Podcast Discusses Treating Sport-Related Concussions
Russell Gore, MD, discusses the rehabilitation process.
Concussions are mild traumatic brain injuries caused by a sudden jolt or blow to the head and typically resolve within a week or two. In typical concussions, headaches and other symptoms subside, and patients feel as capable as they did before their injury.
In a new podcast with Shepherd Radio, Russell Gore, MD, director of Shepherd Center’s Complex Concussion Clinic, discusses sports related concussions and the rehabilitation process.
Download the podcast as an audio file above, or access it at shepherd.org/radio.
Russell Gore, MD is the medical director of vestibular neurology and joined the medical staff of Shepherd Center in December 2015. As director of vestibular neurology at Shepherd Center, Dr. Gore cares for patients who have dizziness and balance challenges resulting from spinal cord or brain injury. Dr. Gore sees patients on an outpatient basis in Shepherd Center's Multi-Specialty Clinic and also does inpatient consultations. In addition, Dr. Gore is the medical director of Shepherd Center's SHARE Military Initiative.
Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.