If anyone can claim the title of being a brain injury expert, it is Chris Nowinski. He played football while studying at Harvard. Then, he went on to become a professional wrestler until a brain injury derailed his career. Rather than let his story end there, Nowinski then got a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience, wrote…
ReadKevin Saum shouldn’t be here today. After a severe brain injury and second-impact syndrome, it is almost unheard of to make a full recovery with no disability. Approximately half of people who have gone through what Saum experienced died from their injuries. Instead, Saum has lived a full life since the injury on a…
ReadOur Chief Executive Officer, Rolf B. Gainer, PhD was interviewed by Ben Orlando for his podcast, “History Repeating Itself.” In talking about brain injury as a result of football, Dr. Gainer referenced a study conducted by Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis involving inmates on death row. It is beginning to be recognized that brain injury…
ReadBen 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 as America’s number one sport. As the brutality of the sport became a concern, people called for an end to it in high schools and…
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