Phase 1 · Now Onboarding

Apply to Participate

The Phase 1 pilot is enrolling veterans living with persistent mTBI symptoms

Phase 1 is a fifty-participant pilot testing whether precise, image-guided care at the craniocervical junction — where the skull meets the upper cervical spine — produces measurable improvement in the symptoms that persist after mild traumatic brain injury.

What to expect

  • Application review. The research team personally reviews every application. Veterans who served in Special Operations are prioritized for the first cohort.
  • Initial consultation and evaluation (about 1½ hours) at Cerebral Chiropractic Center in St. Petersburg to confirm you are a candidate for care.
  • An eight-week care period — visits two to three times per week — with assessments and imaging at the start and again at the end.
  • No cost, no compensation. Care and evaluation are provided free of charge; there is no payment for participating.

This study is conducted under the oversight of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Sherman College of Chiropractic.

This form takes about ten minutes. Questions before you apply? See the Phase 1 overview or contact the research team.

1

About You

Best way to reach you *

Phase 1 visits take place at Cerebral Chiropractic Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, two to three times per week — your location helps us understand travel.

2

Military Service

Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces? *
3

Injury History

Have you been diagnosed with at least one mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)? *
Approximately how many mTBI events have you experienced? *

Include direct impacts to the head, blast injuries, and whiplash injuries.

Have your symptoms persisted for more than three months?
Have you ever been diagnosed with repetitive blast injury?
Have you had a large blast exposure (close proximity to a large explosion)?
Did you serve as a breacher?
Were you ever knocked unconscious during an mTBI event?
4

Symptoms

Which of the following have you experienced since your mTBI? *

Select everything that applies.

5

Treatment History

Which of these treatments have you tried for your mTBI symptoms?

Select all that apply.

What conventional care have you already received?

Select all that apply.

Are you currently receiving treatment for these symptoms?
6

Imaging & Records

Do you have access to any brain imaging?

Select all that you could provide.

Do you have access to your VA records?
Do you have access to your service records?
7

Participation Agreements

Please read each statement and confirm that you understand and agree.

Your information is stored securely and reviewed only by the research team.