Concussion Medical Care in Toronto

We offer OHIP-funded evaluation and concussion treatments in Toronto (in-person) and virtually (Ontario-wide) to adults with concussions.  Our medical care is quarterbacked by medical doctors.  For those who prefer in-person concussion treatment in Toronto, you can receive care at our Scarborough office.  For those patients who prefer virtual care, consultations are available from anywhere in the province.  Many concussion treatments (e.g., CBT-i, progressive sub-symptom threshold exercise program, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, etc.)  are also equally effective virtually.  To be eligible for virtual OHIP-Funded medical care, you will need to attend 1-2 in-person appointments at our clinic in Scarborough, Toronto. 

You can now have access to guidance on the best treatments for concussions until your recovery including concussion after care sessions that you may require.  Access to post-concussion syndrome treatment virtually can help support you if you live in areas where you may have fewer concussion treatment options.  Patients are free to use any part of Toronto Concussion Clinic’s post-concussion treatment recommendations.  You can use our advice alongside those of your other care providers.  You can also use our treatment advice as part of a home concussion treatment program.   Our MDs will send you an email of recommendations discussed during your consultations so that you can share them with your family doctor or other members of your concussion care team.  Our medical doctors are are available for consultation to you until your recovery including any concussion after care sessions you may require.  Many patients will integrate back to work and all their activities and still consult us for concussion after care for a few sessions until all of their symptoms have resolved.  Click on this link to learn more about our OHIP-Funded Concussion Program.

Below, you will find a description of the general structure of your appointments with our program.

First Intake Appointment In-person

For all adults seeking OHIP-funded medical care, we offer an intake appointment in our Scarborough office to better understand your situation.  Currently, the in-person appointment is mandatory (as per MOHLTC policy) in order to continue with OHIP-Funded virtual assessments and follow-up.  Often the first appointment is about identifying specific challenges you may face with your recovery and steps in addressing them.  Also, we often get our post-concussion patients started on the big 4 at this point.  These treatments  for concussions are foundational treatments for concussions.  The post-concussion treatment recommendations will be shared with you over Medeo at the end of your appointment so that you have a clear idea of which types of post-concussion treatment you should be looking to use in part of your treatment for concussion.

Subsequent Follow-up Virtual Appointments

While our patients are working towards customized treatment targets in the big 4 (as part of their care plan),  our medical doctors continue with specialized assessments to uncover more of the diagnoses that make up your persistent concussion symptoms.  These diagnoses – and various factors within those diagnoses – will help identify the next steps required, whether they be further evaluation and/or treatment with us in-person or at another clinic part of our growing concussions care network.

The big 4 concussion treatments are not OHIP-Funded.  They are overseen by paramedical providers whose services are often funded by extended health benefits and car-insurance (MVA) accident benefits.  These services are available in-person to those looking for concussion treatments in Ontario, and also virtually to those looking for for access Ontario-wide.

Extending the Concussion Care Network

Sometimes, our MDs will identify factors for your family doctor/nurse practitioner to investigate further, like, for example, optimizing existing or new medical issues.  Often we will recommend specialized providers in your area to handle a portion of your concussion evaluations and treatments.

Concussions frequently occur during car accidents.  Often patients go to an emergency room or a lawyer and they are told that they have minor concussions, or mild concussions, or post-concussion syndrome.  Concussions are also known as mild traumatic brain injuries and are considered major injuries in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS).  Car accident concussion patients are eligible to receive funding of $65,000 from their car insurance companies for the management and treatment of their brain injuries.  Some patients with more severe concussions may be eligible for up to $1,000,000 for brain injury-related consequences. 

Our car accident patients participate in OHIP-Funded treatments (as described above) but also often participate in car insurance-funded  evaluations and treatments.  These car-insurance evaluations and treatments are highly specialized as they are required to objectively uncover many of the impairments you sustained during your car accident, not just for medical purposes, but for legal ones also.  Car insurance companies will often fund these investigations in working with you, the Toronto Concussion Clinic and your lawyer in helping get you the  treatment you need to recover.  Our clinic works with adult patients who sustained mild traumatic brain injuries during motor vehicle accidents (MVA) to identify impairments that will benefit from treatments designed to reduce the long-term effects of concussions. 

For car accident concussion patients who have been approved for these evaluations and treatments by their car insurance companies, and who have used up all their extended health benefits, then our clinic will submit all the bills directly to your car insurance companies.  You can click here to learn more about our MVA-Funded Concussion Program.

First Intake Appointment In-person

For all adults seeking OHIP-funded care, we offer an intake appointment in our Scarborough office to better understand your situation.  Currently, the in-person appointment is mandatory (as per MOHLTC policy) in order to continue with OHIP-Funded virtual assessments and follow-up.  Often the first appointment is about identifying specific challenges you may face with your recovery and steps in addressing them.  Also, we often get our patients started on the big 4 at this point. These treatments for concussions are foundational treatments for concussions.  The post-concussion treatment recommendations will be shared with you over Medeo at the end of your appointment so that you have a clear idea of which types of post-concussion treatment you should be looking to use in part of the treatment for concussions.  This first intake appointment for car insurance patients is designed to help create a treatment plan that will be submitted to your insurance company.  Also, the medical documentation includes factors that will be important to your insurance claims.

