
Functional Neurology Management of Concussion (FN-MOC)
Presented by: Dr. Matthew Antonucci
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THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. ARE YOU READY TO LEARN HOW TO DELIVER UNPRECEDENTED CONCUSSION OUTCOMES? IT'S TIME!
Functional Neurology Management of Concussion presented by Dr. Matthew Antonucci.
Over the past 40 years, the brilliance and leadership of Prof. Frederick R. Carrick has established Carrick Institute the undisputed leader of education in functional neurology. Carrick Institute has proudly produced the educational curricula that has enabled more than 18,000 functional neurology providers to deliver their patients unprecedented results. Our mission is unwavering and focus is explicit. We deliver the highest quality training in an effort to help produce the world’s best clinicians. The purpose of FN-MOC is just another example of that. We plan to make you an authority in concussion management, from diagnosis to rehabilitation, with true-to-style content breadth, depth, and clinical applications.
This meticulously-crafted and masterfully-delivered two-level program serves as epitome of our educational offerings. We are ready to take your career to the next level. Are YOU?
OLD CONTENT Carrick Institute is proud to bring you its most advanced specialty program in the field of concussion and mTBI – Functional Neurology Management of Concussion presented by Dr. Matthew Antonucci.
With the leadership of Prof. Frederick R. Carrick, the Carrick Institute pioneered the concept of an individualized clinical neuroscience approach in healthcare known as the paradigm of functional neurology. For over 40 years the concepts of Functional Neurology taught in our curriculums have served patients at the highest levels. Carrick Institute’s mission remains the same. It strives to offer the highest quality training in an effort to help produce the world’s best clinicians.
This two-level program serves as the pinnacle of our educational offerings. We are ready. Are YOU ready to take your career to the next level?

A Two-Level Approach to Concussion Management Education
The Functional Neurology Management of Concussion (FN-MOC) has been meticulously crafted for all healthcare providers with a passion for helping patients with concussions, regardless of their educational background.
Level 1 is 70 hours of education focused specifically on critically evaluating consensus statements and current publications, to guide in the development of a contemporary, comprehensive approach to concussion/mTBI. We discuss risk factors that may predict concussion. We examine factors that make individuals more vulnerable to sustaining a concussion. The pathophysiological story of an mTBI is reviewed, from the mitochondria through the abstract concept of neural networks and graph theory. We discuss the time of impact management, and urgent care, including hospital protocols, imaging algorithms, and acute care. Utilizing the decades of research that exists on concussion symptoms and clinically-evaluated dysfunction, we lay the pedagogical foundation of this course on the 7 concussion phenotypes. Special attention is given to ensure the development of competency in the entrusbable professional activities of assessing each phenotype empirically, with minimal technology, and unprecedented confidence.
Level 2 is for the dedicated practitioner that wants to be the go-to concussion solution provider in their area. It is a 280-hour mastery program designed by Dr. Antonucci in collaboration with our robust medical advisory board, to cultivate expertise in concussion and mTBI rehabilitation on the foundational concepts taught in Level 1, with a depth of information that can not be found anywhere in post-graduate education. Level 2 Scholars will learn the essential and nuanced details about human sensory processing and motor control systems that are disrupted by concussion and mTBI, and the therapeutic modalities designed to restore their integrity.
* Please note that one must attend and complete Level 1 before attending Level 2, as Level 2 will assume proficiency in Level 1 theory, assessment, and EPAs.
Program Structure
This 2-level program utilizes a specific pedagogy to ensure the best learning experience for attending clinicians, while also making it available to clinicians worldwide.
Flipped Classroom – A flipped classroom is a style of blended learning that introduces crucial foundational concepts before the main lectures and applications are taught. This allows all scholars to enter the main program on the same level and encourages deeper learning on more advanced topics during the main lectures.
Interactive Asynchronous Learning – Interactive asynchronous learning allows you to learn on your own schedule. The main lectures are pre-recorded and will be available 24/7 on your online learning portal. Our online learning features interaction through knowledge-check questions embedded throughout the lectures, quizzing, and submission of open-ended written competency evaluations. The material will remain on your learning portal as long as one maintains an active Carrick Institute account. We encourage scholars to review the material several times for the best learning experience.
Onsite-Learning – To achieve certification status, one must attend the onsite portion for each level. The onsite learning will carefully instruct clinicians on the hands-on skills they need to know for proficiency in the management and rehabilitation of concussions.
Level 1 & Level 2 both have an onsite module that is required to attend to receive certification status.
