Prioritizing Athlete Safety, One Brain at a Time

As the new sports season kicks off, ensuring your athletes are healthy and ready to perform is more important than ever. Our Pre-Season Concussion Screening is designed to establish reliable cognitive, balance, and eye function baselines before any head injuries occur — helping coaches, parents, and healthcare providers make safer return-to-play decisions if a concussion happens. This also helps to prevent athletes from being withheld from play for pre-existing conditions.

Why Baseline Testing Matters:

  • Objective data before injury

  • Faster, safer recovery decisions

  • Personalized care and monitoring

  • Meets many school and league requirements

Schedule your screening today and take the first step toward a safer season.

 

Click here to sign up on Saturday, September 27, 2025

key details:

  • Location: Matt Hayes’ PT clinic at 2 Water Street Massena.

  • Cost: $50/athlete (This cannot be billed through insurance.)

  • All time slots are 45 minutes.

  • Please try to arrive at least 5 minutes in advance

  • Sessions include baseline symptom collection, current cognitive, balance, and eye function (the major areas likely to be impacted post concussion).

  • All athlete findings will be received via email within one week.

 

Meet Rebecca Martin, PT, PhD, DPT

Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist
Concussion Specialist | Educator | Researcher | Leader in Neurologic Physical Therapy

Rebecca Martin is a highly respected physical therapist with over 15 years of experience treating patients with concussion—from young athletes as young as 5 years old to elite Division I college competitors. As a Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist , she brings advanced expertise in the nervous system and brain health to every concussion screening and recovery plan.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Martin is a dedicated educator and researcher. She has served as faculty for over 10 years and currently teaches with RehabEssentials and the University of Montana, training the next generation of physical therapists. She teaches neurologic physical therapy and clinical neuroscience and neuroanatomy coursework. Her research focuses on concussion and degenerative neurologic conditions and she has many peer-reviewed publications including on predictors of long-term problems after concussion.

A recognized leader in the field, Dr. Martin plays an active role in shaping the profession. She serves in an oversight capacity for the annual Combined Sections Meeting, the largest physical therapy conference in the country, hosted by the American Physical Therapy Association, with more than 17,000 attendees. She has also been an invited speaker at the World Congress of Physiotherapy.

With her unique blend of clinical insight, academic rigor, and leadership, Dr. Martin is committed to helping athletes of all ages protect their brain health and return to play safely and confidently.