Concussion Case Consultation
Educational consultation for concussion, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, and complex recovery cases.
Professional Consultation for Concussion, Dizziness, Headache & Whiplash Cases
Concussion Spot provides educational case consultation for attorneys, legal teams, work comp professionals, case managers, organizations, teams, schools, and clinical programs involved in complex concussion-related cases.
Consultation may include medical record review, clinical timeline analysis, rehabilitation education, functional impact discussion, return-to-work or return-to-activity considerations, and identification of key clinical questions or documentation gaps.
Expert witness services may be available for select legal cases involving concussion, post-concussion symptoms, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, and vestibular rehabilitation.
Professional Consultation Scope
Concussion Spot provides educational and advisory consultation related to concussion, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, and complex recovery cases.
This service is designed to help attorneys, legal teams, work comp professionals, case managers, organizations, teams, schools, and clinical programs better understand clinical concepts, recovery considerations, rehabilitation principles, functional impact, and case-related questions.
Concussion Spot case consultation does not provide individualized patient care, diagnosis, physical therapy evaluation, treatment planning, medical management, or emergency medical guidance. Participation in this service does not establish a provider-patient relationship.
Individuals with new, worsening, or concerning symptoms should seek evaluation from a licensed healthcare provider.
For patient-facing concussion recovery education, individuals and families are encouraged to visit Brain Recovery Project.
Participation does not establish a provider-patient relationship.
Consultation for Complex Concussion-Related Cases
Concussion symptoms are not always straightforward. Imaging may be normal. Symptoms may fluctuate. Recovery may be influenced by vestibular dysfunction, ocular motor deficits, exertional intolerance, cervical spine involvement, headache disorders, sleep disruption, anxiety, prior medical history, and access to appropriate care.
Case consultation can help professionals and organizations better understand how these systems may interact and how they may affect function, recovery, documentation, return-to-work, return-to-school, or return-to-sport considerations.
Concussion Spot can provide education and advisory support for cases involving:
· Concussion and post-concussion symptoms
· Dizziness and vestibular dysfunction
· Headache after injury
· Neck pain and whiplash-associated symptoms
· Visual motion sensitivity
· Balance problems
· Exercise intolerance
· Return-to-work difficulty
· Return-to-school difficulty
· Return-to-sport decision-making
· Persistent or delayed recovery
· Complex symptom presentations
Who This Service Is For
Attorney Case Consultation
For attorneys and legal teams involved in concussion, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, personal injury, work injury, sports injury, or persistent post-concussion symptom cases.
Attorney consultation may include medical record review, clinical timeline development, rehabilitation analysis, education regarding expected recovery patterns, identification of documentation gaps, and expert witness services for select cases.
Common areas of support may include:
· Medical record review
· Clinical timeline organization
· Concussion rehabilitation education
· Dizziness, headache, vestibular, and cervical symptom interpretation
· Identification of potential gaps in evaluation or documentation
· Education around functional limitations and recovery considerations
· Deposition, mediation, or trial preparation support
· Expert witness services for select cases
Organizational Concussion Consultation
For schools, teams, employers, clubs, athletic organizations, and community organizations seeking education around concussion recovery systems, return-to-activity processes, referral pathways, and complex symptom presentations.
This service may help organizations better understand how to support safer and more organized concussion recovery processes without replacing medical care from the individual’s healthcare team.
Common areas of support may include:
· Concussion recovery education
· Return-to-learn and return-to-activity process review
· Return-to-play pathway education
· Referral pathway development
· Staff education and clinical concept training
· Understanding dizziness, headache, neck pain, and persistent symptoms
· General education around when additional medical evaluation may be needed
Work Comp & Case Manager Education
For work comp professionals, nurse case managers, claims professionals, employers, or rehabilitation coordinators seeking general education around concussion recovery, return-to-work considerations, functional recovery barriers, and communication with treating providers.
This service is educational and advisory. It is not intended to direct an individual worker’s medical care, provide diagnosis, or replace the role of the treating healthcare team.
Common areas of support may include:
· General education on concussion recovery patterns
· Return-to-work barrier education
· Understanding dizziness, headache, cervical, vestibular, and exertional symptoms
· Questions to consider asking the treating medical team
· Education around documentation, functional limitations, and recovery timelines
· General referral pathway considerations
· Clarifying clinical concepts for case coordination
Related Professional Services
In addition to concussion case consultation, Concussion Spot offers professional education and implementation support for clinics, healthcare organizations, colleges, universities, and academic programs looking to improve concussion, vestibular, headache, and cervical rehabilitation education.
