About Keith Fernandes.
I am the only Watson Headache® Certified Practitioner in Canada. This is the only manual cervical approach scientifically validated to diminish the underlying disorder in migraine. I have travelled to Spain, Italy and Australia to develop this expertise.
Talking about headaches is something I can do all day. I understand the complexity of symptoms and the anxiety that persistent headache and migraine brings. For much of my life, as a child and into adulthood, I experienced debilitating migraines that impacted my day-to-day living. Some days it felt like I would never find relief. I realized that I had a proficiency for helping people with neck issues which led me to this excellent way of assessing and treating headaches and migraine.
The Watson Headache® Approach is exacting! It makes sense. And it works.
It is such a joy and privilege to work in the headache field, helping people liberate themselves from the restrictions that migraine and headache can impose.
Concise CV
Watson Headache® Institute, Level 1 Foundation Headache Course titled “The Role of C1-C3 Cervical Afferents in Primary Headache”. The course was held in June 2017, in Valencia, Spain and presented by Dean H Watson, Australian Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.
Watson Headache® Institute, Level 2 Consolidation Headache Course titled “The Role of C1-C3 Cervical Afferents in Primary Headache- OK what next?”. The course was held in May 2018, in Milan, Italy and presented by Dean H Watson, Australian Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.
Watson Headache® Institute, Level 3 Certification Course. This course was held in November 2022, in Adelaide, Australia, and presented by Dean H Watson, Australian Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.
Watson Headache® Institute, International Symposia, Milan, Italy, 2018, Virtual (2020, 2021)
Watson Headache® Institute, Review Session, 2021.
Registered Physiotherapist with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (2005 - Present).
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, Queen’s University (2005).
Honours degree in Kinesiology, Neurobehavioural Assessment Focus, University of Waterloo (2000).
Ergonomics Certification - E.K. Gillan & Associates (2001).
Credentialed provider of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (M.D.T.) with the Robin McKenzie Institute Canada (2011 - Present).
Certified Yoga Teacher - Yoga Therapy Toronto (2014).
Acupuncture and Dry Needling Provider (2013 - Present).
Adjunct Lecturer with the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto (2013 - Present).
Rehabilitation Services Manager, Synergy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (2015 - Present).
Quality Assurance Assessor, College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (2019 - Present).
Toronto Neck, Headache & Migraine Clinic (2024 - Present).