- Level 1 – Chapter 4 (Creating and Performing a Baseline Assessment): 3 days onsite (25 neurology hours)
- Level 2 – Chapter 8 (Therapeutic Procedures Workshop): 3 days onsite (25 neurology hours)
Those who complete Level 1 & Level 2 of Functional Neurology Management of Concussion will be eligible to sit for the FABBIR board examination from the ACFN.

Level 1 Objectives
Chapter 1 – Consensus Guidelines and Recommendations [Concussion Primer Flipped Classroom (via online self-paced learning)]
- Definitions and Causes of mTBI / Concussion
- Pathophysiology of mTBI / Concussion
- Epidemiology of mTBI / Concussion
- The Acute Management and Urgent Care of mTBI / Concussion
- Treatments for Acute of mTBI / Concussion
Chapter 2 – Evaluation of the Intangible Effects of Concussion (via online self-paced learning)
- The Importance of Obtaining Baseline Brain Health Measurements
- Measuring Consciousness
- Pathophysiology of Cortical and Subcortical Structures in mTBI
- Phenotyping Concussions
- Collecting Data and Creating Predictions/Prognosis
- Creating a Concussion Intake Form
- The Relationship Between Sensory Seeking Behaviors and Mental Toughness and Concussion
- Tools for Assessing the Symptom Burden of mTBI
- Outcome Assessment Tools for Concussion, and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
- The Screening of Affect for Non-Psychologists
- Screening for Sleep Disturbances in Concussion
- Screening for Autonomic Dysfunction in mTBI
- Supporting Literature Reviews on All Previously Listed Topics
- Library of Outcome Assessment Tools and Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Chapter 3 – Quantifying Concussion-Related Brain Function at the Bedside (via online self-paced learning)
- Analysis and Comparison of Contemporary Concussion Evaluation Tools (Screening, Confirmatory, Objective)
- The Embryological Development of Sensory Processing and Motor Control and Its Application to mTBI and Concussion
- The Role of the Physical Examination in mTBI and Concussion
- The Interpretation and Correlation of Vital Signs in Relationship to mTBI
- The Bedside Evaluation of Autonomic Function in Concussion
- Evaluating Cognitive Performance
- Optometric and Orthoptic Functional Evaluation
- Assessing Somatesthesia and Motor Control
- The Bedside Evaluation of Assessment of Graviception, Linear and Angular Movement
- Evaluating the Effects of Sensory Error on Autonomic Function
Chapter 4 – Creating and Performing an Evidence-Based Baseline/Concussion Examination (On-site Training – 3 days)
- This is a 3-day, hands-on, skill-development course. You will be the doctor and the patient. You will leave with certifiable proficiency in performing the examination procedures detailed in Chapter 3, and the results of your personal brain health baseline assessment. Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring the tools introduced in Chapter 3
- This course consists of more than 50 EPAs or Entrustable Professional Activities that will be taught and perfected throughout the weekend. Scholars will need to attend, be assessed for proficiency, and must pass to achieve FN-MOC certification status.
Chapter 5 – Management of Concussion Sequela (via online self-paced learning)
- Tools and Technology for Clinical Efficiency
- Crafting a World-Class Report of Findings
- Evidence Supported Palliative and Therapeutic Modalities for Concussion and mTBI
- Including generalized approaches to:
- Cardiovascular/Metabolic
- Vestibular
- Musculoskeletal
- Visual/Oculomotor
- Cognitive/Affective
- Return to Activities and Return to Play Protocols
- Putting It All Together: Your Community and Your Practice
- Introduction to Moderate and Severe Brain Injuries
- Discussion on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or “CTE”
- Chapter 4 must have been completed on-site and proficiency confirmed by the course instructor.
- All 5 chapters must be complete at the time of application.
- At the time of examination, applicants must present 15 de-identified, but verifiable, direct-contact experiences with an individual or individuals with concussion or mTBI.
- Applicant must receive a passing score on the examination:
- 100 Multiple-Choice Questions
- Must score 80% or higher
- 5 essay questions, 20 points each (grading rubric will be furnished at the time of examination)
- Must score 80% or higher
- 100 Multiple-Choice Questions
Included in Your Tuition for Level 1
- 70 hours of training (consists of online learning plus a 3-day onsite training for Module 4 – Creating and Performing a Baseline Assessment)
- All-access to the digital recording of the class.
- Any future updates to the course videos or other materials.
- Re-attendance*
- 70 Neurology Hours towards the ACFN (American College of Functional Neurology) & ACNB (American Chiropractic Neurology Board)
- Access to the flipped classroom with all-access updates.
