Sports-Related Concussions & Subconcussive Injuries

The absence of concussion symptoms doesn't mean the brain has fully recovered, suggests two new studies, one finding that blood flow and carbon dioxide levels in the brains of athletes are reduced under the stress of exercise for three to seven days after a concussion, the second finding significant reductions in cerebral blood flow in young athletes which persisted more than 30 days after injury.

A revolutionary new product called Shockbox^TM triggers an alarm on a smart-phone whenever an athlete suffered a blow to the head hard enough to cause possible concussion so the player can be immediately removed from the game or practice for a sideline assessment.

MomsTeam recommends the following concussion centers to parents for evaluation and management of a  sports-related concussion:

ALABAMA

The Watson Neuroscience Foundation
6701 Airport Blvd Suite D-146
Mobile, AL 36608
Website: http://www.watsonresearch.org
Phone: (251) 633-7002

ALASKA

Alaska Neuro Associates, LLC
4241 B Street
Suite 202
Anchorage, AK 99503
Website: http://www.alaskaneuro.com
Phone: (907) 277-0100

ARIZONA

Arizona Sports Concussion Center, LLC
11333 N Scottsdale Road
Suite 285
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Website: http://www.azsportsconcussion.com/
Phone: (480) 621-7733

ARKANSAS

 

CALIFORNIA

Sports Concussion Institute
5230 Pacific Concourse Dr, Ste 300
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: http://www.concussiontreatment.com
Phone:(310) 643-9555

COLORADO

Concussion Consultants at Centura
4112 Outlook Blvd. Ste 96
Pueblo, CO 81008
Website: http://www.smcsports.org
Phone: (719) 562-6200

CONNECTICUT

Guilford Pediatrics and the Shoreline Concussion Center
Rob Nolfo, MD
152 Broad St.
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: (203) 453-5235 

DELAWARE

 

FLORIDA

UHealth Sports Medicine University of Miami
1400 NW 12th Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Website: Website: http://www.uhealthsportsmedicine.com/index.html
Phone:(305) 243-4000

GEORGIA

Concussion Center at Georgia Sports Medicine
6340 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Suite 375
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: (770) 814-2223 

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

Midwest Center for Concussion Care
700 Commerce Dr, Suite 500
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: (312) 942-6644

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

Midwest Sports Medicine Physicians
5701 W 119th St, Ste 325
Overland Park, KS 66209
Phone: (816) 795-8200

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

Metro Orthopedics and Sports Therapy
8401 Colesville Rd, Ste 50
Silver Springs, MD 20910
Website: http://www.mostsportsmedicine.com
Phone: (301) 588-7888

MASSACHUSETTS

Children's Hospital Boston - Sports Concussion Clinic
319 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Website: http://www.kidssportsmed.org
Phone:(617) 355-7220

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis
14825 North Outer 40 Road
Chesterfield, MO 63131
Website: http://www.markmillermd.com
Phone: (314) 336-2555

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW JERSEY

Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey
3131 Princeton Pike
Building 5, Suite 110
Lawrenceville, NJ 08548
Website: www.sccnj.com
Phone: (609) 895-1076 x815

Feldman Chiropractic
4418 Route 27
Kingston, NJ 082528
website:  http://www.feldmanchiropractic.com/index.php
Phone: (609) 252-1766

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

Orthopaedic Associates of Long Island
6 Technology Dr Suite 100
East Setauket, NY 11733
Website: http://www.oali.net
Phone: (631) 689-6698

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
David R Wiercisiewski, MD
Director, Sports Concussion Program
225 Baldwin Ave
Charlotte, NC 28204
Website: http://www.cnsa.com
Phone: (704) 831-4323

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESEE

Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37232
Website: http://www.vanderbilthealth.com/orthopaedics/33536
Phone: (615) 875-8722 (VSCC)

TEXAS 

UTAH

VERMONT

WEST VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING

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Impakt Protective Inc. has joined MomsTeam as a sponsor, and its Shockbox product has been awarded MomsTeam's Seal of Approval.

Team physicians who assess and treat athletes suspected of concussion have new marching orders from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), according to a team physician consensus statement released today. Under no circumstances should an athlete suspected of, or diagnosed with, a concussion return to play the day of their injury.

 

In 2011, California enacted a strong youth sports concussion safety law, which was strengthened in 2012 to add training on concussions to the first aid certification required of high school coaches.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed the "Safety in Youth Sports Act" into law on November 9, 2011. The law becomes effective on July  1, 2012.  The Keystone State became the 31st state to pass a strong youth sports concussion safety law.

Diagnosis and prevention of head injuries has come a long way, but actual treatment options in the medical model, besides medication for headache, rest and cautioning against a premature return to play, have lagged behind. Edward Feldman, D.C., RCST, offers a natural and non-invasive way to heal called "Functional Medicine" which includes craniosacral therapy (developed in osteopathy) and use of the Feldenkrais Method.