuroimmune disruption, vagal nerve dysfunction, and blood-brain barrier permeability, and provide a roadmap for addressing it. From lifestyle strategies to targeted therapies, you'll leave with a better understanding of how to calm the chaos and support your healing.

 

Bridgett Wallace, DPT


Are You Feeling 'Skewed' about Skew Deviation? 

 

Don't let this subtle but critical sign slip through the cracks! Skew deviation may present as a seemingly minor vertical eye misalignment, but it's actually a red flag pointing to significant posterior fossa pathology.  In this practical, clinically-focused session,  you'll master the art of recognizing and differentiating skew deviation from its notoris mimic - fourth cranial nerve palsy. 

We'll cut through the confusion with hand-on diagnostic pearls, including the value of using a Maddox Rod and the game-changing upright-supine test that can make or break your diagnosis. You'll learn why that "small" vertical deviation could be the first whisper of a stroke, multiple sclerosis, or other serious brainstem leision, and how to confidently distinguish utriculo-ocular dysfunction from isolated cranial nerve pathology. 

Walking away from this session, you'll have the clinical tools to:

  • Spot skew deviation in your patients post-concussion before it's missed
  • Perform the upright-supine test with confidence
  • Recognize the value of the Bucket Test
  • Make critical differential diagnoses that impact patient care
  • Recognize when that "minor" eye finding demands urgent neurological attention

 

Dr.Michelle Eisenmann


Blood Work in TBI

We hear that bloodwork can provide deeper insight when moving through a TBI recovery - but what are we actually looking for?  In this workshop we will be discussing the importance of metabolic markers on traumatic brain injury recovery and what we can look for with our clients. 

Cristabelle Braden


Hope Survives Founder and performer

 

The Healing Couple: Dr. Cory Ostroot & Jessica Waala


Breathwork Mastery: Understanding the Science of Breathwork 

During this 45-minute experience, you will...

  • Learn how Breathwork works + why it's the #1 tool to shift our emotions, subconscious, nervous system, and habits
  • Gain new Breathwork techniques to create more fast, long-lasting, and transformative results for your clients
  • Experience a RESET Breathwork journey, so you can feel the power and the benefits for yourself!


What is RESET Breathwork?

RESET Breathwork goes beyond Wim Hof, pranayama, and meditation. It combines a 3-part conscious connected breathing pattern through the mouth, visualizations, affirmations, somatic release, and specific music sequencing to bring you to a peak emotional state.

Through RESET Breathwork, you will:

R-ecalibrate your nervous system
E-levate your vibration
S-omatically release stored emotions
E-xpand your consciousness
T-ransform into your most authentic self

Rachel Scevola


Live Workshop
Breathe - Elevate - Expand

Take the elevation and expansion of the last two days to the next level by closing out your summit experience with a powerful breathwork practice designed to elevate and expand YOU.

Dr. Jacque Moser


The Brain-Gut Injury Loop: How Concussions can Damage your Gut and What to do about it. 

 

Most people treat concussions as just a brain problem. In the Functional Medicine world however, we know that brain injuries can also lead to gut dysfunction.  This, in turn, can slow the healing process.  Healing both together can be a key step in the recovery journey. 

Angelique Esseling


 Limits? Yes Please! Before lifting your limits comes loving your limits

 

With getting a concussion, you also get new limits to deal with. Unfortunately. And of course you want to expand on those new ‘crappy’ limits as fast as possible. I get it all too well from experience.

Often, everywhere you look people are pushing you to push through your current limits in order to expand on them. However… that is not how is works with concussions! That will just make you crash, over and over again. Sounds familiar?

It's key to first learn to steward the limits you have now and create room within those limits. Then you’ll have room to breathe and start living instead of just surviving (Doesn’t that sound nice?). From there your brain will be ready to expand your limits and heal more.
So… want to learn more about this? come and see my talk:
Limits? Yes please! - Before lifting your limits comes loving your limits.

Danielle Blasko


The Brain-Inflammation Connection: Heal Faster with Food

 

After a concussion, the brain experiences inflammation that can disrupt cognition, mood, energy, and healing. While rest is important, nutrition plays a powerful and often overlooked role in supporting recovery. In this presentation, Functional Nutrition Coach Danielle Blasko (me!) explores how specific foods and nutrients can help reduce inflammation, stabilize the nervous system, and accelerate the healing process. Attendees will learn what to eat (and what to avoid), how the gut-brain connection impacts recovery, and practical strategies to use food as medicine for optimal brain health.

