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Concussion Treatment: A Popular Business Model

Concussion treatment is a big business, with pop-up clinics, questionable therapies and non-medical experts crowding into a field that veteran neurologists say might put patients at risk if they’re improperly diagnosed.

by John Reynolds

In Brownsville, offensive linemen for Pace High School's football team hit a sled during a Sept. 11 practice.
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Concussion treatment is a big business, with pop-up clinics, questionable therapies and non-medical experts crowding into a field that veteran neurologists say might put patients at risk if they’re improperly diagnosed. (STAT)

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