Hospital Program
St. Luke's Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic
📍 Boise
Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitivePhysical Therapy
Concussion specialist
Kurt J. Nilsson MD
📍 Boise, Idaho · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Kurt J. Nilsson, MD is a Boise, Idaho Sports Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion, non-operative sports injuries and diagnostic/interventional ultrasound. They see patients at St. Luke's Clinic, part of St. Luke's Health System.
Areas of concussion focus include sports medicine and non-operative musculoskeletal injuries. In this directory the listing sits under General Concussion Care.
The practice sees athletes, children and teenagers and adults.
At St. Luke's Clinic - Sports Medicine in Boise, fellowship-trained physician Dr. Kurt Nilsson provides non-operative care for acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries and for concussions in active children and adults. He has served as medical director of the St. Luke's Concussion Clinic since its 2011 founding and directs St. Luke's Applied Research, using diagnostic and interventional ultrasound in his practice. Dr. Nilsson is also a team physician for the College of Idaho, the U.S. Ski Team, and U.S. Soccer Federation.
Services
General Concussion Care
Clinical focus areas
Concussionsports medicinenon-operative musculoskeletal injuries
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtySports Medicine
PracticeSt. Luke's Clinic - Sports Medicine: Boise
Health systemSt. Luke's Health System
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Kurt J. Nilsson in Boise 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.
- concussion signs in babies, toddlers and kids — What to watch for in a child too young to tell you what hurts.
- testing for a concussion at home — The danger signs that mean the ER tonight, and why no home test rules a concussion out.
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