- 3 months of unlimited access to Medline upon completion of the module
*Scholars will receive CEU & neurology hours upon their first completion of the module. Any re-attendance is considered an audit. Scholars must maintain an active account to receive benefits.

Level 2 Objectives
Each chapter of Level 2 will dive into the deepest depths of its content, with a consistent theme of “assess to treat”. In Level 2 we are not concerned with a diagnosis. Every assessment that is performed should provide meaningful therapeutic implications for solving the complex puzzle of protracted and persisting symptoms.
Chapter 1: Understanding Persisting Concussion Symptoms (“Post-Concussion Syndrome”) (via online self-paced learning)
- To solve persisting concussion symptoms, scholars must understand why they are persisting, to begin with. The mechanisms of PCS are related-to but are different than the mechanisms of acute concussion. Therefore, they need to be managed differently. Scholars will find these answers and more in this carefully curated flipped classroom assignment.
Chapter 2: Concussion-Related Metabolic, Autonomic, and Sleep Pathophysiology (via online self-paced learning)
- After weeks, months, and sometimes years of neuroplastic remodeling, the brain and its environment is often in a downward spiral. Chronic inflammation, hormonal disruption, autonomic dysfunction, insomnia, and other challenges perpetuate pain, suffering, injury, and poor quality of life. In this chapter, we will discuss common metabolic, autonomic and sleep disturbances caused by hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction, as well as remodeled central autonomic networks.
Chapter 3: Vestibular Dysfunction and Central Syndromes (via online self-paced learning)
- In Level 1, we learned that vestibular processing is the most precocious sensory modality, upon which all other senses are tangentially built. In this chapter, we discuss the advanced vestibular testing, interpretation, and multi-sensory training that can augment central and peripheral vestibular processing.
Chapter 4: Cervical and Somatic Dysfunction and Treatment Strategies (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 5: Oculomotor and Visual Assessment and Rehabilitation (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 6: Assessing and Rehabilitating Changes in Cognition and Affect (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 7: Clinical Workflows, Patient Management, and Treatment Plan Creation (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 8: Therapeutic Procedures Workshop (3 days of on-site training)
Included in Your Tuition for Level 2
- Approxiately 280 hours of training (consists of online learning plus a 3-day onsite training for chapter 8 – Therapeutic Procedures Workshop)
- All-access to the digital recording of the class.
- Any future updates to the course videos or other materials.
- Re-attendance*
- Approximately 280 Neurology Hours towards the ACFN (American College of Functional Neurology), ABBIR (American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation) & ACNB (American Chiropractic Neurology Board)
- Access to the flipped classroom with all-access updates.
- 3 months of unlimited access to Medline upon completion of the program
*Scholars will receive CEU & neurology hours upon their first completion of the program. Any re-attendance is considered an audit. Scholars must maintain an active account to receive benefits.
FAQ Videos
2023 Course Dates
Level 1 Chapter 4 – Oslo, Norway – April 21-23, 2023
Level 1 Chapter 4 – Cape Canaveral, FL – May 19-21, 2023
Level 1 Chapter 4 – Calgary, Canada – September 29 – October 1, 2023
Level 2 Chapter 8 dates to be released in Spring 2023.
Level 1 Release Dates By Chapter
2024 Course Dates
Level 1 Chapter 4 – Colorado – February 23-25, 2024
Chapter 1
Available Now! You can access chapter 1 via online, self-paced learning in your online portal.
Chapter 2
Available Now! You can access Chapter 2 via online, self-paced learning in your online portal.
Chapter 3
Available Now! Chapter 3 will be available in September via online, self-paced learning in your online portal.
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 is intended to be taken in person. Please review the locations above and send an email to admissions@carrickinstitute.com if you have not selected your live location yet!
We will be recording the live event and making it available for online self-paced learning.
* To achieve certification status, you must attend the onsite portion.
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 will be available in November via online, self-paced learning in your online portal.
Re-attendance policy: Scholars who have registered and completed a course after December 2019 have the ability to re-attend the course with no additional fee. When re-attending a course, the scholar will not receive continuing education credits and will receive an audit. Carrick Institute is not responsible for providing new materials for class audits, including but not limited to manuals, shirts, equipment, etc. If manuals have been updated since the original attendance date, the updated materials will be available via PDF on the scholar’s online portal. If the scholar would like to purchase a new paper manual, they may do so before the course start date.
Re-attendance will be open 2 weeks before the course. Please email admissions@carrickinstitute.com to be added.
To view full Terms & Conditions, click here.
