Specialized recovery for concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and whiplash. Restore your brain-body connection with comprehensive, personalized therapies in Tigard and Tualatin.
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Request Free Phone ConsultationOur multidisciplinary approach combines decades of clinical experience in functional neurology, chiropractic care, neuro-acupuncture, and traumatic injury rehabilitation to provide personalized treatment under one roof.
Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist
Practicing in the Portland metro area since 1981, Dr. Nelson specializes in the diagnosis and non-surgical rehabilitation of concussions, whiplash, and traumatic brain injuries using functional neurology.
Spinal Trauma & Rehabilitation Specialist
Dr. Hernandez focuses on acute motor vehicle collision recovery, gentle upper cervical care, and soft-tissue rehab to help patients overcome pain and restriction caused by acceleration-deceleration injuries.
Functional Movement & Posture Specialist
Dr. Trapp combines evidence-based joint mobilization with functional movement screening to restore proper biomechanics, vestibulo-ocular balance, and spine stability post-concussion.
Neuro-Acupuncture & Systemic Healing
With over 20 years of clinical experience, Rocco utilizes a gentle "less is more" acupuncture approach to stimulate nervous system recovery, relieve post-trauma headaches, and support physiological self-healing.
Collaborative Medical Team
Customized Care Plans
Neurology, Chiropractic & Rehab
We combine evidence-based diagnostics and clinical therapeutics to enhance the brain-body connection, alleviate painful symptoms, and accelerate natural healing.
Functional neurology evaluates how different parts of your central nervous system communicate without relying on medication. By measuring eye movements, balance, and sensory processing, we isolate the exact neural pathways disrupted by a concussion or TBI.
Stimulates damaged or underactive brain pathways to clear "brain fog," reduce chronic dizziness, restore balance, and improve cognitive focus.
Whiplash and head impacts place immense force on the delicate upper cervical spine. Our clinic utilizes low-impact, highly gentle chiropractic adjustments tailored specifically for acute and chronic trauma recovery.
Correcting upper cervical misalignments reduces nerve irritation, eliminates tension headaches, restores normal neck range of motion, and improves spinal alignment.
Following an acceleration-deceleration force, neck and shoulder muscles undergo protective guarding. Our myofascial massage therapy releases deep tightness across the suboccipital and upper back region.
Increases localized blood circulation, oxygenates micro-damaged muscle tissue, and calms an overactive sympathetic nervous system.
Cold Laser Therapy uses specific, non-thermal wavelengths of light to penetrate deeply into damaged tissues and nerve pathways to boost cellular energy production (ATP).
Down-regulates deep tissue inflammation, reduces cellular oxidative stress, and accelerates nerve tissue repair.
Integrates neurological point mapping with physiological stimulation across key neuromuscular points of the head, neck, and upper back.
Breaks persistent post-concussive headache cycles, releases natural endorphins, and helps promote deep restful sleep.
Provides structured guidance on neuro-nutrition, anti-inflammatory strategies, gradual exercise pacing, screen time management, and sleep hygiene optimizations.
Prevents symptom setbacks (crashing), lowers overall brain inflammation, and empowers you to safely transition back to daily living.
Medical Thermography utilizes an FDA 510(K)-cleared, high-definition infrared camera (>300,000 pixels) to map body surface temperatures and visualize physiological changes, vascular responses, and inflammatory thermal patterns without radiation, body contact, or pain.
Visually pinpoint thermal pain patterns related to neck/back injuries, whiplash, nerve irritation, sinus/headache origins, and systemic inflammation—providing your care team with a precise roadmap for targeted rehabilitation.
Cervicothoracic stability and vestibular integration home exercise protocol designed for MVA recovery (mTBI / Cervical Strain).
An immediate post-waking protocol designed to ground spatial orientation, establish autonomic parasympathetic tone, and decompress the spine before weight-bearing activities.
Before moving, anchor your central nervous system by verbally or mentally stating your current location (e.g., "I am awake, safe in my bed, in my bedroom"). Scan sensory touchpoints—feel the weight of the blanket and the pressure of the mattress beneath your body.
Inhale diaphragmatically through the nose, expanding the lower ribcage laterally without elevating the shoulders (3s). Exhale smoothly with an audible, low-pitch hum or pursed lips (6s). Perform 10 to 20 full cycles.
Lying flat with eyes closed, abduct arms to 90°. Bring the right index finger in a smooth arc precisely to the apex of the nose tip. Return to the side, then repeat with the left index finger. Complete 5 controlled reps per side to calibrate somatosensory pathways.
Place a dense foam cervical roll directly under the mid-cervical arch (C3–C5). Allow the head to extend gently backward toward the mattress surface without straining, restoring normal sagittal lordosis for 3 to 5 minutes.
Targeted micro-interventions and dynamic posturing exercises designed to lock in neuro-motor alignment throughout the day and balance cerebral hemispheric activity.
March in place with exaggerated reciprocal arm swing (opposite arm to opposite leg). Lift knees to hip height while keeping the spine long and gaze forward. This lock-in exercise helps integrate neuro-plastic changes into gait neural pathways.
Fixate head neutral. Extend arm and index finger toward upper wall corner. Track the finger moving slowly across the diagonal field to the opposite floor corner using only your eyes. Rapidly return to top corner. Perform 10 reps per diagonal.
Squeeze a soft stress ball with the right hand at 50% max effort for 5 seconds, relax for 2 seconds. Repeat for 2 minutes. Stimulating the left cerebral hemisphere can help increase inter-hemispheric inhibition.
Squeeze a soft stress ball with the left hand at 50% max effort for 5 seconds, relax for 2 seconds. Repeat for 2 minutes. Stimulates the right cerebral hemisphere to help inhibit overactive sympathetic autonomic centers.
Inhale deeply, then hum a continuous low-pitch tone ("Mmm") during long exhales. Focus on feeling physical vibration in the throat and chest, directly stimulating the vagal branches wrapping around the larynx.
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Before starting, evaluate your baseline symptom score (0–10) for headache, dizziness, nausea, or brain fog. If any exercise increases your symptom score by more than 2 points above baseline, discontinue that exercise immediately. Rest until symptoms revert to baseline before proceeding to the next exercise.
Log your baseline symptom score (0–10) before and immediately after completing your exercises. Stop if your post-exercise score increases by >2 points.
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Focuses on deep neck flexor engagement, spinal posture, dynamic core stabilization, and gentle vestibular habituation.
Advanced vestibular, oculomotor, and somatosensory progression drills designed to challenge spatial orientation and re-calibrate postural control systems safely.
"If you have concussion symptoms, regardless of when the incident was, don't delay. Get an appointment ASAP. The clinic team is amazing."
"Very professional, courteous, and thorough. Everything from chiropractic to massage and neurology all under one roof. With their knowledge, I feel like I have my life back!"
"This is the first place we go when my kids get concussions. Because of their care, my children made full recoveries. They really care about their patients."
Serving patients across Tigard, Tualatin, Beaverton, and the greater Portland metropolitan region.
7100 SW Hampton St, Suite 121
Tigard, OR 97223
Phone: (503) 512-5359
Website: www.concussionpdx.com
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday – Sunday: Closed