Level 1 Foundation Online Headache Course
Optimising Assessment, Management and Education In Cervicogenic and Primary Headache.
For Manual Therapists Interested In The 'Cervicogenic Headache and the Role Of Cervical (C1-3) Afferents In Primary Headache'
(Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Manual Medical Doctors)
The Watson Headache® Approach is not just a series of techniques
It is a “precise, elegant, systematic and measurable protocol”.
– Rod Weiland, Chiropractor, Australia
(Level 1 Foundation and Level 2 Consolidation Course Attendee).
The Level 1 Foundation Online Course is underpinned by the Watson Headache® Institute’s mission that “a skilled examination of the upper cervical spine becomes accepted universally as integral when investigating the source of headache and migraine (and other conditions) in which the underlying disorder is a sensitised brainstem”.
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Online Course Information At A Glance
- Course Open: Register anytime
- Registration: Click Here to Register
- Format: 8 Modules Online with 3 months access to view in your own time
- Bonus: 3 months of access to Group Q & A sessions
- Seamless Transition Between Modules: Quick Quizzes
- Continuing Professional Development Record: Certificate of Attendance
- Time: Allow a maximum of 12 weeks to complete
- Access: 3 months of access to course content from the date of registration
- Author: Dr Dean Watson PhD APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Presenter: Dr Dean Watson PhD APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Registration Fee: AUD$1,297.00
- Please Note: 10% GST is added at the final checkout if you are located in Australia
- Choose Currency: AUD, USD, EUR and GBP
The Program may be adjusted at the discretion of the Course Author and Presenter to accommodate the course content and live-streamed Question and Answer Sessions.
Please Note: The Watson Headache® Institute courses are only open to those holding a Tertiary Qualification in, and Professional Registration to practice as a Physiotherapist, Chiropractor, Osteopath or Manual Medical Doctor.
Course Participant Feedback
This Online Course Is For Manual Therapists Who Want To Take Advantage Of...
- Flexible Learning - not waiting for face to face course dates to open
- Autonomy - learn at your own pace and improve your learning outcomes
- Connect - with the presenter, Dr Dean H Watson PhD, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Consolidating Information - guided week by week with real-time Q & A sessions
- Location Independence - participate from anywhere in the world
- Lower Participation Costs - no travel and accommodation expenses #1
- Time Efficiency - no time away from clinical practice or home
- Better Understanding - access to information via 'state of the art' digital technology
- Consolidate Clinical Reasoning - review course components as needed
- International Networking Opportunities - practitioners in over 30 countries
- Expand Career Opportunities - employers seek past course attendees
- A New Perspective – improve communication and education about headache
This Online Course Is For Manual Therapists Who Want To Take Advantage Of...
- A Protocol at your fingertips to assess and manage headache and the upper cervical spine
- An Approach supporting step by step diagnostic techniques to identify, through temporary reproduction and lessening of a patient's head pain, the spinal segment/s involved in headache and migraine
- Take the Guesswork out of who you should be assessing and managing and how to do this
- Seamless Application of the diagnostic techniques (with unparalleled accuracy) applied as management techniques (over 4 - 5 sessions)
- Know Which Segment/s Are Involved and be 70% - 80% of the way to successful clinical management
- Safe and Effective Assessment of the upper cervical spine
- Confidence when approaching the neck and headache
- Increased Employment Opportunities as courses are highly valued by employers
- Professional Differentiation of both you and your clinic/place of employment
- Patient List Growth through word-of-mouth recommendations
- Being Highly Sought After in your local marketplace
- A New Service to market in your clinic/place of employment to your database
Course Pre Requisites
- a) Graduate of a Tertiary Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Medical Degree
- b) Holder of Professional Indemnity Insurance
- c) Use Manual (palpation) skills in current clinical context
- d) Fluent in English
- e) Acknowledgment of the ‘Intellectual Property Notice’
- f) Acknowledgment of the course ‘Conditions of Use’ Document
- g) Signed Agreement (before the start of the in-person courses) to the ‘Intellectual Property Notice’and ‘Conditions of Use Document’.
- So that we can support you, should you have any queries about any of the outlined points in these documents please forward a separate email advising this to info[@]watsonheadache.com.
Receive Updated Course Content And Material Which Will Enable You To ...
- Conduct an effective sensitive (to 'Red Flags' and instability) subjective examination and establish clear reassessment features.
- Perform (and understand) a responsible and sensitive assessment of the craniovertebral ligaments thereby lessening the impact of your manual examination (and treatment) on potentially vulnerable structures.
- Identify confidently relevant segmental (CO-C3) dysfunction, that is, which segment/s is the source of the head pain and/or source of sensitisation underpinning primary headache conditions.
- Have an effective alternative (to HVTTs) for the management of upper cervical dysfunction
What You Will Learn In Summary
Learn from Dean that Reproduction alone of typical head pain can be misleading. Reproduction and Resolution™️ of typical head pain as the technique is sustained is unique and fundamental to the Watson Headache® Approach.
This is an uncomplicated and effective approach to headache assessment, management and education.
Watson Headache® Institute's Learning Pathway
This is an opportunity to begin building your professional and clinical profile in the niche market of Cervicogenic and Primary Headache. Having attended the Level 1 Foundation Online Course you will be in a position to attend the Level 2 Consolidation Course and Level 3 Certification Course in the future. Allow a minimum of 3 – 6 months between each course level.
Promotion Post Course
You will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the conclusion of this course and this will enable you to promote yourself as having attended the Watson Headache® Institute Foundation Course.
The Watson Headache® Institute directs you in this regard, using the ‘Marketing Permission Given to Course Attendees‘, whilst acknowledging the Watson Headache® Institute’s intellectual property (including trademarks) and copyright rights.
You do not have permission to create a title for yourself using the words Watson or Watson Headache®. Please read the marketing permissions given to the attendees, specifically the permitted bio statement.
Thank You For Your Interest In Headache And Migraine
We hope you can join us on this course or a course in the near future.
The Watson Headache® Institute’s courses fill quickly so register now to avoid disappointment.
Watson Headache® International Community
Once you attend one of the Watson Headache® Institute’s courses you join the Watson Headache® International Community of …
- advocating for Cervicogenic Headache and the role of cervical afferents in Primary Headache and associated conditions
- delegates in over twenty five countries who have attended one or more of the Watson Headache® Institute’s courses.
*1. Payment Options For Watson Headache® Institute Foundation Online Course.
Registration: When registering and to ensure your registration is complete please complete all fields in the registration form.
Registration Opening Date: Register Anytime
Registration Fee: Registration Fee AUD$1,297.00
Please Note: 10% GST is added at the final checkout if you are located in Australia.
Where a course is hosted by a 3rd party, the course fees are set by the course host. The Watson Headache® Institute is not responsible for any variance compared with its fee structure.
We review our fees in annually.
Dr Dean Watson PhD Introduces Foundation Course Online Modules
Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - Introduction
Module 3 - Introduction
Module 4 - Introduction
Module 5 - Introduction
Module 6 - Introduction
Module 7 - Introduction
Module 8 - Introduction
Register Your Expression of Interest Now!
If you’re not quite ready to purchase our Level 1 Foundation Online Course, just let us know you’re interested.
We’ll keep you informed about the course exclusive content.