For more information on CE/CME eligibility, visit https://carrickinstitute.com/ceinfo/
Dr. Antonucci is an experienced chiropractic neurologist, functional neurology practitioner, researcher, and international lecturer. He trained extensively under Professor Ted Carrick and has provided breakthrough forms of neurorehabilitation and performance training to thousands of patients. He consults with several NFL and NHL franchises on performance training and neurotrauma, and his work has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox News, and more. He has delivered more than 11,000 hours of presentations, both nationally and internationally, as Carrick Institute faculty. Most importantly, he is a loving husband and the father of five amazing boys, whom he hopes to inspire to follow in his footsteps.
We are very excited to have Dr. Antonucci be your guide on this clinical education journey.
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LEARN HOW TO DELIVER UNPRECEDENTED CONCUSSION OUTCOMES
Over the past 40 years, the brilliance and leadership of Prof. Frederick R. Carrick has established Carrick Institute the undisputed leader of education in functional neurology. Carrick Institute has proudly produced the educational curricula that has enabled more than 18,000 functional neurology providers to deliver their patients unprecedented results. Our mission is unwavering and focus is explicit. We deliver the highest quality training in an effort to help produce the world’s best clinicians. The purpose of FN-MOC is just another example of that. We plan to make you an authority in concussion management, from diagnosis to rehabilitation, with true-to-style content breadth, depth, and clinical applications.
This meticulously-crafted and masterfully-delivered two-level program serves as epitome of our educational offerings. We are ready to take your career to the next level. Are YOU?
Who is this class for?

The Functional Neurology Management of Concussion (FN-MOC) has been meticulously crafted for all healthcare providers with a passion for helping patients with concussions, regardless of their educational background.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. ARE YOU READY TO LEARN HOW TO DELIVER UNPRECEDENTED CONCUSSION OUTCOMES? IT’S TIME!

A Two-Level Approach to Concussion Management Education
Level 1 is 70 hours of education focused specifically on critically evaluating consensus statements and current publications, to guide in the development of a contemporary, comprehensive approach to concussion/mTBI. We discuss risk factors that may predict concussion. We examine factors that make individuals more vulnerable to sustaining a concussion. The pathophysiological story of an mTBI is reviewed, from the mitochondria through the abstract concept of neural networks and graph theory. We discuss the time of impact management, and urgent care, including hospital protocols, imaging algorithms, and acute care. Utilizing the decades of research that exists on concussion symptoms and clinically-evaluated dysfunction, we lay the pedagogical foundation of this course on the 7 concussion phenotypes. Special attention is given to ensure the development of competency in the entrusbable professional activities of assessing each phenotype empirically, with minimal technology, and unprecedented confidence.
Level 2 is for the dedicated practitioner that wants to be the go-to concussion solution provider in their area. It is a 280-hour mastery program designed by Dr. Antonucci in collaboration with our robust medical advisory board, to cultivate expertise in concussion and mTBI rehabilitation on the foundational concepts taught in Level 1, with a depth of information that can not be found anywhere in post-graduate education. Level 2 Scholars will learn the essential and nuanced details about human sensory processing and motor control systems that are disrupted by concussion and mTBI, and the therapeutic modalities designed to restore their integrity.
* Please note that one must attend and complete Level 1 before attending Level 2, as Level 2 will assume proficiency in Level 1 theory, assessment, and EPAs.

