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Over 80% of an athlete's performance depends on visual skills. Our training helps you react faster, track moving objects, improve coordination, strengthen focus and anticipation. Visit Shah NeuroVision Sports Training.

In this episode of the NeuroVision Edge Podcast, we sit down with Tom Swales, a world-renowned physiotherapist, strength coach, and educator with over 20 years of experience helping elite athletes, clinicians, and coaches unlock higher performance through the nervous system.

Tom is the Founder of the Advanced Movement Therapist Certification, now used by clinicians worldwide, and the Clinical Director of COMPHYSIO+ Performance Wellness. He has trained and certified hundreds of physiotherapists, chiropractors, and coaches, led medical care at the Toronto Pan Am Games, and worked with Olympic-level athletes including the Canadian Men’s Alpine Ski Team.

In this powerful conversation, Tom breaks down:

- Why pain, plateaus, and poor recovery are often nervous system problems, not strength problems
- How movement quality, vision, balance, and autonomic regulation are deeply connected
- The real reason traditional rehab and training models fail long-term
- How clinicians and athletes can assess readiness, stress, and recovery using nervous system metrics
- His personal journey surviving a life-threatening infection in 2023, and how it reshaped his understanding of resilience, healing, and regulation
- We also dive into Tom’s SAM Scan, a practical nervous system assessment tool now used globally by performance and rehab professionals.

👉 Access the SAM Scan Mini Course here:
https://www.amtcertified.ca/sam-scan-mini-course

If you are a coach, clinician, athlete, or high performer looking to understand how the brain, eyes, and nervous system drive performance, this episode will change how you train and recover forever.

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⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction to Tom Swales and his background
03:12 – Why performance issues are often nervous system issues
08:45 – Pain, compensation, and why rehab plateaus happen
15:10 – The role of vision and sensory input in movement quality
22:40 – Nervous system regulation vs traditional strength training
30:05 – How elite athletes manage readiness and recovery
38:20 – Inside the SAM Scan and how clinicians use it
45:55 – Tom’s life-threatening infection and recovery journey
53:30 – Resilience, stress, and autonomic balance
01:01:10 – Practical takeaways coaches and athletes can apply today
01:07:45 – Final thoughts and where to follow Tom

👉 If you want better performance, faster recovery, and fewer injuries, start with your nervous system.
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Over 80% of an athlete's performance depends on visual skills. Our training helps you react faster, track moving objects, improve coordination, strengthen focus and anticipation. Visit Shah NeuroVision Sports Training.

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Welcome back to The NeuroVision Edge Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Joey Cunha, a highly respected figure in the baseball and softball industry, known for his innovative approaches to player development. Joey is the CEO of The Form System and an MLB hitting coach consultant, having worked with top professional athletes, All-Stars, and even potential Hall of Famers. With years of experience across youth, college, and professional baseball, Joey has developed a unique approach to skill acquisition, internal cueing, and holistic athlete development that consistently helps players reach their highest potential.

In this deep-dive episode, we discuss:

How to identify the fastest way to improve an athlete using experience, observation, and feedback

The difference between internal and external cues and how elite hitters use them effectively

The role of holistic development: mind, body, and environment

Techniques to build athlete awareness and decision-making under pressure

Why peer-reviewed studies often lag behind real-world training practices for elite athletes

Practical progressions, regressions, and drills that accelerate growth

The concept of destination cues and how they guide the body to naturally find the correct movement

How to apply skill acquisition science in both practice and game situations

Joey also shares insightful stories from working with MLB players, emphasizing the importance of understanding context, connecting athletes with the right resources, and how even small cues can have massive impacts on performance. Whether you’re a coach, athlete, or parent, this episode is packed with actionable strategies to help athletes perform at the elite level.

If you want to train like a pro, improve your hitting mechanics, and gain an edge in competition, this episode is a must-watch.

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🎙️ The NeuroVision Edge Podcast — where elite performance meets science.

https://www.shahneurovision.com/
Over 80% of an athlete's performance depends on visual skills. Our training helps you react faster, track moving objects, improve coordination, strengthen focus and anticipation. Visit Shah NeuroVision Sports Training.

https://www.sportsvision.pro/
Looking for a trusted sports doctor? Click here to connect sports vision doctor and get the expert care you need. Your journey back to peak performance starts now!

Learn more about vector ball here: https://eyeonballinc.com/?ref=Neurovision

Most golfers think their problem is mechanics.
In reality, it often starts before the swing, inside the brain and the eyes.

In this episode of The NeuroVision Edge Podcast, Dr. Shah sits down with Dr. Eugenio Grosso, an elite blend of coach, clinician, and athlete. With over 20 years as an optometrist, nearly 18 years as a PGA golf instructor, and direct experience working with competitive golfers, Dr. Grasso explains why many players struggle with alignment, putting, and consistency without ever realizing the root cause.

This conversation goes deep into eye dominance, visual perception, posture, and compensation patterns that quietly sabotage performance, especially in right eye dominant golfers playing right-handed.

In this episode, you will learn:
- Why right eye dominant golfers often struggle aiming from right to left
- How the nose and head position distort putting alignment without you noticing
- Why ball lines sometimes make putting worse, not better
- The hidden reason many golfers feel “off” even when perfectly aligned
- What happens when golfers stop trusting their vision and start compensating
- When vision training helps and when mechanics matter more
- How eye dominance affects slicing, path, and angle of attack
- What young golfers should be assessed for before they ever hit a ball
- Why changing sides after years of playing can be dangerous
- How progressive lenses and age over 40 impact golf vision
- The simple alignment check every golfer and coach should know

This is not theory.
This is practical insight from someone who understands golf from three angles at once: player, coach, and doctor.

If you are a golfer, coach, parent of a junior athlete, or anyone serious about long-term performance, this episode will change how you think about training.

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🎙️ The NeuroVision Edge Podcast — where elite performance meets science.