New York’s Governor David Patterson recently put forth his 2010-2011 state budget proposal, including the phasing out of New York’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Board (SCIRB). Supporters of the program are upset over the proposed cut, saying it will make the economy suffer further and will slow down important spinal cord research, an article in… Read More
Virginia Legislature Institutes New Student Athlete Concussion Rules
Following fast on the heels of Oregon, Washington, Maine, and New Jersey, the Virginia General Assembly recently gave their approval to a bill that requires high school student athletes to receive doctor approval before returning to play after showing signs of suffering a concussion, a Washington Post article noted. The article also noted that a… Read More
Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Advancements for Traumatic Brain Injury
A clinical associate professor from the Louisiana State University Interim Public Hospital in New Orleans, Dr. Paul Harch, presented proof positive that hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps brain injury victims. Harch presented data at the Eighth World Congress of the International Brain Injury Association on 15 veteran soldiers who had been helped by the treatments, according… Read More
Researchers Develop Blood Test to Detect Brain Injury
When a patient arrives at the hospital after suffering a head injury, doctors have a limited amount of time to determine the severity of the damage and take appropriate action to preserve undamaged parts of the brain and lessen the effects of the trauma in whatever way possible. In order to be effective and efficient… Read More
New Jersey Imposes Concussion Rules for High School Athletes
New Jersey officials have proposed new concussion protocols for high school athletes in the state. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association will likely approve the new rules in April 2010. The new regulations will require high school athletes to get a doctor’s approval before being allowed to play again after suffering a concussion, according… Read More
Military Officials Improve Brain Injury Awareness Protocols
When scientists presented conclusive evidence that the brain requires rest after an injury, and that a second injury while recovering from the first can cause much more serious damage, U.S. Military officials took notice and implemented changes almost immediately. The Pentagon will now remove soldiers exposed to roadside bomb blasts from combat for 24 hours,… Read More