Level 1 Objectives
Chapter 1
Consensus Guidelines and Recommendations [Concussion Primer Flipped Classroom (via online self-paced learning)]
- Definitions and Causes of mTBI / Concussion
- Pathophysiology of mTBI / Concussion
- Epidemiology of mTBI / Concussion
- The Acute Management and Urgent Care of mTBI / Concussion
- Treatments for Acute of mTBI / Concussion
Chapter 2
Evaluation of the Intangible Effects of Concussion (via online self-paced learning)
- The Importance of Obtaining Baseline Brain Health Measurements
- Measuring Consciousness
- Pathophysiology of Cortical and Subcortical Structures in mTBI
- Phenotyping Concussions
- Collecting Data and Creating Predictions/Prognosis
- Creating a Concussion Intake Form
- The Relationship Between Sensory Seeking Behaviors and Mental Toughness and Concussion
- Tools for Assessing the Symptom Burden of mTBI
- Outcome Assessment Tools for Concussion, and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
- The Screening of Affect for Non-Psychologists
- Screening for Sleep Disturbances in Concussion
- Screening for Autonomic Dysfunction in mTBI
- Supporting Literature Reviews on All Previously Listed Topics
- Library of Outcome Assessment Tools and Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Chapter 3
Quantifying Concussion-Related Brain Function at the Bedside (via online self-paced learning)
- Analysis and Comparison of Contemporary Concussion Evaluation Tools (Screening, Confirmatory, Objective)
- The Embryological Development of Sensory Processing and Motor Control and Its Application to mTBI and Concussion
- The Role of the Physical Examination in mTBI and Concussion
- The Interpretation and Correlation of Vital Signs in Relationship to mTBI
- The Bedside Evaluation of Autonomic Function in Concussion
- Evaluating Cognitive Performance
- Optometric and Orthoptic Functional Evaluation
- Assessing Somatesthesia and Motor Control
- The Bedside Evaluation of Assessment of Graviception, Linear and Angular Movement
- Evaluating the Effects of Sensory Error on Autonomic Function
Chapter 4
Creating and Performing an Evidence-Based Baseline/Concussion Examination (On-site Training – 3 days)
- This is a 3-day, hands-on, skill-development course. You will be the doctor and the patient. You will leave with certifiable proficiency in performing the examination procedures detailed in Chapter 3, and the results of your personal brain health baseline assessment. Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring the tools introduced in Chapter 3
- This course consists of more than 50 EPAs or Entrustable Professional Activities that will be taught and perfected throughout the weekend. Scholars will need to attend, be assessed for proficiency, and must pass to achieve FN-MOC certification status.
Chapter 5
Management of Concussion Sequela (via online self-paced learning)
- Addressing Pathophysiology: Ketones
- Addressing Pathophysiology: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Addressing Pathophysiology: Molecular Hydrogen
- Addressing Pathophysiology: Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Addressing Pathophysiology: Photobiomodulation
- Dietary Supplementation
- Return to Activities/Play, and Medical Clearance
- Graded Aerobic Exercise
- Managing Cervical Syndromes
- Managing Vestibular Syndromes
- Managing Visual/Oculomotor Syndromes
- FN-MOC Evidence Guided Return To Life (RTA/RTP)
FN-MOC Certification
- Chapter 4 must have been completed on-site and proficiency confirmed by the course instructor.
- All 5 chapters must be complete at the time of application.
- At the time of examination, applicants must present 15 de-identified, but verifiable, direct-contact experiences with an individual or individuals with concussion or mTBI.
- Applicant must receive a passing score on the examination:
- 100 Multiple-Choice Questions
- Must score 80% or higher
- 5 essay questions, 20 points each (grading rubric will be furnished at the time of examination)
- Must score 80% or higher
- 100 Multiple-Choice Questions

Level 2 Objectives
Level 1 of the Carrick Institute’s Functional Neurology Management of Concussion was dedicated to understanding, identifying, and managing the acute phase of concussion. Level 2 picks up where Level 1 leaves off and builds a comprehensive understanding of concussion’s sub-acute and persisting phases. Under the guidance and leadership of our lead instructor, Dr. Matthew Antonucci, our medical advisory board of expert multidiscipline providers has developed a curriculum including over 500 Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in 10 chapters necessary to understand, disentangle and correct the complex neurological remodeling that occurs with persisting concussion dysfunction.
Chapter 1: The Entanglement of Neurological Hubs and Edges after Concussion This chapter dives deeper into the pathophysiology of concussion leading to alterations of neurological networks that manifest as the morbidity after a concussion. Particular attention is given to mitochondrial, neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, vascular, immune, inflammatory, oxidative stress mechanisms, disruptive equipotentiality, and their effects on functional remodeling. The goal of this chapter is to establish a basis for special testing and a rehabilitation construct for concussion rehabilitation.
- Recapitulation and expansion on the dynamics of the pathophysiology, feedback loops, and persistence of concussion symptoms, with correlation to patient presentations and complaints
- Applying the Lashley’s principle of equipotentiality and sensory reorganization to understanding the protraction of concussion signs and symptoms
- Identifying and understanding cortical processing networks and their relationship to concussion
- Understanding the cyclical influences of sensory-cognitive-motor processing and neural plasticity
- Fundamentals of functional imaging and entry-level interpretation
- The Function-Neurology Matrix: Function vs Anatomy
- Kleim’s 10 Principles of Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity and Brain Injury
- Applying Kleim’s Principles in Concussion Rehabilitation
- Review literature surrounding neuromodulation technologies and their appropriateness for the treatment of concussion
- Discuss the research on uni-modal vs. multi-modal rehabilitation programs
- Applying concepts in neuro-ontology in the creation of concussion treatment programs
- The transition from concussion screening and examination to special testing.
