Convergence insufficiency is one of the most clinically consequential visual disorders encountered in functional neurology practice, yet it remains absent from most chiropractic and integrative neurology treatment protocols. Affecting populations with traumatic brain injury, migraine, Parkinson's disease, and reading and attention disorders, convergence insufficiency creates cascading downstream effects including chronic headache, cervical strain, diplopia, and reading difficulty that is frequently misattributed to ADHD. For clinicians trained in functional neurology, the capacity to evaluate and correct vergence dysfunction represents a meaningful expansion of clinical impact.

This course introduces a brain-based kinesiology model that bridges functional neurology assessment with applied kinesiology muscle testing to create an objective, repeatable convergence insufficiency protocol. Rather than relying solely on bedside observation of eye motion quality, clinicians learn to use manual muscle testing as a neurological indicator, confirming convergence pathway dysfunction when whole-body muscle inhibition occurs during convergence challenge. The course then teaches a systematic method for identifying three co-stimulation inputs that cancel the convergence weakness, including proprioceptive anchoring through thumb-guided near-point work, pupillary constriction driven by background light, and translational vestibulo-ocular reflex activation through forward ambulation. These inputs are combined with the convergence task itself and reinforced through spatial summation techniques to create a therapeutic environment in which the brain can practice what it cannot yet do independently.

This course is designed for licensed chiropractors, chiropractic neurologists, and other healthcare clinicians who evaluate patients with post-concussion syndrome, cervicogenic headache, migraine, or vision-related learning challenges. No prior applied kinesiology certification is required. Clinicians trained in the Carrick functional neurology model will find this framework naturally complementary to existing examination and rehabilitation principles.