Melbourne, Australia | 2026
One day.
Total immersion.
A full day exploring brain-based chiropractic through a functional neuro lens. Low-tech, high-impact, and built for immediate use in your practice. Sunday 25 October in Melbourne.
Bergamo Chiropractic and Nutrition Centre, 346 Boronia Rd, Boronia VIC 3155
Neuro Edge: Introduction to Functional Neuro and Brain-Based Chiropractic
Wired In | A Functional Neuro Immersion Day | 9:00am to 5:00pm (8 hours)
Go deeper. Think sharper. Transform the way you see your patient. This program is grounded in clinical work with Hands on India in February 2026, where Dr Paul worked alongside twenty chiropractors in some of the poorest communities of West Bengal, India. In the absence of X-ray, CT, or MRI, assessments relied on a reflex hammer, torch, and pinwheel. Dr Paul assessed patients presenting with stroke, dementia, cerebellar disorder, Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy, with consultations extending up to one hour per case. This clinical experience forms the foundation of this neuro immersion program. The program examines brain-based chiropractic through a functional neuro lens, introducing a structured Neuro Assessment Framework built on low-technology, accessible tools. At its core is an understanding of neuroplasticity - how the central nervous system adapts its response to afferent input over time. This reinforces a foundational principle of the brain-based model: neuro presentations should be understood as functional neuro events, not solely as structural or biomechanical findings. Chiropractors do not need previous functional neurology knowledge to complete this one day course.
What Functional Neuro Actually Is and Why It Changes Everything. How functional neuro differs from neuro taught in your undergraduate program. The brain-based model of chiropractic understanding subluxation as a neuro event, not just a structural one.
Neuroplasticity: The Science Your Practice Should Be Built On. How the brain changes in response to input and what role the chiropractor plays in driving that change.
Building Your Neuro Assessment Framework. A structured, reproducible neuro assessment protocol built for everyday clinical use using only the three tools already in your bag.
Brain Lobe Assessment: Frontal, Temporal, Parietal and Occipital. Read the whole brain recognise lobe-specific patterns and integrate findings into a coherent clinical picture.
Cranial Nerve Assessment CN I-XII. Practical assessment protocols for all twelve cranial nerves what to test, how to test it, and how it changes your management.
Cerebellar Assessment. Go beyond the basic Romberg and build a confident, interpretable cerebellar examination that elevates your clinical reasoning.
Vestibular Assessment. Identify vestibular dysfunction that most chiropractors routinely miss and know exactly when to refer.
Concussion, CTE and Vestibular Rehabilitation. Assess, grade and rehabilitate concussion across cognitive, vestibular and cervicogenic domains with confidence.
The Last 90 Minutes: Integration.
No slides. No script. Just butcher paper and the floor.
For the final 90 minutes of Neuro Edge, we put the PowerPoint away and tackle the one question that follows every functional neurology talk I've ever given, most recently this September to chiropractors in Milan and across Italy, and to students running case studies at Barcelona College of Chiropractic in Spain.
It's never "Is this good information?" It's "How do I actually use this on Monday morning?"
This is where we answer it live.
We open the floor. Bring your hardest case, or whatever's stopping you from turning today's content into Monday's patient visits, and we work through it together on butcher paper, in real time, because no pre-built slide has your answer. Or, if the room prefers, I'll walk through my own process for integration: how I actually built this into a working chiropractic practice, not a theoretical framework.
Why trust the process? Because I've had to solve this problem myself, in my own clinic, for over a decade, integrating functional neurology inside a practice I've run for 31 years. I'm not teaching from a textbook. I'm teaching from Monday mornings.
And here's the part most people don't expect: it's low-tech. The most expensive piece of equipment in my centre is a force plate worth $7,000. Everything else (reflex hammer, torch, pinwheel) is the same kit you were issued at university. The only real addition in three decades is a pulse oximeter.
Neuro Edge is user-friendly and low-cost, and suits the curious chiropractor who wants to explore further the nervous system of the patient actually in front of them.
In summary: no slides for this section. Just a marker, some butcher paper, thinking brains and 90 minutes to make sure you leave knowing exactly how to start on Monday morning.
Who this workshop is for
Any chiropractor who wants to think more deeply about the neuro dimension of their clinical work. No prior neuro training required. Just bring an open mind, a willingness to see your patients differently and the three tools you already have in your bag.
Neuro Edge in Europe
What participants are saying about Neuro Edge.
Some very positive feedback from our participants at Neuro Edge Milano in September 2026, including from a legend of chiropractic in Italy and Europe, Dr Jean‑Pierre Meersseman, who was a key person in bringing chiropractic into Italy and Europe. And from the students at Barcelona College of Chiropractic, where Paul taught in the student clinic.
A legend of chiropractic in Italy and Europe
Dr Jean-Pierre Meersseman
Dr Russell Martin
Students, Barcelona College of Chiropractic
"I attended Dr. Bergamo's Neuro Edge program in Milan and found it incredibly valuable. What I loved most was how practical the seminar was and that it wasn't just theory. The neurological assessments weren't overly complicated; they were explained in a clear and easy-to-understand way, giving me tools I could start using right away in my practice. I also appreciated that Dr. Bergamo's approach doesn't require expensive equipment or complicated protocols. I would recommend this seminar to any chiropractic student or chiropractor looking to expand their neurological assessment skills and bring a more comprehensive approach to patient care."
Dr Nicole Borin
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