Chapter 2: Autonomic/Physiologic Dysfunction After Concussion
Research supports that more than 85% of all concussions have varying degrees of autonomic dysfunction. Autonomic function may be primary or secondary to other sensory processing abnormalities. Understanding how to critically evaluate autonomic function and compare outcomes to other sensory aberrancies allows a clinician to be more effective and efficient. This chapter will review autonomic function and dysfunction secondary to concussion. It will also delve into the downstream effects of autonomic dysfunction.
- Autonomic anatomy and physiology
- Primary autonomic disorders
- Common autonomic syndromes secondary to other dysfunctions
- Neurological control of the autonomic nervous system
- Neuro-cardiovascular influences on cerebral blood flow
- Evaluating autonomic/physiologic function
- Consequences to dysautonomia
Chapter 3: Implications of Peripheral and Central Vestibular Dysfunction in Concussion In human development, the vestibular system is the most precocious sensory system. It is the foundation upon which the human brain is built. Due to its early development, humans do not have a vestibular cortex; rather, it is omnipresent in the brain. When vestibular transduction or integration is impaired, pervasive dysfunction can manifest. This chapter aims to understand the vestibular system and its influence on human function.
- Explore the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system from peripheral to central, including more common vestibular presentations/pathologies that are connected to or comorbid with a concussion
- Review and comprehend all vestibular reflexes, their normal and abnormal presentations ● Implications of common and special diagnostic procedures and their results on localization of vestibular decompensation:
- Computerized Posturography
- Rotary Chair Testing
- Video Head Impulse Testing
- Videonystagmography (VNG)
- Caloric Irrigation
- VEMPs
- Understanding the interplay between the vestibular system and the concussion subtypes and associated conditions
- Vestibular rehabilitation procedures and treatment programs
Chapter 4: Proprioception, Somatosensation, Spatial Processing and Concussion The sense of one’s self is second to manifest during fetal development. Proprioception is vital to proper human biomechanics and embodiment. Proprioception is also the second of three human spatial awareness components. Alterations in proprioception can impair the sense of one’s self, muscle contraction, coordination, tactile processing, and relationship with the extracorporeal world. This chapter will allow the scholar to comprehend the neurology of proprioception and its relationship to concussion.
- The anatomy of proprioception from peripheral to central
- Assessments of proprioception and their interpretation
- The integration between proprioception and vestibuloception
- Common proprioceptive deficits in concussion
- Somatic syndromes associated with concussion
- Proprioceptive, somatostethtic, and spatial processing rehabilitation procedures and techniques
- Utilizing proprioceptive strategies to enhance or substitute for vestibular function
Chapter 5: Olfaction, Gustation, and Auditory Processing Disorders Associated with Concussion
Audition is a complex function of soundwave transduction, neurological relays, computation, and interpretation that can be compromised during a brain injury. Common presentations after concussions range from tinnitus, phonophobia, and misophonia, to more generalized auditory processing disorders. This chapter will elaborate on the neurology of auditory processing and pathological processes associated with concussion.
- The anatomy of audition from peripheral to central
- Assessing hearing and sound localization
- Common auditory pathologies that may manifest after concussion
- Therapeutic interventions to augment or manipulate olfaction, gustation, and auditory processing
- Utilizing olfaction, gustation, and auditory processing to augment the function of vestibular and other spatial senses
Chapter 6: Visual and Oculomotor Dysfunction in Concussion
The human visual system is often considered the most dominant sense because it provides the majority of sensory input for our perception of the world. About 80% of our brain’s information about the environment comes from the visual system. The brain controls its visual input through a symphonic coordination of 3 intra-ocular muscles, 6 extra-ocular muscles, 4 facial muscles, and our neck muscles. This chapter details the various visual and oculomotor processes affected by concussion, their assessment, and their effect on human functioning.
- The anatomy and physiology of the visual and oculomotor system from peripheral to central
- Basics of visual refraction
- Special testing of the visual system
- ○ Visual Evoked Potentials
- ○ Electroretinography
- ○ Pupillometry
- Oculomotor Functions and Pathologies:
- ○ Accommodation
- ○ Ocular alignment
- ○ Ocular reflexes
- ○ Gaze Maintenace
- ○ Saccades
- ○ Pursuits
- ○ Vergence
- Rehabilitation strategies for visual and oculomotor pathologies commonly associated with concussion
Chapter 7: Level 2 NeuroSkill Laboratory A: Diagnostic Skill Acquisition Implementation and practice of diagnostic skills introduced in Chapters 1-5 (3 Days of Onsite Training)
Chapter 8: Cognitive and Affective Dysfunction Associated with Concussion Cognition and Emotion are mammalian evolutions out of a necessity to more efficiently and effectively interact with our environment through action or inaction. Disruption of sensory processing alters cognitive framework, disrupting cognitive processes. Additionally, cortical and sub-cortical injury associated with the biomechanical forces may disrupt or alter cognitive and/or emotional processing.
