Children's Hospital Program
Akron Children's Concussion Care
📍 Akron
Vision/Neuro-OptometryHeadache/MigrainePhysical Therapy
Concussion specialist
S. Derrick Eddy MD
📍 Akron, Ohio · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
S. Derrick Eddy, MD is a Pediatric Sports Medicine specialist in Akron, Ohio, with a subspecialty focus in Sports medicine and concussion care. They see patients at Akron Children's Sports Medicine, part of Akron Children's. Their role there is Director of Sports Medicine.
Concussion work here covers Pediatric Concussion, Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and children and teenagers.
Akron Children's Sports Medicine offers pediatric concussion care recognizing that children's developing brains need specialized management. Athletic trainers use the SCAT-6 tool and perform clinical evaluation including neurological exam, memory tests, and balance assessment, then coordinate return-to-learn and return-to-play protocols with schools. Care can draw on physical therapy, the TBI/headache clinic, speech therapy, neurology, orthopedics, sports psychology, and ophthalmology, with appointments in Akron, Boardman, and Warren.
Services
Return to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
Pediatric ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyPediatric Sports Medicine
PracticeAkron Children's Sports Medicine
Health systemAkron Children's
RoleDirector of Sports Medicine; Scala Family Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine; Medical Director, Sports Health at The University of Akron
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact S. Derrick Eddy in Akron usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- how return-to-play clearance works — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- pediatric concussion warning signs — What to watch for in a child too young to tell you what hurts.
- what you can and cannot check at home — The danger signs that mean the ER tonight, and why no home test rules a concussion out.
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