Mindfully Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of Caregiving
Written by Melissa Felteau, MAdEd Like so many others who have had the experience of a brain injury, we have been the recipients of a great deal of compassion and…
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Melissa Felteau Shares Her Journey with NeuroNotes
When you first meet Melissa Felteau you will encounter a ball of positive energy packed into her diminutive frame. She wasn’t exuding positive energy when I first met her and…
ReadSideline Tests For Concussion May Be Less Accurate For Non-Native English Speakers
New research presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California, suggests current sideline concussion assessments may not properly take primary language into consideration, which…
ReadThe Impact of Brain Injuries In The NFL [Infographic]
It is no secret that football has a concussion problem. Between lawsuits, high-profile retirements, and controversial deaths, the impact of head injuries in both professional and amateur football has been…
ReadCould Yoga Help Rehabilitate Those With TBI-Related Disabilities?
Could an adapted form of yoga be used to help treat individuals who have experienced stroke or traumatic brain injury? That is what is report from an Indiana University-Purdue University…
ReadWhat You Need To Know About CTE
The NFL’s so-called concussion crisis is quickly becoming a ‘CTE crisis’ as more and more former players are diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. But, CTE was only…
ReadConcussions Take The Spotlight On WWE As Daniel Bryan Retires
The concussion crisis has left practically no sport untouched, as football, hockey, soccer, and basketball are all dealing with the potential long-term dangers of repeated sports-related brain injuries. The same…
ReadTBI Linked With Three-Fold Increase In Suicide Risk
A new study highlights the high death toll of brain injuries that often goes unnoticed. According to the findings published in CMAJ, adults with a history of one concussion are…
ReadRest Is Still Best For Concussion Recovery
Rest and relaxation remains the best response to a concussion or traumatic brain injury, according to the findings of a recent study from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). The study,…
ReadWitnessing the end of football
In the Op Ed section of the New York Times of Friday, February 5, 2016 Dr. George D. Lundberg, MD, a pathologist raised the question about the end of football…
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