Craig Phillips tackles self-esteem after brain injury
The issue of recovery of self after brain injury is important to the person with a brain injury, their family and loved ones and rehabilitation professionals. Following a brain injury,…
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Brain Injury Survivor or Thriver: Ask Craig Phillips
People like Craig Phillips are a unique breed. I’ve known Craig for many years in the context of the brain injury community where he has been an active participant for…
ReadBasketball joins football and hockey with concussion risk
Mike Aaman, a top rebounder with a history of seven concussions, has transferred to Wagner from Rhode Island where he was sidelined. Aaman, known for his aggressive play, was cleared…
ReadDaniel Bax Trains to Cycle C2C Across Canada
Written by Daniel Bax I am dedicated every single day to achieving my goal to cycle across Canada to show the world that survival from brain injury is possible. In…
ReadSpring 2015 with the Brookhaven and Neurologic Rehabilitation institute: On the Road Once Again
The start of the 2015 Conference Season will take staff members from Brookhaven Hospital and the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute throughout the United States and into Canada. On February 6 and 7 the…
ReadWhy doesn’t football learn?
I think we would all admit that the Super Bowl was a great game with two well matched teams and a cliffhanger ending. But, Julian Edelman, who may have had…
ReadSurvivor, Daniel Bax: “I can, I will, I must, MAKE A DIFFERENCE!”
Written by Daniel Bax Almost ten years ago I woke up paralyzed and now I cycle 60-80 kilometers per week in training for my bicycle ride across Canada. This is…
ReadDaniel Bax found his Endless Potential
I met Daniel Bax about nine years ago at the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (NRIO). He was in the process of fighting his way back from a devastating motorcycle…
ReadBrains and football: A bad combination
Football is all over the news this week with the upcoming Superbowl game. This is America’s sport with the highest television viewership and a large economic engine is attached to…
ReadGeorge Visger: Working to make football safer
You would think that George Visger would be vehemently anti-football considering his multiple brain surgeries as a result of football-related concussions. But, instead Visger still loves football and just wants…
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