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Fife Therapy Taking Concussion Management to the Next Level

By Prep Sports Report Staff | May 17, 2020

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Fife Therapy today announced that Dr. Stuart Fife has added Concussion Specialist to his resume.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Fife completed a course specializing in concussion treatment. He is the only professional in the Savannah area with this certification.

Dr. Fife is encouraging all area coaches regardless of age group to enroll in the Concussion Management Training Program online. The course is only one hour and there is a $15.00 fee. Fife Therapy is offering to cover the cost to all coaches at Savannah area schools to complete the Complete Concussion Management Training Program.    

“There is no actual concussion center in Savannah, and I want to have a location where coaches, athletes, and parents can get information about concussions,” Dr. Fife said. “Another plus is that all information will be available nationwide so the concussion community can understand the injury more and advance treatment methods.”

 

Features and benefits include:

  • A thorough assessment and the right treatment approach that can help patients and athletes safely recover from a concussion. 
  • Help the schools, coaches and athletic trainer to work together to take the right steps before and after a concussion. So, this that help to protect all athletes and students. 
  • The information collected goes to a national database which enables large-scale research to advance concussion management, and ultimately, the long-term health and well-being of concussion patients.

The Complete Concussion Management Training online is available online now. Go to https://completeconcussions.com/services-courses/sports-schools/ to learn more.

When logging in, use fifetherapy as the code and begin. Call Fife Therapy at (912) 239-6140 with any questions. 

Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pSm4yOGwIU to watch an with Dr. Fife on The Karl DeMasi Sports Report discussing the online concussion course.

Dr. Fife is also available to speak to coaching staffs, athletes, and parents at any lcoal local schools. Email Dr. Fife at PT@fifietherapy.com for more information and to request a speaking engagement.

Concussion Sideline Course For Coaches, Trainers, and School Teachers

Code to take the course for free - fifetherapy

Fife Therapy is a small, patient-focused physical therapy and performance clinic in the heart of Savannah. The practice helps clients with many orthopedic conditions and injuries as well as injury prevention and performance optimization. Go to Fife Therapy to learn more about the team and the practice.

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The "Coach" Karl DeMasi has been teaching and coaching for the past 35 years on all levels of academia and athletics. One of his hobbies has been writing, announcing and talking about sports. DeMasi has been involved in the Savannah Area sports scene since 1995, and he created the high school magazine "The Prep Sports Report" in 2000. In 2010, the "Coach" started broadcasting The Karl DeMasi Sports Report. He's still going strong, broadcasting on Facebook live and Twitter live every Saturday morning. You gotta love it!


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