The first step in concussion treatment is a preventative one: baseline testing. Baseline testing should be done prior to your child beginning his or her sports season. Baseline tests are meant to provide an individualized guideline for your child’s brain function so that in the case of an injury, we can determine its severity. A baseline test generally takes about 30-45 minutes to complete and will assess your child’s balance, attention span, memory capacity, reaction time, and executive functioning of the brain, among other things. If your child is interested in participating in sports, Olivero Pediatrics can administer a baseline test for your child.