Concussion and Brain Health
Our concussion and brain health research focuses on rigorously describing concussion across the pediatric age range and clinical settings, providing data and methods to develop engineering and behavioral prevention strategies and improving diagnostic tools and recovery management. Through these efforts, our Minds Matter Concussion Program team is advancing targeted interventions to prevent concussion and optimize treatment to shorten recovery time and reduce long-term poor health outcomes.
Objective Measures for Concussion
Minds Matter pursues a comprehensive translational research approach to phenotype concussion with clinical and objective measures. This work provides concussion biomarkers for diagnostics, monitoring, evaluating therapeutics, and prevention.
Biomechanics and Prevention of Concussion
Minds Matter uses biomechanics and biomedical engineering to study how the human body reacts to forces that can cause concussion. Head Impact Sensors play a key role.
Optimizing Concussion Care
Minds Matter conducts translational research to quantify recovery and investigate promising active therapies.
Reducing Disparities in Concussion Care
Minds Matter aims to identify and address barriers to high-quality and equitable concussion care across key socio-demographic groups.
Describing Pediatric Concussion
Minds Matter quantifies the diversity and variability of the pediatric patient population so that clinicians can recognize and treat specific concussion symptoms.
Involvement in National Guidelines
Experts from the Minds Matter Concussion Program have participated on multiple panels and committees to set national guidelines and policies using Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's concussion research findings.
Complete List of Published Research
