Resources and concussion treatment centers

Find educational materials and access to concussion treatment centers.

Fact sheets

• CDC Concussions Signs & Symptoms Checklist
• CDC Heads Up Information for Coaches
• CDC Heads Up Information for Parents
• CDC Heads Up Information For Athletes
• CDC Heads Up Information For School Nurses
• For Teachers, Counselors, and School Professionals (CDC Heads Up PDF)
• Facts for Physicians Booklet (CDC Heads Up PDF)

Data briefs

• Sports-Related Concussions among Massachusetts Youth, 2017-2020 (PDF) | (DOCX)

HeadSmart

• Example of Post-Concussion Gradual Entry Plan: Sports New England 5-Step Program (PDF)

The South Shore Hospital has a recovery protocol called HeadSmart™, A Healthy Transition After Concussion and is a recovery protocol developed by physicians and school nurses to facilitate a student’s healthy return to school and sports following a concussion. HeadSmart outlines the four color-coded stages of recovery.

Online resources

• The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
  [phone]
• Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
  Brain Injury Helpline: [phone]
• Sports Concussion New England
  [phone]
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources
  [phone]
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
  4770 Buford Hwy, NE
  MS F-63
  Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
• Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]
  E-Mail: [e-mail]
• Concussion Legacy Foundation
• Massachusetts Concussion Management Coalition
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  Regarding safety education and recalled products (including sports and recreation equipment)

Concussion treatment centers

• Baystate Medical Center-Sports Concussion Clinic, Springfield, MA​
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Boston MA
• Beth Israel Hospital, Plymouth MA
• Boston Childrens Hospital Concussion Clinic
• Boston Medical Center-Ryan Center for Sports Medicine
• Boston University-Sports Medicine and Related Services
• Brain Injury and Statewide Specialized Community Services
• Brigham and Women's Sports Neurology and Concussion Clinic
• Concussion Rehab Specialists, Salem, MA
• Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA
• Mass. General Hospital Concussion Clinic, Boston, MA
• South Shore Hospital Concussion Management Clinic, Hingham, MA
• South Shore Hospital Concussion Management Clinic, South Weymouth, MA
• Southcoast Comprehensive Concussion Management Program, Dartmouth, MA
• Spaulding Rehab Hospital, East Sandwich, MA
• Spaulding Rehab, Boston, MA
• Sports Concussion New England, Brookline, MA
• SportSmart Signature Healthcare-Concussion Specialty, Brockton, MA
• UMass. Memorial Medical Center Sports Medicine Clinic, Worcester, MA