SPORTS CONCUSSION INSTITUTE
“ Excellence in Concussion Management”
Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

An estimated ten percent of all athletes participating in contact sports suffer a concussion each season. Concussions occur when a blow to the head or neck interrupts brain function. The effects of these concussions vary between individuals, and many mild concussions are undiagnosed and unreported. Most athletes recover from concussions completely and can return to play following an appropriate period of recovery. However, knowing when it is safe to return to play in order to avoid serious brain injury is crucial. The Sports Concussion Institute at Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus was designed to address the comprehensive needs of the athlete who has sustained a concussion, in order to facilitate his or her recovery and safe, confident return to play. The highly experienced and skilled medical and professional staff of the Institute are dedicated to “excellence in concussion management,” providing high level services in the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall care of the concussed athlete.


Overall Approach/Philosophy of the Institute:

	Intensive, short-term cognitive rehabilitative model.
	Efficient, high-quality services aimed at symptom reduction and management in order to facilitate patients to return to their baseline levels of activity as soon as reasonably possible.
	An interdisciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation. This means that highly experienced and skilled professionals from a variety of disciplines will communicate and work together in order to provide a comprehensive treatment plan for the individual patient. Our team of professionals include: neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, adult and adolescent clinical psychologists, speech pathologists, education specialists, and life coaches.
	The Sports Concussion Institute is comprised of three clinics: Concussion Management Clinic, Pain Management Clinic, and the Memory Disorders Clinic. Each of these clinics function together to provide the best combination of services possible to prevent, diagnose and treat concussion.