Dr. Becca Timko


A Clinical Approach to Chronic Pain After Concussion: Moving Beyond Symptom Management

 

Concussion and chronic pain often coexist in the same patients, but are frequently treated in isolation. This presentation explores their overlap and highlights why traditional musculoskeletal symptom management may fall short. It will cover common clinical pitfalls and introduce a brain-based framework for assessing and managing persistent symptoms.

Dr. Jonathan Chung


The Neuroscience of Cervical Injuries in Concussion

 

 

Dr. Thompson Maesaka


Demystifying Migraine

 

 

Taryn Barlow


Navigating the real-life cognitive load of recovery: for those rebuilding & those guiding the way

 

 Navigating the real-life cognitive load of recovery: for those rebuilding & those guiding the way is aimed at educating everyone about how cognition has an impact on every part of your work together.

For survivors, this invisible weight affects focus, independence, and daily life. For providers, recognizing it is key to meaningful, person-centered care. The goal is for all of us to learn, recognize, and collaborate with a deeper understanding of what cognition truly means in our daily lives as we come together with the intentions of maximizing brain healing potential.

 

Natasha Wilch, MPT


Mastering You Activation Pathway: The Key to Optimal Healing

 

 Join Natasha in this transformative live training as she demystifies the science behind the nervous systems activation pathway.  Discover how understanding and harnessing your bodies fight-or-flight response can profoundly impact your healing journey.  

Through a dynamic blend of lecture and interactive workshop, you'll learn to identify your unique activation pathway, understand it's significance in the healing process, and expand your toolkit with essential nervous system management techniques.

This workshop isn't just about healing - it's about empowering every participant to excel in any situation they face.  Clinicians, this session is particularly crucial for maintaining momentum and fostering breakthroughs in your clients journeys. 

 

Meet your Summit Host

I’m Natasha Wilch - concussion mentor, clinician, clinic owner, entrepreneur and all around passionate leader.

 

With over a decade of experience as a Registered Physical Therapist and eight years dedicated to working with concussion clients, I have honed my expertise to the point where clients travel from all over the world to seek my specialized concussion rehabilitation services at Symphony Brain Performance, the clinic I founded in 2015.

My life was forever changed the day my first concussion client walked into my clinic. Since that time I’ve made it my mission to elevate and transform the conversation and culture of concussion on a global scale.

And I am not your average mentor. Yes, I will impart neuroscience, guide you through evidence-based practices, and keep you up to date with the latest research. But it goes beyond that.

I lead with both mind and compassionate heart, blending science with spirit, and logic with intuition. This holistic approach may challenge some because it transcends the confines of black-and-white thinking. But it is precisely this blend that makes me exceptional in what I do. And it is precisely this blend that will catapult you to become a trusted authority in concussion management in your area.

Together, we will shape the future of concussion management, empower others, and leave an indelible mark on the world.

We've Partnered for Purpose



A collaboration rooted in advocacy, education and support for concussion recovery. 

Announcing our 2025 summit partner - Hope Survives. 


(20% of all summit proceeds will be donated to Hope Survives in support of their mission)

Hope Survives  is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a brighter future for brain injury survivors and their families. We exist to instill hope, provide resources, pursue wellness, and foster communityso that survivors and their loved ones feel supported every step of their healing journey. We envision a world where every survivor and family member is seen, heard, valued, and never alone.

Choose your tickets here

🌟 Don't miss out on this unparalleled opportunity to level up your knowledge and connect with fellow colleagues and friends


Choose between your free or VIP Summit Experience 

FREE Clinician Track 

FREE

Whether you're a Physical Therapist, Chiropractor, Athletic Therapist, Occupational Therapist—or any clinician passionate about helping individuals with concussion—this offer is completely FREE.

  • 72 hour access to the replays
  • Invitation to regular summit programming (does NOT include the Live q&A's)
Get a FREE Ticket

VIP Clinician Track 

$97 CAD

Whether you're a Physical Therapist, Chiropractor, Athletic Therapist, Occupational Therapist—or any clinician passionate about working with individuals with concussion—this training is for you.

 

  • Lifetime access to summit replays
  • Invitation to the Clinician's LIVE Q&A panel
  • VIP BONUS Package 
Buy VIP Pass

FREE Healing Journey Track

FREE

This free offer is for individuals on their own healing journey with a concussion and for loved ones providing support along the way.

 

  • 72 hour access to the replays
  • Invitation to regular summit programming (does NOT include the Live q&A's)

 

Learn More

VIP Healing Journey Track

$47 CAD

This offer is designed for individuals navigating their own concussion recovery and for loved ones supporting someone through it.

  • Lifetime access to summit replays
  • Invitation to the Clinician's LIVE Q&A panel
  • VIP BONUS Package 

 

Learn More