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MedStar Health Concussion Clinic at Columbia
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Physical Therapy Clinic
NovaCare Rehabilitation - Columbia (Central MD Rehab)
📍 Columbia, Maryland · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Concussion care at NovaCare Rehabilitation is delivered from Columbia, Maryland. It is a physical therapy clinic.
Areas of concussion focus include Vestibular Rehab, Return to Play and Post-Concussion Syndrome. In this directory the listing sits under Vestibular/Balance, Vision/Neuro-Optometry and Physical Therapy.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
NovaCare Rehabilitation's Central Maryland Rehab location in Columbia offers a concussion rehabilitation program that includes vision, vestibular and balance, cervical/neck and exertion testing, along with return-to-play protocols for athletes. Physical therapists at the clinic have additional training in concussion management and vestibular disorders, and develop individualized treatment plans that address posture, gait, vision and balance.
Services
Vestibular/BalanceVision/Neuro-OptometryPhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionVestibular RehabReturn to PlayPost-Concussion Syndrome
Details
Provider typePhysical Therapy Clinic
SpecialtyPhysical Therapy
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact NovaCare Rehabilitation - Columbia (Central MD Rehab) in Columbia 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.
- nutrition and supplements during concussion recovery — An evidence review of omega-3s, creatine, magnesium, riboflavin and vitamin D.
- what each stage of concussion recovery looks like — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
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