CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AT BURKE
and Benjamin Seidel, D.O..
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains has announced the launch of a new Concussion Management Practice led by a team of highly qualified physicians specializing in brain injury or sports medicine and neuropsychologists to complement its existing therapy program for patients suffering from concussion.
The practice includes a physical evaluation by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist and a psychological intake conducted by a neuropsychologist to assess concerns from a cognitive and emotional perspective. Appropriate treatment options and recommendations are presented after the completion of both examinations.
“Although the vast majority of people who suffer a concussion will heal without therapeutic intervention, the very small subset of people with prolonged concussive symptoms will benefit from further evaluation by our team,” said Jamie Twaite, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at Burke.
Benjamin Seidel, D.O., who specializes in brain injury rehabilitation and concussion management at Burke, commented, “Meeting with a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician after a concussion can help a person recover more efficiently and early interventions can be prescribed when indicated”¦.”
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