Posts Tagged ‘Tulsa World’
By jasonmaddox On July 8th, 2013
Chase Curtiss, founder of Sway Medical, LLC based in Tulsa, has developed an application compatible with iPhones to screen for concussions. The app utilizes the iPhone’s accelerometers to objectively measure and compare an individual’s balance to pre-game measurements. This is an important development and will be a helpful tool in determining whether or not it…
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By Paul Stone On July 8th, 2013
Quickly identifying a brain injury after a hard hit to the head is one of the biggest indicators of how a patient will fare through injury management and treatment. For athletes and their coaches, diagnosing a concussion within minutes and keeping a player off the field can be a matter of life or death. However,…
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By Paul Stone On June 10th, 2013
I recently shared information about the sport most related to traumatic brain injury both world-wide and within the U.S. alone: cycling. After spending Friday evening watching one of Tulsa’s biggest sports event of the year, Tulsa Tough, it isn’t hard to see why brain injuries are so common. No race was safe from crashes and…
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