APTA Learning Center

Explore all of APTA Learning Center's courses on concussion and mild TBI below, with learning opportunities for every level of experience.

APTA Brain Injury Certificate

This six-part series covers physical therapy management following brain injury, with content spanning concussion, post-concussion syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. Courses address rehabilitation strategies targeting physical, cognitive, and psychosocial recovery, including mindfulness-based approaches, cervical spine management, and task-specific interventions. 

CEU: 1.0 (10 contact hours)

APTA Management of Cognitive and Behavioral Challenges After Brain Injury

This course examines common cognitive and behavioral sequelae following traumatic brain injury and the role of physical therapy across phases of recovery. Content focuses on targeted interventions, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategies PTs can apply across acute, outpatient, and community-based settings.

CEU: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Evaluation and Treatment of Cervicogenic and Post-traumatic Headache

This course is brought to you by the Department of Veteran's Affairs. This course focuses on recognizing and managing cervicogenic and post-traumatic headaches, conditions commonly seen following head and neck injury. Content covers diagnostic criteria, key physical therapy exam findings, referral considerations, and evidence-based PT interventions for both headache types.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

APTA Cervical Spine Management after a Concussive Event

Explore the signs and symptoms of cervical spine impairments commonly seen after concussions, and learn to distinguish them from other overlapping manifestations. This course discusses best practices from the recent Concussion Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), intervention strategies, and evidence-based clinical management.

CEUs: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

APTA Concussion Management: The Not-So-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Gain essential concepts of concussive injuries for direct-access Physical Therapists. This module covers concussion phenotypes, key evaluation aspects, intervention strategies, and referral processes, emphasizing collaboration within an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.

CEUs: 0.4 (4 contact hours)

Updates from the Amsterdam International Consensus in Sport

This course is brought to you by the International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). Dr. Kathryn Schneider shares updates from the Amsterdam International Consensus on Concussion in Sport and provide tips to help in the management of concussion in your clinical practice.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

APTA Mind-Body Practices for Concussion and TBI: Meditation, Breathwork, and Yoga

Learn about mindfulness meditation, breathwork, and yoga for improving physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health after concussion and TBI. This course highlights their benefits and addresses the lack of accessibility in physical rehabilitation, aiming to change that.

CEUs: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Neuromusculoskeletal Screening for the Cervical Region and Other Medical Considerations

This course is brought to you by the Veteran's Affairs. This course covers neuromuscular screening for patients with neck pain and radicular symptoms. It highlights red flags and referral patterns, emphasizing when to screen for other pathologies and when it may not be necessary.

CEUs: 0.4 (4 contact hours)

The Role of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in the Management of Post-Concussion Symptoms

This course is brought to you by the International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). This course explores the role of the musculoskeletal physiotherapist in determining the origin of headache, dizziness, visual disturbances, and neck pain in patients with suspected post-concussion syndrome with vestibular, neurological, ocular, and cervical involvement.

CEUs: 0.1 (1 contact hour)