Academic/University Program
OHSU Concussion Clinic (Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Program)
📍 Portland
Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitivePhysical Therapy
Hospital Program
Kaiser Permanente Northwest - Concussion Basics Class / Sports Medicine
📍 Portland, Oregon · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Concussion care at Kaiser Permanente Northwest is delivered from Portland, Oregon. It is a hospital program. The practice is part of Kaiser Permanente.
Areas of concussion focus include Return to Learn and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Multidisciplinary Concussion and Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
Kaiser Permanente Northwest offers a one-hour Concussion Basics class for adult members and parents of children 13 and older who have had a concussion, part of its sports medicine and health-education programming. The class reviews current evidence on recovery, including the value of a gradual, consistent return to activity after one to two days of rest, and covers exercise, stimulus breaks and energy-conservation strategies. Attendees also learn whether additional rehabilitation referrals may help; the class is free to members.
Services
Multidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionReturn to LearnReturn to Play
Details
Provider typeHospital Program
SpecialtySports Medicine / Health Education
Health systemKaiser Permanente
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
InsuranceServices generally limited to Kaiser Permanente members
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Kaiser Permanente Northwest - Concussion Basics Class / Sports Medicine in Portland 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.
- how concussions are actually treated — The first 48 hours, active recovery, and the therapies used for lingering symptoms.
- concussion recovery time, honestly — The sourced duration numbers, and the point where waiting stops being a plan.
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Physician - Sports Medicine
James C. Chesnutt MD
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Speech-Language Pathologist
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Speech-Language Pathologist
Jessica Njoku SLP
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