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.
My approach is further nuanced by my credentials in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), decades of experience providing movements and exercise to clients, as well as practiced skills in acupuncture, cupping, therapeutic taping and workplace ergonomics.
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.
Toronto Neck, Headache & Migraine Clinic (2024 - Present).
The Temporomandibular Joint - Dr. Bahram Jam, PT, FCAMT, (2021, 2025)
Quality Assurance Assessor, College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (2019 - Present).
Rehabilitation Manager & Clinician, Synergy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (2015 - 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).
Credentialed provider of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (M.D.T.) with the Robin McKenzie Institute Canada (2011 - Present).
Registered Physiotherapist with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (2005 - Present).
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, Queen’s University (2005).
Ergonomics Certification - E.K. Gillan & Associates (2001).
Honours degree in Kinesiology, Neurobehavioural Assessment Focus, University of Waterloo (2000).