Clinical Support Program
For clinics and healthcare organizations building or expanding concussion, vestibular, headache, and cervical rehabilitation services.
The Concussion Spot Clinical Support Program provides ongoing education, implementation guidance, clinical systems, resource support, and case-based discussion for organizations working to improve consistency and confidence in concussion-related care.
This program may be a good fit for clinics that want support with:
Building or refining a concussion rehabilitation service line
Improving consistency across providers
Supporting clinicians treating complex concussion, dizziness, headache, or neck-related cases
Implementing patient education tools, return-to-play systems, and clinical workflows
Accessing ongoing clinical support and professional guidance
Academic Specialty Education Partnership
For colleges, universities, physical therapy programs, athletic training programs, occupational therapy programs, and other healthcare education programs seeking structured specialty education.
The Academic Specialty Education Partnership helps programs integrate practical concussion, vestibular, headache, and cervical rehabilitation education into their curriculum through flexible virtual, hybrid, or onsite options.
This partnership may be a good fit for academic programs that want to:
Add specialty concussion rehabilitation education
Strengthen student exposure to vestibular, ocular motor, cervical, exertional, and headache-related clinical reasoning
Provide students with practical tools they can use during clinical rotations and early practice
Offer specialty education without building an entire course internally
Support students interested in sports medicine, neurorehabilitation, vestibular care, or orthopedic rehabilitation
Conditions and Presentations Reviewed
Concussion and Post-Concussion Symptoms
Including persistent headache, dizziness, brain fog, light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, fatigue, sleep disruption, visual sensitivity, balance problems, exercise intolerance, and delayed recovery.
Dizziness and Vestibular Dysfunction
Including vestibular symptoms after head injury, motion sensitivity, visual vertigo, balance deficits, BPPV after trauma, vestibular migraine considerations, and difficulty tolerating busy environments.
Headache After Injury
Including post-traumatic headache, cervicogenic headache, migraine-like symptoms, exertional headache, visual-triggered headache, and headaches associated with neck injury or concussion.
Neck Pain and Whiplash
Including cervical spine involvement after motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, falls, or other trauma. Neck pain can contribute to headache, dizziness, visual symptoms, and prolonged recovery after concussion.
Return-to-Activity and Functional Limitation
Including difficulty returning to work, school, sport, driving, exercise, computer use, household duties, and daily activity tolerance.
Patient Education Resources
Concussion Spot does not provide individualized patient consultation through this case consultation service.
For individuals and families seeking concussion recovery education, Brain Recovery Project provides patient-facing resources designed to help people better understand symptoms, recovery concepts, guided self-assessment, and general recovery direction.
Brain Recovery Project does not replace medical care, but it can help individuals become more informed and better prepared to communicate with their healthcare team.
Minnesota-Based Concussion Consultation Available Nationwide
Concussion Spot is based in Minnesota and provides concussion, dizziness, headache, neck pain, and whiplash case consultation locally and nationwide.
Most consultations, case reviews, and advisory meetings can be completed remotely, allowing Concussion Spot to support attorneys, professionals, teams, organizations, and clinical programs throughout the United States.
Select international consultation may also be available depending on the case type, location, and scope of services requested.
A Clinically Grounded Approach
Concussion Spot does not approach concussion as a single-symptom condition. Many people have overlapping systems involved, including vestibular, ocular motor, cervical, headache, autonomic, sleep, mood, and exertion components.
A clear case review often requires understanding how these systems interact and how they may affect daily function, recovery, documentation, and return-to-activity decisions.
The goal of case consultation is to help translate complex concussion-related information into a clearer, more organized clinical picture.
Request a Case Consultation
If you are an attorney, organization, work comp professional, case manager, school, team, or clinical program seeking educational case consultation related to concussion, dizziness, headache, whiplash, neck pain, or persistent post-concussion symptoms, you can request more information below.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Concussion Case Consultation is designed for attorneys, legal teams, work comp professionals, case managers, organizations, schools, teams, clinical programs, and professional groups seeking educational or advisory support related to concussion, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, and complex recovery cases.
