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Archive for February, 2011

By On February 22nd, 2011

Football Claims Another Life

Dave Duerson’s suicide last Thursday, February 17th, underscores the message about the long term dangers of injuries sustained in football. Duerson, a former Chicago Bear and four time Pro Bowl safety, who enjoyed success in the food industry after his football career, shot himself in the chest to allow his brain to be used for…

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By On February 18th, 2011

Getting to “the New Normal”

Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ traumatic brain injury has heightened the American public’s awareness of the survival and recovery process. At each step of her recovery we have been exposed to the question of “what outcome is attainable?” and “when will the process of recovery stop?”. For those of us who work in the field of brain…

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