For anyone who has a lifestyle or playing sport where there is a higher risk of concussion. A baseline will give you a head start on your rehabilitation.

Why do I need a baseline test?

“It is important to consider functional outcomes that are meaningful to athletes/patients such as a return to their pre-injury levels of function and performance.”

Patricios et al., 2023- Consensus statement on concussion in sport.

Without understanding where someone was pre-injury, all return to play decisions are a guess. If an athlete gets another concussion during the time of brain recovery it can lead to much bigger issue.

This is know as second impact syndrome. This is what we try to to avoid as it can have much more serious consequences and can lead to permanent brain damage or worse.