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Depending on the situation and consultation type, services may include:
· Review of relevant records or case materials
· Clinical timeline development
· Education regarding common concussion recovery patterns
· Review of dizziness, headache, cervical, vestibular, ocular motor, exertional, or sleep-related factors
· Identification of possible clinical gaps or unanswered questions
· Discussion of general return-to-work, return-to-school, or return-to-sport considerations
· General education around rehabilitation pathways
· Questions to consider discussing with the treating medical team
· Case strategy support for attorneys or organizations
Expert witness services for select legal cases
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Concussion Spot case consultation does not include:
· Diagnosis
· Physical therapy evaluation
· Individualized treatment planning
· Medical management
· Emergency medical advice
· Directing an individual’s medical care
· Replacing the treating healthcare team
· Establishing a provider-patient relationship
Individuals with new, worsening, or concerning symptoms should seek medical evaluation from a licensed healthcare provider.
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Why Work With Concussion Spot?
Dr. Michael Steiner is a physical therapist specializing in concussion, dizziness, headache, vestibular rehabilitation, and cervical rehabilitation. He works clinically in the Minnesota metro area and serves as lead physical therapist for a Sport Concussion Program.
He is also the author of The Concussion Recovery Plan, founder of Concussion Spot, and founder of Brain Recovery Project, a patient education platform focused on helping individuals better understand concussion recovery.
This combination of active clinical practice, professional education, clinical program development, and patient education allows Concussion Spot to provide a practical, clinically grounded perspective for complex concussion-related cases.
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No. Concussion Spot case consultation does not provide individualized patient care, diagnosis, physical therapy evaluation, treatment planning, medical management, or emergency medical guidance. Participation does not establish a provider-patient relationship.
Individuals with new, worsening, or concerning symptoms should seek evaluation from a licensed healthcare provider.
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Concussion Spot does not provide individualized patient consultation through this service. Individuals and families seeking concussion recovery education are encouraged to visit Brain Recovery Project for patient-facing resources and structured education. https://brainrecoveryproject.com/
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Consultation may involve concussion, post-concussion symptoms, dizziness, vestibular dysfunction, headache after injury, neck pain, whiplash, exertional intolerance, return-to-work concerns, return-to-school concerns, return-to-sport considerations, and persistent or complex recovery presentations.
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Expert witness services may be available for select legal cases involving concussion, post-concussion symptoms, dizziness, headache, neck pain, whiplash, vestibular rehabilitation, and concussion recovery. Availability depends on the case type, scope, timeline, and whether the request is an appropriate fit.
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Attorney case consultation may include medical record review, clinical timeline organization, rehabilitation education, discussion of functional impact, identification of potential documentation gaps, preparation support for case strategy discussions, and expert consultation for select cases.
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Work comp and case manager education may include general education on concussion recovery patterns, return-to-work barriers, functional limitations, communication with treating providers, and clinical concepts related to dizziness, headache, cervical, vestibular, exertional, or persistent post-concussion symptoms.
This service is educational and advisory. It does not direct an individual worker’s medical care.
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Organizational concussion consultation may include education around concussion recovery systems, return-to-activity processes, return-to-play considerations, referral pathways, complex symptom presentations, and communication systems for teams, schools, athletic programs, or professional organizations.
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Yes. Most case consultation, advisory meetings, and educational discussions can be completed remotely. Concussion Spot is based in Minnesota and may provide consultation support nationwide depending on the request, scope, and fit.
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No. Please do not send medical records or sensitive case materials with the initial request form. Start with a general description of the consultation need. If the request appears appropriate, next steps for secure information sharing can be discussed.
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No. Submitting a request does not guarantee that Concussion Spot will provide consultation services. Each request is reviewed to determine whether it is appropriate, within scope, and a good fit.
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Complete the request form and provide a brief description of your role, organization, consultation need, general case topic, and the type of support you are seeking. Concussion Spot will review the request and follow up if the consultation appears to be an appropriate fit. https://concussionspoteducation.com/request-case-consultation
Disclaimer
Concussion Spot provides education, clinical consultation, and advisory case support based on training, clinical experience, and review of available information. Consultation does not guarantee any specific medical, legal, work, sport, clinical, organizational, or recovery outcome.
Case consultation does not establish a provider-patient relationship and is not a substitute for individualized medical care. Concussion Spot does not provide diagnosis, physical therapy evaluation, individualized treatment planning, medical management, or emergency medical guidance through this consultation service.
Individuals with new, worsening, or concerning symptoms should seek appropriate medical evaluation from a licensed healthcare provider.
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