Description

This 15-hour course provides a comprehensive exploration of the neurological mechanisms behind chronic head and facial pain. Participants will study the central and peripheral pathways involved in pain generation and modulation, with a focus on headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, TMJ dysfunction, and facial neuropathies. The course emphasizes diagnostic techniques—including cranial nerve exams, autonomic assessment, and imaging—and offers brain-based rehabilitation strategies such as vestibular therapy, nerve decompression, and sensory retraining to reduce chronic pain and restore function.

What you’ll learn:

  • Understand the neuroanatomy of pain pathways specific to head and face pain.
  • Identify and differentiate headache syndromes and facial pain conditions.
  • Perform neurological and cranial nerve exams to assess pain generators.
  • Apply rehab techniques such as brain-based therapies, autonomic modulation, and sensory retraining.

Syllabus

Components

  • Resource Library for CNS16
    • About this Course
    • Journal Articles
    • Download: Download the Slides and Handbook
  • Chapter 1 - Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity
    • Lesson: Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity pt. 1
    • Lesson: Trigeminal Nerve General Anatomy & Connectivity pt. 2
    • Quiz: Chapter 1 Quiz
  • Chapter 2 - Headache Classification
    • Lesson: Headache Classification
    • Quiz: Chapter 2 Quiz
  • Chapter 3 - Migraines
    • Lesson: Migraines
    • Quiz: Chapter 3 Quiz
  • Chapter 4 - Migraines Phases
    • Lesson: Migraines Phases pt. 1
    • Lesson: Migraines Phases pt. 2
    • Quiz: Chapter 4 Quiz
  • Chapter 5 - Vestibular Migraines
    • Lesson: Vestibular Migraines
    • Quiz: Chapter 5 Quiz
  • Chapter 6 - Q&A
    • Lesson: Q&A
  • Chapter 7 - Tension & Cervicogenic Headaches
    • Lesson: Tension & Cervicogenic Headaches
    • Quiz: Chapter 7 Quiz
  • Chapter 8 - Facial Neuralgias
    • You're Halfway There!
    • Lesson: Facial Neuralgias
    • Quiz: Chapter 8 Quiz
  • Chapter 9 - Case Study
    • Lesson: Case Study Pt. 1
    • Lesson: Case Study Pt. 2
    • Lesson: Case Study Pt. 3
  • Chapter 10 - Treatment Approaches for Trigeminal Neuralgia
    • Lesson: Treatment Approaches for Trigeminal Neuralgia
    • Quiz: Chapter 10 Quiz
  • Chapter 11 - Menstrual Migraine
    • Lesson: Menstrual Migraine
  • Chapter 12 - Neuromodulation for the Trigeminal Nerve
    • Lesson: Neuromodulation for the Trigeminal Nerve
    • Quiz: Chapter 12 Quiz
  • Chapter 13 - Pterygoid/Masseter Function & Innervation
    • Lesson: Pterygoid/Masseter Function & Innervation
    • Quiz: Chapter 13 Quiz
  • Chapter 14 - Head Positioning Error
    • Lesson: Head Positioning Error
    • Quiz: Chapter 14 Quiz

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Also includes

2
Months Medline Access
2
Months of Access to Complete the course (from the date of purchase)
Ability to resubscribe to keep access after
2
months
Eligibility for Neurology Fellowship and Diplomate Examinations after the completion of 300+ hours of study
Certificate of Completion

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