Oklahoma School’s Fight Against Concussion is Chronicled in New Documentary
Kerali Davis and her son Brady’s story is all too familiar for many people across the country. Her son, an eigth grader on the middle school football team in Newcastle…
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Non-Profit Group Aims to Educate Cyclists About TBI
A 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…
ReadFootball Has the Highest Concussion Rate in Youth Sports
A new report released Tuesday confirms what we’ve long suspected to be true; football has the highest concussion rate for all youth sports. Followed by wrestling and cheerleading, traumatic brain…
ReadBrain Injuries are Keeping NFL Players Off the Field Longer
The NFL may be embroiled in brain injury litigation and legally required mediation, but the effects of those suits wouldn’t be in effect until the season following this upcoming one…
ReadDoes Brain Injury Contribute to Criminal Behavior?
Traumatic brain injury is associated with many negative things later in life. Headaches, anxiety, depression, and memory problems have all been scientifically linked to traumatic brain injury, and numerous studies…
ReadCongress Attempts to Legislate NCAA Concussion Management
While a lawsuit is questioning the NCAA’s method of handling brain injury in federal court, Congress is stepping in to attempt to protect the brains of college level athletes in…
ReadKnowing the Signs of TBI is the Best Defense from Serious Injuries
There is constant news coming out about traumatic brain injury, especially focusing on the diagnosis and management of the injuries to minimalize or prevent the more severe secondary injuries that…
ReadDrug Trial Aims at Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment [Infographic]
Over 3.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year. That is more than breast cancer, HIV, and multiple sclerosis combined (1.6 million), according to the most recent data from…
ReadWhat Do You Do If You’re Child Has a Concussion?
Parents worry much more about concussions than their children. As parents who are educated on brain injury, we are aware of the long-term effects possible and fret while our children…
ReadThe impact of Less Than Honorable discharges of TBI Veterans
During my years of working exclusively with disabled veterans, my work brought me to homeless shelters, drug courts, veteran’s courts, prisons and county jails, and working with prison re-entry. My…
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