Hospital ProgramTelehealth
Sanford Concussion Program (Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)
📍 Sioux Falls
Vestibular/BalanceNeuropsychology/CognitivePhysical Therapy
Concussion specialist
Thayne Munce PhD, FACSM
📍 Sioux Falls, South Dakota · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Thayne Munce, PhD, FACSM practices Sports Science / Concussion Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and subspecializes in Sport-related concussion and brain health in athletes. They see patients at Sanford Sports Science Institute, part of Sanford Health. Their role there is Associate Director.
The listed clinical focus includes Sports Concussion, Pediatric Concussion, mTBI and Brain Injury. In this directory the listing sits under Rehabilitation/Brain Injury.
The practice sees athletes, children and teenagers and adults.
The Sanford Sports Science Institute is a research group in Sioux Falls that studies athletic health and performance, drawing on exercise physiology, biomechanics and sports medicine. Associate director Thayne Munce, PhD has led Sanford's concussion research for years, including long-running work with South Dakota youth football and a partnership with Augustana University's football program. That research produced the institute's Concussion-Return to Play protocol and the Sanford Score, which use objective measures such as balance and reaction time to inform recovery decisions.
Services
Rehabilitation/Brain Injury
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionPediatric ConcussionmTBIBrain Injury
Details
Provider typeResearcher (PhD)
SpecialtySports Science / Concussion Research
PracticeSanford Sports Science Institute (Athletic Health & Performance Lab)
Health systemSanford Health
RoleAssociate Director, Sanford Sports Science Institute; Director, Athletic Health & Performance Lab
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Thayne Munce in Sioux Falls 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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