- Review and understand the neurological constructs of intelligence
- Become familiar with the neurophysiological implications of learning
- Discuss the neuroanatomy and functional networks associated with primary domains of cognitive function.
Chapter 9: Clinical Concept Integration and Implementation Strategies This course underscores the concept that humans learn by association. The information presented in this course can be overwhelmingly abundant and complex when viewed in solidarity. In this chapter, Dr. Antonucci will break down the course into hierarchical concepts and decision trees in an attempt to make the information easily accessible and implemented. Patient cases will be presented, reviewed, and discussed in the context of the information presented in the course to solidify learning objectives.
Chapter 10: Level 2 NeuroSkill Laboratory B: Therapeutic Skill Acquisition Implementation of therapeutic strategies and techniques introduced in Chapters 1-9 – (3 Days of Onsite Training)
Each chapter of Level 2 will dive into the deepest depths of its content, with a consistent theme of “assess to treat”. In Level 2 we are not concerned with a diagnosis. Every assessment that is performed should provide meaningful therapeutic implications for solving the complex puzzle of protracted and persisting symptoms.
Chapter 1: Understanding Persisting Concussion Symptoms (“Post-Concussion Syndrome”) (via online self-paced learning)
- To solve persisting concussion symptoms, scholars must understand why they are persisting, to begin with. The mechanisms of PCS are related-to but are different than the mechanisms of acute concussion. Therefore, they need to be managed differently. Scholars will find these answers and more in this carefully curated flipped classroom assignment.
Chapter 2: Concussion-Related Metabolic, Autonomic, and Sleep Pathophysiology (via online self-paced learning)
- After weeks, months, and sometimes years of neuroplastic remodeling, the brain and its environment is often in a downward spiral. Chronic inflammation, hormonal disruption, autonomic dysfunction, insomnia, and other challenges perpetuate pain, suffering, injury, and poor quality of life. In this chapter, we will discuss common metabolic, autonomic and sleep disturbances caused by hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction, as well as remodeled central autonomic networks.
Chapter 3: Vestibular Dysfunction and Central Syndromes (via online self-paced learning)
- In Level 1, we learned that vestibular processing is the most precocious sensory modality, upon which all other senses are tangentially built. In this chapter, we discuss the advanced vestibular testing, interpretation, and multi-sensory training that can augment central and peripheral vestibular processing.
Chapter 4: Cervical and Somatic Dysfunction and Treatment Strategies (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 5: Oculomotor and Visual Assessment and Rehabilitation (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 6: Assessing and Rehabilitating Changes in Cognition and Affect (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 7: Clinical Workflows, Patient Management, and Treatment Plan Creation (via online self-paced learning)
Chapter 8: Therapeutic Procedures Workshop (3 days of on-site training)
Program Structure
This 2-level program utilizes a specific pedagogy to ensure the best learning experience for attending clinicians, while also making it available to clinicians worldwide.
Flipped Classroom
A flipped classroom is a style of blended learning that introduces crucial foundational concepts before the main lectures and applications are taught. This allows all scholars to enter the main program on the same level and encourages deeper learning on more advanced topics during the main lectures.
Interactive Asynchronous Learning
Interactive asynchronous learning allows you to learn on your own schedule. The main lectures are pre-recorded and will be available 24/7 on your online learning portal. Our online learning features interaction through knowledge-check questions embedded throughout the lectures, quizzing, and submission of open-ended written competency evaluations. The material will remain on your learning portal as long as one maintains an active Carrick Institute account. We encourage scholars to review the material several times for the best learning experience.
Onsite-Learning
To achieve certification status, one must attend the onsite portion for each level. The onsite learning will carefully instruct clinicians on the hands-on skills they need to know for proficiency in the management and rehabilitation of concussions.
Level 1 & Level 2 both have an onsite module that is required to attend to receive certification status.
Level 1 – Chapter 4 (Creating and Performing a Baseline Assessment): 3 days onsite (25 neurology hours)
Level 2 – Chapter 6 ( Level 2 NeuroSkill Laboratory A: Diagnostic Skill Acquisition ): 3 days onsite (25 neurology hours)
Chapter 10 (Level 2 NeuroSkill Laboratory B: Therapeutic Skill Acquisition): 3 days onsite (25 Neurology Hours)
Those who complete Level 1 & Level 2 of Functional Neurology Management of Concussion will be eligible to sit for the FABBIR board examination from the ACFN.
