Concussion Assessment and Rehabilitation

A thorough post-injury evaluation will be performed in order to gain a complete picture of the patient’s injury and how it’s impacted them.

This includes a detailed interview in order to obtain information on; how the injury occurred, how they felt immediately after, how symptoms have evolved over time, which, if any, specific activities, tasks, or situations can make symptoms worse, results of recent medical check-ups or special imaging/tests for your injury, history of previous concussions, information about how the injury may be impacting their ability to work or attend school, current and past medical conditions, previous trauma/injury, medications.

After the initial intake, a physical examination will be performed. This provides insight into the severity of their injury and specific impairments that may need to be addressed as part of an ongoing management strategy. This portion of testing may include a combination of the following: neurological testing, balance, and coordination testing, screening of visual-motor skills (VOMS), vestibular (or equilibrium) testing, gait assessment, and orthopedic assessment of secondary injuries (e.g. neck, shoulders).

A Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test will be performed. This is to test the patient’s exercise tolerance. This will provide detail on what their aerobic capacity is in order to have them exercise safely. This has been studied out of the University of Buffalo and deemed safe to perform on patients who have suffered from a concussion.