Find Healthcare Providers
Concussion Alliance
Concussion recovery begins with education; we’re here to ensure patients and providers know what to do next.
This LinkedIn article is an excerpt from our Find Healthcare Providers resource on the Concussion Alliance website.
Welcome to our resource to help concussion patients find accredited healthcare providers; we list healthcare providers by specialty and link to search tools provided by the accrediting organizations for each profession. We cover a wide range of medical and rehabilitative providers, complementary and alternative healthcare providers, and information on choosing a good concussion or outpatient rehabilitation clinic.
We include a description of how to use the search tools specific to each specialty and a link to our resource about the treatment or therapy.
We also have lists of providers for some states (US) and provinces (Canada), and a few additional countries. See District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia, Washington State; Ontario and Nova Scotia; Mexico; and Sweden.
Note: we don’t advocate for any particular practitioner or treatment. We suggest reading our Guidelines for Recovery resource, which discusses which treatments are recommended by the 6th consensus statement on concussion in sport and PedsConcussion.
Table of Contents
Find a Provider: Search Tools by Care Type
Learn about Providers: Specialist Profiles
Concussion clinics
To learn more about how to choose a concussion or outpatient rehabilitation clinic, read this page. To find a concussion clinic near you, click here. The link will send you to the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s locator tool. It will prompt you to enter your zip code and provide you with the closest clinics to your home.
Brainline has a locator tool by state. After clicking the link, find your state on the map and click on it; there will be a list of options for you. This list is ordered alphabetically, and not best to worst. Look for your state’s non-profit organization for concussions or brain injury.
Your state-based organization may have Brain Injury Alliance or Brain Injury Association in the title. Not every state has an alliance/association but will have another non-profit organization for concussion or brain injury. There are a few states, such as Texas, that don't have any nonprofit for concussions or brain injury. Once you find your state’s non-profit, call the organization to ask for the best clinics in your area. Look for a phone number connected with a help line or resources.
Note: Concussion Alliance is not affiliated with CLF, Brainline, or any other organization or clinics listed on their websites.
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Physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) brain injury specialist
A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician, also called a PM&R physician or a physiatrist, is well-suited to treat patients with a concussion, particularly with persistent post-concussion symptoms. These physicians are often affiliated with an outpatient clinic of rehab specialists which they refer to, including physical therapists, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, etc.
Use the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation search tool to find a specialist.
Instructions for using the dropdown menus in the search tool:
Physicians who have a brain injury medicine subspecialty certification
Three fields, physiatry, psychiatry, and neurology, provide the option to get a subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine.
Note: concussion is quite different from moderate and severe traumatic brain injury, so not every provider with a Brain Injury Medicine subspecialty is experienced with concussion. Often providers with the Brain Injury Medicine subspecialty practice in a hospital setting with moderate and severe brain injuries. The clinical training, experience, and focus are relevant in choosing a provider, so interview a potential provider to determine their experience and knowledge of concussion.
To search for a psychiatrist or a neurologist?for a subspeciality certification in Brain Injury Medicine,?use this search tool.
To search for a physiatrist?with a subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine,?use this search tool.
Neuropsychologists
Neuropsychologists can be found at concussion clinics and outpatient rehabilitation centers. You might start by looking for a local concussion clinic or outpatient rehabilitation clinic to find a neuropsychologist that has experience in concussions. You can also consult your primary care physician or another medical provider and ask for a referral.
There are two search tool options, one is a general tool and one is specific to sports neuropsychologists. These search tools do not give any information about the providers’ experience with concussions but do give names and email addresses. Patients might want to do an internet search for concussion+neuropsychologist+city and then use the search tools we’ve provided to check that the provider is board-certified.
Neuropsychologists who are board-certified by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN)
You can search based on U.S. state or Canadian province, language, city, and if they have a pediatric subspecialty. Hint: either use the dropdown to select your state or province or fill in the dialogue box for your city. Don’t do both, or the search tool will produce zero results.
Neuropsychologists who are members of the Sports Neuropsychology Society (United States and Canada)
Vision Therapy
See our Vision Therapy page for information about this treatment.
Ask your doctor for a referral to a specialist, or you can self-refer to a specialist or vision therapy center. For optometrists specializing in diagnosing oculomotor problems common to concussions, we suggest using all the search tools below, as they have different databases.
Use the search tool above to find a practitioner with a Fellowship certified by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). Ask if they have experience with concussions or brain injury - many do, but some specialize in other areas, such as children's vision issues or autism.?
Use the search tool above to find a practitioner certified by the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA). All NORA optometrists deal with concussions and acquired brain injury.
The practitioner search tool above was created by a group of optometrists throughout the United States who are certified Fellows of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.?
To read more details and to find additional providers for Physical, Vestibular, Cognitive, Craniosacral, Sacral-Occiptal Technique, Massage, Acupuncture, and other therapies, go to the Concussion Alliance Website by clicking here.