What Sets Functional Neurology Essentials Apart from Other Programs?
Optimizing one's nervous system creates an environment for maximum healing while simultaneously maximizing the human potential.
One of the main elements that sets Functional Neurology Essentials apart from any other programs is the methodology used in its creation. While many programs are created using information solely from textbooks, we started developing Functional Neurology Essentials by doing a job analysis on some of the most successful Functional Neurology practitioners in the world.
The results allowed us to identify three critical criteria used in the writing of the program:
Type of patients Functional Neurology practitioners commonly treat.
The most common practical clinical assessments and applications utilized by these practitioners.
The academic concepts that these doctors felt contributed most to their learning of the material.
This knowledge enabled us to establish the most fundamentally effective examination procedures to help anatomically localize the area of CNS dysfunction and identify the most effective receptor-based therapy to treat it.
We then performed a literature search to construct an extensive library of evidence supporting nearly every concept and procedure taught in this program.

Functional Neurology Management of Concussion (FN-MOC) FAQ Videos
Course Information
Tuition
FNMOC Level 1 - 70 Hours
$2,995.00 ($42 per credit hour)
FNMOC Level 2 - 280 Hours
$12,980.00 ($46 per credit hour)
Level 1 Tuition Includes
70 hours of training
(consists of online learning plus a 3-day onsite training for Module 4 – Creating and Performing a Baseline Assessment)
70 CE Hours
70 Neurology Hours towards the ACFN (American College of Functional Neurology), ABBIR (American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation) & ACNB (American Chiropractic Neurology Board)
Level 2 Tuition Includes
Approximately 280 hours of training
(consists of online learning plus a 3-day onsite training for chapter 8 – Therapeutic Procedures Workshop)
Approximately 280 CE Hours
Approximately 280 Neurology Hours towards the ACFN (American College of Functional Neurology), ABBIR (American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation) & ACNB (American Chiropractic Neurology Board)
Included In Your Tuition for Level 1 & 2
All-Access to the digital recording of the class
All-Access to the flipped classroom material and online videos, including updates. The clinical applications will be organized and updated so you can easily find them, review them, and implement them in practice.
Re-attendance – Retake the class on-site, via Livestream, or via online, self-paced learning as many times as you’d like as an audit.*
Receive any future updates to the course videos or other materials
Hours towards the ACFN (American College of Functional Neurology), ABBIR (American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation) & ACNB (American Chiropractic Neurology Board)
3 months of unlimited access to Medline
Re-attendance policy: Scholars who have registered and completed the program (including the 4-day format or the 5-module series in its entirety) have the ability to re-attend the course with no additional fee. When re-attending a course, the scholar will not receive continuing education credits and will receive an audit. Carrick Institute is not responsible for providing new materials for class audits, including but not limited to manuals, shirts, equipment, etc. If manuals have been updated since the original attendance date, the updated materials will be available via PDF on the scholar’s online portal. If the scholar would like to purchase a new paper manual, they may do so before the course start date.
The All-access and re-attendance as part of your Functional Neurology tuition are specific to the Functional Neurology program. The re-attendance is considered an audit of the course material and does not yield CE or CEU credits. It does transfer to other programs offered by the Carrick Institute.
To view full Terms & Conditions, click here.
For more information on CE/CME eligibility, visit https://carrickinstitute.com/ceinfo/
Continuing Education
Continuing education requirements to maintain certification status through a professional association are usually separate from the state board’s requirements. In order to maintain your certification status in your state please submit a State Continuing Education Application Form.
*We cannot guarantee approval for individual state CEUS. Each state has different rules and regulations. State Applications need to be submitted at least 90 days prior to the state date of your course*
Recertification / Diplomate Requirements: All Carrick Institute courses are approved by the ACFN & ACNB.
Presenting Faculty

Dr. Antonucci is an experienced chiropractic neurologist, functional neurology practitioner, researcher, and international lecturer. He trained extensively under Professor Ted Carrick and has provided breakthrough forms of neurorehabilitation and performance training to thousands of patients. He consults with several NFL and NHL franchises on performance training and neurotrauma, and his work has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fox News, and more. He has delivered more than 11,000 hours of presentations, both nationally and internationally, as Carrick Institute faculty. Most importantly, he is a loving husband and the father of five amazing boys, whom he hopes to inspire to follow in his footsteps.
We are very excited to have Dr. Antonucci be your guide on this clinical education journey.