Introduction to Jaisa Sulit
I recently had the opportunity to meet Jaisa Sulit at the Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario (NRIO) in Etobicoke, Ontario. Jaisa is an Occupational Therapist who came to NRIO to…
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Will football have a similar demise to boxing?
Ben Orlando’s podcast, “History Repeating Itself,” compares football to the sport of boxing in Episode 1, Part 2: The Decline of Football and Boxing. At one time, boxing rivaled baseball…
ReadResearch Reveals White Matter Matters: ‘Scaffolding’ the Human Brain
From the ever evolving world of Neuroscience, new research efforts revealed that scientists have identified the white matter “scaffold” of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports brain…
Read“When We Get Home” A Military Couples Journey of Recovery
One of the pleasures of working with brain injury survivors, for me, is when they share their journey of recovery. When the story involves the shared experiences of a family…
ReadDr. Martin “Tony” Zink Shares His Brain Injury Recovery Experience
Some of the most influential advocates for brain injury survivors are medical professionals with personal life experiences of living through brain injury. One such activist is Dr. Martin “Tony” Zink…
ReadJoe Namath Reveals His Brain Injury
Last Friday, two days before being honored to perform the coin toss for the 2014 Super Bowl, Joe Namath appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan show. Mr. Namath is most notably remembered…
ReadDr. Maria Romanas Reveals Her Own Struggle with Brain Injury
I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Maria Romanas at the Missouri Brain Injury conference last Fall. Dr. Romanas has been living with a brain injury since before her entrance…
ReadConnecting with the Best in Brain Injury: 2014 Spring Conference Season is Just Around the Corner
We will be hitting the road again soon for our Spring Conference season. Please see the list below and stop by to say “hello.” The theme for the Brain Injury…
ReadWill Football go the way of Gladiators?
The Super Bowl is tomorrow, and people who are excited about the big game probably don’t want to think about the uncertain future of the sport. Ben Orlando, the creator…
ReadDoctors waking Schumacher from coma
Physicians in Grenoble, France are working to lighten Michael Schumacher from his medically induced coma. Schumacher received a severe brain injury in fall while skiing several weeks ago and his…
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