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Concussion information posted in USA Today: NFL Tries to Improve Players' Understanding of Injury:
Beginning next season, NFL clubs will be required to do "neurological baseline testing" on all players as a tool in determining if their mental functioning is at a normal level after concussions.

The ImPACT testing program was developed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and first was used in the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s. Most NFL clubs had been using it but some only for positions at higher risk of concussions, such as quarterbacks and wide receivers. >> Click here for the full article...

If you (or your athlete) participate in contact or collision sports, the ImPACT™ test should be the first step in your season. ImPACT™ is a user-friendly, software-based test that helps doctors accurately evaluate recovery following a concussion. Fast, easy, and accurate: ImPACT™ puts the information that your doctor needs at his fingertips. With the help of a baseline evaluation, ImPACT™ lets our physicians make better recommendations for your player's safe return to the game.

So even before you dig out the gear, take a few minutes and have your athlete take the valuable ImPACT™ baseline test online. It's easy and can be done in the less than half an hour. This season protect your player before they play.

Test Features

Measures player symptoms
Computer administered
Can be administered on a lap-top for easy access and administration
Assists physicians and athletic trainers in making difficult return-to-play decisions
Permits individual and group administration
Provides reliable baseline test information
Produces comprehensive report of test results
Automatically stores data from repeat testing
Measures attention, memory, processing speed and reaction time
Reaction time measured to 1/100th of second

To take your FREE initial baseline test, click on the link above.
If you have additional questions, please contact Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics at (603) 775-7575.

For more background on the ImPACT test and additional information on concussions, please see the following: