Optimizing Concussion Outcomes: Objective Measures, Neuromuscular Training, and Behavioral Health Interventions

Date:
June 11, 2026

Location:
Virtual

Time:
8:00 PM (EST)

Concussion recovery is multifaceted, requiring clinicians to integrate objective assessment tools and individualized rehabilitation strategies. This session will explore how neuromuscular deficits emerge following concussion and why they matter for both short and long term outcomes. Attendees will learn about the growing role of objective clinical measures, including motor-cognitive assessments, in tracking recovery trajectories. The session will also highlight practical behavioral interventions, including individualized exercise and sleep strategies, and neuromuscular training approaches that support functional performance.


Speaker: David Howell

David R. Howell

David R. Howell, PhD, ATC is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and the Research Director at the Children's Hospital Colorado Sports Medicine Center. He received his PhD in 2014 from the University of Oregon in biomechanics & neurophysiology and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in sports medicine at Boston Children's Hospital in 2017. He is the Director of the Colorado Concussion Research Laboratory, which is extramurally funded by NIH, DoD, and other funding agencies and seeks to improve the care for individuals who sustain a concussion by rigorously understanding concussion diagnosis, recovery monitoring, prognosis, and rehabilitation strategies. Dr. Howell has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications in journals across the fields of sports medicine, biomechanics, neuroscience, rehabilitation, and pediatrics.


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