Members of Congress continue to push for stronger restrictions on returning to play after athletic concussions. NFL players have agreed to donate their brains to brain injury researchers to further advance knowledge and treatment. Colleges and high schools are changing the way they handle concussions. A study we reported on last week suggested renaming concussions… Read More
Vertical Challenge Ski Competition Raises Money and Awareness for Brain-Injured Soldiers
On January 23, Bretton Woods played host to the annual Vertical Challenge for Brain Injury Awareness skiing event. Twenty-four teams met in New Hampshire to compete and raise money and awareness about brain injuries. Last year’s event raised over $20,000 for the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, a Ski Channel news article reported. The… Read More
Study Shows Motor Deficits Persist After Recovery From Brain Injuries
Study results published in a recent edition of the journalArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation revealed that traumatic brain injuries (TBI) could have lasting debilitating effects on locomotor functioning, even in patients who have otherwise achieved a full recovery, according to a EurekAlert news release. Bradford McFadyen at Université Laval in Quebec City, Quebec, headed… Read More
Singer uses music as brain injury recovery, goes double platinum in France
Melody Gardot traveled a long, hard road from atraumatic brain injury she suffered in Philadelphia all the way to a number one song and double-platinum album sales in France. An interview piece on CBS Sunday Morning detailed Melody’s journey of recovery and, finally, grand success. At age 19, Melody was riding her bike near the… Read More
Tongue-controlled technology improves mobility for spinal cord injury survivors
So many sci-fi technology fantasies from the last century have already come true, trying to keep up with them can easily make a humanoid’s head explode. Everything from a highly complex tongue-controlled computer system and smart house to tongue-controlled wheelchairs, prosthetics, and even tooth-based keyboards might soon appear on global markets. Various tongue-based interfaces and… Read More
Former Olympic skier carries torch for Canadians with brain injuries
Dave Irwin is an accomplished skier who raced in the Olympic Games in 1976 at Innsbruck and in 1980 at Lake Placid. Just before he and his team of ‘Crazy Canucks’ became famous for their daredevil recklessness, Irwin had already endured a concussion, a Montreal Gazettearticle reported. He suffered another concussion – now more widely… Read More