Physician - Sports Medicine
Ethan Kellum MD
Dr. Ethan Kellum - Concussion Treatment
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Rehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Richard Gibson MD
📍 Franklin, Tennessee · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Richard Gibson, MD is a Franklin, Tennessee Sports Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion. They see patients at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee.
Areas of concussion focus include Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults.
The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee in Franklin provides concussion care through board-certified family and sports medicine physician Richard Gibson, M.D. Dr. Gibson works with athletic trainers in Williamson County Schools, who perform sideline evaluations and refer athletes with suspected concussions for further neurological assessment such as balance and eye-movement testing. He develops return-to-play plans of care for student-athletes.
Services
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Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtySports Medicine
PracticeBone and Joint Institute of Tennessee - Concussion Care
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Richard Gibson in Franklin 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.
- a realistic concussion recovery timeline — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
- what concussion symptoms actually look like — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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