Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
Dr. Barry Jordan is the Chief Medical Officer of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California. Dr. Jordan has decades of experience returning athletes to the field after concussion. On this episode, Dr. Jordan explains why the return-to-play process is so important, how an athlete’s symptoms should guide them, and much more. College beach volleyball player Julia Scoles has suffered multiple debilitating concussions in her career. She joins the show to share what she’s learned to do and not to do in the return-to-play process.
Concussion Game Plan, an official podcast from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, is designed to help patients and caregivers navigate acute concussion recovery. The top experts in the field lend their expertise to help guide you through the concussion symptoms you can expect, how long they may last, and how to best manage them. Each episode also features advice from someone who has suffered a concussion and handled the ups and downs of recovery. Concussion can be an isolating, confusing injury. Concussion Game Plan is here to help, and remind you, you are not alone.
Concussion Game Plan is hosted by CLF CEO Dr. Chris Nowinski and produced by Julia Manning and Brandon Boyd. Subscribe to Concussion Game Plan wherever you get your podcasts!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5PzFMzE78YxDvayAnNVC7p?si=7ca7c38fdca94a06
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/concussion-game-plan/id1611186756
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Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/6a4c5a6b-8e09-4320-aa48-df8c89ffd998/concussion-game-plan
1:40 - Julia Scoles describing her first diagnosed concussion.
4:07 - Modern Return to Play protocols following a concussion.
4:27 - What is second impact syndrome?
5:40 - How can a concussion affect your performance in sports?
7:38 - What is the return to play protocol?
10:30 - Inequities and health disparities in concussion care
14:00 - The time it can take to recover from a concussion
14:40 - What is happening in the brain after a concussion?
17:47 - When can an athlete start again with light exercise in recovery?
18:38 - What types of exercise to stay away from in recovery
23:00 - The importance of listening to your body and pulling back when you feel symptoms coming on.
24:36 - How caregivers can be supportive to the athletes recovering.
25:55 - Vision therapy for concussion symptom recovery
30:41 - Maintaining hope in recovery from a concussion
Dr. Barry Jordan is the Chief Medical Officer of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California. Dr. Jordan has decades of experience returning athletes to the field after concussion. On this episode, Dr. Jordan explains why the return-to-play process is so important, how an athlete’s symptoms should guide them, and much more. College beach volleyball player Julia Scoles has suffered multiple debilitating concussions in her career. She joins the show to share what she’s learned to do and not to do in the return-to-play process.
Concussion Game Plan, an official podcast from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, is designed to help patients and caregivers navigate acute concussion recovery. The top experts in the field lend their expertise to help guide you through the concussion symptoms you can expect, how long they may last, and how to best manage them. Each episode also features advice from someone who has suffered a concussion and handled the ups and downs of recovery. Concussion can be an isolating, confusing injury. Concussion Game Plan is here to help, and remind you, you are not alone.
Concussion Game Plan is hosted by CLF CEO Dr. Chris Nowinski and produced by Julia Manning and Brandon Boyd. Subscribe to Concussion Game Plan wherever you get your podcasts!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5PzFMzE78YxDvayAnNVC7p?si=7ca7c38fdca94a06
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/concussion-game-plan/id1611186756
Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9TSDdJdTN2dA?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy8frf1eT5AhWGGVkFHS5aBhYQ4aUDegQIARAD
Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/6a4c5a6b-8e09-4320-aa48-df8c89ffd998/concussion-game-plan
1:40 - Julia Scoles describing her first diagnosed concussion.
4:07 - Modern Return to Play protocols following a concussion.
4:27 - What is second impact syndrome?
5:40 - How can a concussion affect your performance in sports?
7:38 - What is the return to play protocol?
10:30 - Inequities and health disparities in concussion care
14:00 - The time it can take to recover from a concussion
14:40 - What is happening in the brain after a concussion?
17:47 - When can an athlete start again with light exercise in recovery?
18:38 - What types of exercise to stay away from in recovery
23:00 - The importance of listening to your body and pulling back when you feel symptoms coming on.
24:36 - How caregivers can be supportive to the athletes recovering.
25:55 - Vision therapy for concussion symptom recovery
30:41 - Maintaining hope in recovery from a concussion