Second Intake Appointment Neurological Exam

To take advantage of the OHIP-Funded program, car accident post-concussion patients will still need to come  in to the Toronto clinic location again to do a neurological exam at our Scarborough location. This is required in order to continue with virtual care with our OHIP-Funded MD.  Click here to learn more about our OHIP-Funded Concussion Program.  It is also required in order to support treatment recommendations that will be made to your lawyers and car insurance companies.

Subsequent OHIP-Funded Follow-up Virtual Appointments

While our patients are working towards customized treatment targets in the big 4 (as part of their care plan),  our medical doctors continue with specialized assessments to uncover more of the diagnoses that make up your persistent symptoms.  These diagnoses – and various factors within those diagnoses – will help identify the next steps required.  These may be further evaluation and/or treatment with us in-person, virtually or at another clinic that is part of our growing concussion care network.   Regardless, our medical doctors are are available for consultation to you until your recovery including any concussion after care sessions that you may require.

The big 4 concussion treatments are not OHIP-Funded.  They are overseen by paramedical providers whose services are often funded by extended health benefits and car-insurance (MVA) accident benefits.  These services are available in-person to those looking for concussion treatments in Ontario, and also virtually to those looking for for access Ontario-wide.  Our medical doctors will propose including these services in your treatment plan for submission to your car accident insurance company.  Car insurance companies will often approve funding these services.

Subsequent MVA-funded In-person Specialized Concussion Evaluative & Treatment Appointments

There are many non-OHIP, car accident insurance-funded in-person assessments and treatments for concussions.  Our assessments are highly specialized so that they can uncover all impairments consequent to your car accident.  This is important to identify proper compensation for your car accident claim.  Our Scarborough concussion office has a lot of equipment to help identify many functional deficits in your performance.  This equipment can also be used in the treatment for concussions.  In order to be eligible for these services, our team will make a post-concussion syndrome treatment plan for you.  With your approval, we will submit these post-concussion syndrome treatment plans to your insurance for their review and approval.  You can click here to learn more about our MVA-Funded Concussion Program.

Subsequent MVA-funded Virtual Specialized Concussion Evaluative & Treatment Appointments

There are several non-OHIP, car accident insurance-funded, virtual assessments and treatment for concussions available to patients.  Usually these are performed by our Medical doctors, Occupational therapists and Psychotherapist.  In order to be eligible for these  services, our team will make a treatment plan for you.  With your approval, we will submit these plans to your insurance for their review and approval. 

Extending the Concussion Care Network

Sometimes, our MDs will identify factors for your family doctor/nurse practitioner to investigate further, like, for example, optimizing existing or new medical issues.  Often we will recommend specialized providers in your area to handle a portion of your evaluations and treatments.

All patients with OHIP are eligible to receive treatments for concussions from our medical doctors.  Our doctors will often recommend concussion treatment that is not not covered by OHIP in addition to OHIP-funded options used in the concussion treatments in adults.  Many patients are overwhelmed with the options available concussion treatments in adults.  Our OHIP-funded medical care will help patients navigate the land of uninsured treatment for a concussion and help them identify the ideal treatment strategies for concussions.  Toronto Concussion Clinic also offers treatment options for concussions that are not covered by OHIP, like the big 4.  Our health care providers principally work with post-concussion patients and so are skilled in managing their issues.  For those looking for concussion treatment in Toronto, they can see our providers in-person at our Scarborough office.  Virtual treatment for concussions is available to anyone in Ontario. 

Our non OHIP-Funded options for concussion care is paid directly to the clinic and then you can seek compensations from your extended health benefits insurance companies.  For car accident patients who have been approved for these treatments and who have used up all their extended health benefits, then the Toronto Concussion Clinic will submit all the bills for concussion care directly to your car insurance companies.

Non-OHIP In-person Concussion Care Services

For those not injured in a car accident but are still looking for non-OHIP concussion treatment in Toronto can pay for these services directly to the clinic.  Many of these treatments for concussions may be covered by your extended health benefits:

• • Biofeedback
  • Chiropractic Care
  • Specialized functional dizziness and neck neuromuscular control assessments

Non-OHIP Virtual Concussion Care Services

We also offer many privately-funded virtual options used for concussion treatments in adults available to you from wherever you are in Ontario:

• • Occupational Therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Progressive sub-symptom threshold exercise management
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-i)
  • And much more (see list of rehabilitation services)

Toronto Concussion Clinic

3410 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 208
Scarborough, ON     M1T 3K4