UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program

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About UPMC Sports Medicine

Since 2000, the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program has been an international leader in the management, treatment, and research of sports-related concussions. The first of its kind when it opened its doors, the program is internationally renowned for:

• Pioneering ImPACT™ (Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing)

• Delivering Personalized Concussion Treatment. Developed over a decade, our approach to concussion includes:
o Medical and vestibular therapies and injury-management programs for all ages and both sexes.
o Academic accommodations for student-athletes.
o Concussion management protocols and return-to-play guidelines.

• Evidence-based Research. Our standard of concussion care has been adopted at facilities throughout the United States. Founded upon evidence-based research, it leads to better assessment and education, and helps pioneer new treatments and rehabilitation methods for concussions.


Clinic Locations
Kaufmann Medical Building
3471 Fifth Ave., Suite 1010
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 432-3681


600 Oxford Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone: (412) 432-3681


1300 Oxford Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 432-3681


Children's Pine Center
11279 Perry Highway
Pine Center, 2nd Floor
Wexford, PA 15090
Phone: (412) 432-3681

ImPACT History:

Developed by experts at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, the ImPACT (Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) tool establishes a benchmark for a patient's normally functioning brain activities. It is the most widely used neurocognitive test, and the first of its kind to help assess concussion. ImPACT has been mandated by the NFL, NHL, and roughly 6,000 high schools and colleges in the United States.

With ImPACT, doctors can conduct 20-minute preseason computer evaluations to establish baseline data about each athlete. If an athlete experiences a concussion during the season, he or she is retested and the postconcussion data is compared the baseline data. When the athlete?s brain functions return to normal, he or she is then allowed to resume sports activity.

Local Articles:

UPMC and Pittsburgh Steelers Team up for Concussion Awareness
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 30, 2012
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/mike-tomlins-words-hit-home-651095

UPMC Taking Some Big Steps in Treatment of Concussions
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
April 14, 2012
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_791080.html#axzz2QqjpR4MM

Researchers Get Handle on Concussion Recovery Time
KDKA-TV
February 27, 2012
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/02/27/researchers-get-handle-on-concussion-recovery-time