Overview
What It Is Cognitive FX is a specialized clinic (Provo, Utah) that provides an intensive, multi-disciplinary program called EPIC (Enhanced Performance in Cognition) Treatment for persisting post-concussion symptoms and related brain injury. Care is guided by functional neurocognitive imaging (fNCI) and includes a week-long (or extended) combination of vision therapy, vestibular/sensorimotor work, cognitive therapy, neuromuscular therapy, and related disciplines.
How It Works The clinic’s model focuses on restoring healthy neurovascular coupling—the link between neural activity and blood flow—that can be disrupted after concussion. Intensive, targeted therapy across multiple systems aims to retrain affected networks through high-dose, specific practice in a short time window—use-dependent plasticity guided by imaging and multi-disciplinary input.
Conditions - Primary focus: persisting post-concussion symptoms (PCS) and traumatic brain injury–related symptoms; also applied to some long-COVID neurological presentations in clinic experience. - Note: Clinic-published and peer-reviewed outcome work reports clinically significant symptom reduction in a majority of participants (e.g., ~77% in one validation study). Independent replication outside the clinic continues to develop.
How it is administered
In-clinic intensive program (commonly one week, with extensions available) after fNCI imaging and multi-disciplinary assessment. Daily therapy combines multiple disciplines; a home program supports continued recovery after discharge.
Conditions connected in the NPA database
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Symptoms connected in the NPA database
The current record associates this treatment with the following symptom information. This is not a claim that the treatment will improve these symptoms.
Cognition & Memory
- difficulty concentrating
- indecisiveness
- memory complaints
- mental fog
- Short-term memory issues
- slowed processing
Emotion & Behavior
- anxiety
- depression
- feelings of worthlessness
- impulsivity
- Irritability
- loss of interest/pleasure
- mood swings
- Persistent sadness
- social withdrawal
Motor Control
- Balance and coordination problems
- reduced fine motor skills
- slowed movements
- Slowed movements or restlessness (psychomotor changes)
- weakness
Sensory & Pain
- numbness or tingling
- Persistent headaches
- sensitivity to light/noise
- tinnitus
- Unexplained aches and pains
Sleep & Fatigue
- Insomnia or excessive sleepiness
- Insomnia or hypersomnia
- profound fatigue and low energy
- profound physical and mental fatigue
Visual & Auditory Processing
- Blurred or double vision
- difficulty processing sounds
- light sensitivity
Practical information
Insurance coverage
Often partial or limited; many patients have significant out-of-pocket costs. Prior authorization varies.
Cost information
Intensive week-long programs commonly in the range of several thousand to over ten thousand dollars before insurance; confirm current pricing with the clinic.
Results and outcomes described in the source record
Clinic data describe average symptom improvement during the treatment week, with continued gains reported in follow-up for many patients.
Side effects and risks
Temporary symptom increase during intensive therapy is possible; programs are supervised. Medical screening determines fit.
Research context in the NPA database
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Research summary
Evidence Level: Emerging to Moderate (clinic-validated outcomes) What the research shows: Peer-reviewed and clinic studies report meaningful symptom reduction in a majority of PCS patients after EPIC Treatment (e.g., ~77% with clinically significant improvement in one study). Key takeaway: An intensive, imaging-guided multi-disciplinary program for persisting concussion symptoms with published outcome data.
Research detail
Overview Cognitive FX delivers EPIC Treatment—an intensive multi-disciplinary program guided by functional neurocognitive imaging for persisting post-concussion symptoms.
Evidence Base and Published Work • Clinic and peer-reviewed outcome studies report significant symptom reduction and functional imaging changes in a majority of treated PCS patients. • Research emphasizes neurovascular coupling as a treatment target and documents pre/post changes on fNCI and symptom scales. • Independent multi-site RCTs of the full EPIC package remain limited.
Outcomes Outcomes most frequently described include reduced post-concussion symptom burden (cognitive, emotional, physical) during and after the intensive treatment week, with many patients continuing to improve with home programs.
Questions to ask a provider
1. Is EPIC Treatment appropriate for my persisting post-concussion symptoms, and do I need fNCI imaging first? 2. What does the intensive week include day-to-day, and which disciplines will be involved? 3. What symptom improvement rates have been published for patients with a history like mine? 4. What is the total cost, what will insurance cover, and what financial options exist? 5. What home program and follow-up are provided after the intensive week?
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