Next Level Neuro News

What drills act as your brain’s emergency crew? Who cleans up the wreckage before healing can begin?

Most therapists are taught to activate — not regulate.

This is the foundation of applied neurolo...

(Even If You’ve Never Studied Neurology Before)

The Missing Piece Behind Client Plateaus and Unpredictable Results

If you’ve been in the game long enough—whether you’re coaching strength, treating p...

...56% of TBIs are missed by medical professionals. Why?

Every year, over 1.7 million people in the U.S. suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The highest risk? Children under four, teenagers, an...

A Car Without a Driver: The Flawed Model of Traditional Training

Imagine training an athlete the way we traditionally approach fitness and rehabilitation: focusing only on muscles, joints, and endura...

Is Neurology Redefining Athletic Development and How We Approach Training and Therapy?

For decades, athletic training and rehabilitation have been built around principles of strength, endurance, biom...

Can you imagine living in a world where mental decline wasn’t a foregone conclusion? What if we told you that the brain has the power to stay sharp and resilient well into your later years? Why have w...

What’s the Healthiest Sport for Your Brain?

Have you ever wondered which sport could extend your life and boost your brain health?

Ask a dozen fitness professionals, and you’ll get a dozen differ...

A common question we get daily in our mentorship group:   Is it too late to change the brain once we’re past a certain age?

The short answer is no, and that change happens as fast as you can snap ...

The brainstem is considered the neurological powerhouse because it serves as the central hub connecting the brain to the spinal cord, regulating critical life-sustaining functions, and acting as a pri...

Ignoring this essential area means addressing symptoms, not solutions.

The Most Overlooked Key to Health: The Brainstem’s Role in Posture, Pain, and Recovery

In the world of health and fitness ed...

While most health professionals focus on muscles, joints, and posture, they often overlook the real command center of it all: the brainstem.

In the world of training, physical therapy, and osteopa...

What is Proprioception? The Hidden Sense That Guides Your Movements

Vision. Hearing. Smell. Taste. Touch. And then there's proprioception. Wait, what's that? It’s the uncelebrated sense, one that ...

So many new students struggle to understand interoception and its importance. So, I'm going to give you my little life lessons on interoception and how I have tuned into our 8th sense.

What is in...

In a fast-paced world that demands constant adaptation and performance, there’s a new education that high achievers of the health and coaching world are embracing—neuroscience! 

Applied neurology ...

At Next Level Neuro, we believe in empowering people with insights from applied neurology. One of the most exciting revelations in neuroscience is how regular physical activity does more than strength...

How much more effective could your treatments be if you understood how the brain directly influences movement, pain, and recovery?

The healthcare landscape is undergoing an education shift, with n...

Where does pain live in the brain? How do we even know we have pain? Can the brain distinguish what type of pain I'm feeling?

It’s a question that we have taken for granted because we just think p...

Ever wondered how your brain processes both pleasure and pain?🤔 

What’s the science behind a successful dopamine detox?

In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with stimuli that trigger dopa...

At one point you have been told you need to decrease your stress.  What does that mean and how do we look at is from a neuro perspective?   In our mentorship we look at it as "threat", but what is thr...

What happens when the brain’s threat perception is heightened, like with Long COVID?

In today’s world, the effects of Long COVID have left many grappling with lingering physical and emotional chal...

Expand Your Knowledge with Applied Neurology: Weekly Deep Dives

Every week, we delve into a specific topic from our Educational Mentorship program, bringing you deeper insights and practical applicatio...

Wait? We have nerves in our cranium that impact our pain and performance throughout our body.

This was a huge lightbulb for our new mentorship students when we introduced the cranial

Nestled ...

 As a coach, personal trainer, or therapist emerging from the challenges of COVID-19, are you seeking an educational edge that not only elevates you above your peers but also integrates seamlessly wit...

The brain devotes more than 50% of its processing capacity to visual input. This high level of detail and the brain's extensive processing power dedicated to vision make it our primary tool for intera...