#30 APTACSM Edition: Dr's Lenore Herget & Caralyn Baxter Physical Therapy Role in Concussion

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#APTACSM Edition The Role of the Physical Therapist in Concussion Evaluation and Treatment
Dr. Herget is a Senior Physical Therapist, Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the MGH Sports Medicine Center. She is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff and serves as the Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant to the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, Home Base Program and the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005, her post baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Hunter College in 2006 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.
Dr Herget’s practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes and military personnel who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making, alternative exercise testing protocols, atypical mTBI presentations and considerations in the military population as well as managing care for the female athlete triad diagnosis. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome Additionally; Dr. Herget focuses her orthopaedic practice on the biomechanical assessment and management of lower quarter injuries.
Dr. Caralyn Baxter is currently based out of Park City, UT working as the regional director and lead physical therapist for The Sports Neurology Clinic. Dr. Baxter works with Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher to rehabilitate athletes from the NFL, NHL, and US Ski and Snowboard in addition to local high school and collegiate athletes with concussion, post-concussion syndrome, and other brain health concerns. Prior to her time with The Sports Neurology Clinic, Dr. Baxter was the head physical therapist for the US Freeski Halfpipe Team, traveling to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang South Korea where her team brought home gold, silver and bronze medals.
Dr. Baxter has spoken nationally on athlete brain health matters including annually at the Medical Emergencies in Skiing and Snowboarding conference. Looking ahead, she will be speaking at the 2019 Big Sky Athletic Trainers Association conference and will also be teaching a weekend intensive athlete brain health course for physical therapists and athletic trainers in Minneapolis, MN this coming May.
#FOAMed Resources:
A Physiological Approach to Assessment and Rehabilitation of Acute Concussion in Collegiate and Professional Athletes http://bit.ly/FrontiersNeurologyConcussion2018Article
MGH Sports Concussion Clinic http://bit.ly/MGHSportsConcussionClinic
The Sports Neurology Clinic in Utah and Michigan http://bit.ly/SportsNeurologyClinic
APTA NATA Joint Position Statement: http://bit.ly/APTANATAJointPositionStatement
Return To Learn: http://bit.ly/2Is6nay