Concussion specialist

Joseph Bernard DO

📍 Exeter, New Hampshire · ✓ Listing verified 2026-08-30

About

Joseph Bernard, DO is a Exeter, New Hampshire Sports Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion Management. They see patients at Core Physicians Sports Concussion Management Program, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health / Exeter Health Resources.

Areas of concussion focus include Sports Concussion, ImPACT Testing, Return to Play, Return to Learn and Vestibular Rehab. In this directory the listing sits under Vestibular/Balance, Physical Therapy and Speech/Language.

The practice sees athletes and adults.

Services

Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapySpeech/LanguageRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn

Clinical focus areas

ConcussionSports ConcussionImPACT TestingReturn to PlayReturn to LearnVestibular Rehab

Details

Provider typeHospital Program

SpecialtySports Medicine

PracticeCore Physicians Sports Concussion Management Program

Health systemBeth Israel Lahey Health / Exeter Health Resources

ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult

Before your first appointment

Patients who contact Joseph Bernard in Exeter usually want to be clear on a few things first:

the 6-step return-to-play protocol — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
why symptoms persist for months after a concussion — When symptoms outlast the expected window, and what actually shortens them.
the current concussion treatment approach — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.

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