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Hospital Program
Ascension Illinois Concussion Treatment (Neurosciences)
📍 Chicago, Illinois · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Ascension Illinois Concussion Treatment is a concussion service based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a hospital program. The practice is part of Ascension / Prime Healthcare.
The listed clinical focus includes concussion treatment, concussion testing and management, return-to-sport clearance and sports medicine outreach. In this directory the listing sits under General Concussion Care.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Ascension Illinois provides concussion testing and management, including return-to-sport clearance, within its sports medicine and neurosciences services in the Chicago area. Patients are connected to an integrated team that can include orthopedic physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, psychologists, and exercise physiologists, supporting care from the first visit through return to play. Pediatric neurologists diagnose and treat mild to severe brain injuries, and the system offers brain and spine care for adults and children.
Services
General Concussion Care
Clinical focus areas
concussion treatmentconcussion testing and managementreturn-to-sport clearancesports medicine outreach
Details
Provider typeHospital Program
SpecialtyNeurology / Sports Medicine
Health systemAscension / Prime Healthcare
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Ascension Illinois Concussion Treatment (Neurosciences) in Chicago usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- the graduated return-to-sport steps — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- mild concussion symptoms and treatment — "Mild" is the classification, not the experience — symptoms, treatment and the ER line.
- concussion treatment that has evidence behind it — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
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