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 2005, doctors told me I would never walk again, talk again, eat solid foods or move my left side. I completely surprised everyone in rehab…
ReadA non-profit organization from Sausalito, California is trying to help educate cyclists about one of the most common injuries associated with a bicycle: traumatic brain injury. The group, Medicine of Cycling, is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess potential brain injuries. They collaborated with physicians and researchers associated with…
ReadFootball may be the big sport for concussion discussion, but it is far from the biggest cause of sports-related concussions. According to the statistics, riding your bicycle is actually a much more dangerous decision than hitting the gridiron. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, cycling accidents were involved in roughly 86,000 of the…
ReadWhile football and fighting in the wars abroad are the most talked about causes of traumatic brain injury in the United States, there are plenty of more common ways a person can incur TBI. Falling and car accidents are two of the most frequent causes of brain injury, and bicycling is highly dangerous for your…
ReadA new study has found that a combination of compulsory helmet laws and improved cycling infrastructure has lead to an incredible reduction of serious cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia. Over the past twenty years, the number of injuries has dropped by roughly 50 percent. The study comes out of the University of…
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