Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend and present at the 34th Annual Fall Conference of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI). Attending brain injury events and gatherings is a regular part of the outreach efforts in working with our clients. The Michigan conference offered a chance to experience what it takes,…
ReadMost people will fess up to having suffered a concussion at some point in their life, or being close to someone who has. While the most common place to look for those who have suffered concussions in the past is in athletics, the majority of mild brain injuries are actually caused by falls and car…
ReadShaun White’s fourth place Olympic finish will go down as one of the biggest disappointments for the United States at Sochi’s Winter Olympics, but four years ago White was beaming from the gold medal podium in Vancouver. But, if it wasn’t for one fateful injury, another person may have been named the winner at the…
ReadWe 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 Alliance of Iowa’s 22nd Annual Best Practices in Brain Injury Services Conference is “The Road to New Normal – Living Well with Brain Injury.” The…
ReadOver the weekend the most successful Formula One racer in history, Michael Schumacher, suffered a traumatic brain injury that has him fighting for his life. While skiing in the French Alpine resort of Meribel with his son on Sunday, Schumacher fell and hit his head on a rock. The fall was enough to shatter the…
ReadAs we head into Autumn, the majority of both sports and brain injury discussions remains firmly centered around football. High school football is a big Friday night draw across the country, and the NFL just began their regular season. Drawing even more attention is the huge lawsuit awaiting approval for a settlement between over 4,200…
ReadI normally don’t watch much television and never anything about extreme sports, but last night I was channel surfing and noted that HBO was showing a movie “Crash Reel” about a snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, who received a Traumatic Brain Injury in the run-up events for the 2010 Olympics. I started watching this film and I…
ReadIt seems pretty obvious that extreme sports athletes are at a high risk for concussion. Just as 250 pound football players crashing into each other seems patently inclined to cause brain injury, young skiers and snowboarders launching themselves three stories in the air has a patent risk for crashes and traumatic brain injury. For a…
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