It’s been one shock after another. After raising a few questions about CTE last summer and incurring quite a bit of wrath upon doing so, I started looking into it in more detail. What I’ve found has both surprised and alarmed me. In this post, I share issues I’ve come across as well as suggestions […]
Dodging Monkeywrenches
Yep, life will toss a few zingers your way. The wave photo I’m using made me think of it. If you look at the photo, the wave is fairly tumbled and rough. Turbulent. That’s how life is sometimes. Turbulent. The waves will stretch and their energy will dissipate on the shore. The remnants will roll […]
Concussion Guidelines for Baseball
There are some existing guidelines for prevention and management of concussions in baseball. Here are some for MLB and Little League. MLB The MLB concussion protocol was established in 2011. It established a 7-day concussion disabled list (DL). The previous MLB Players Association bargaining agreement was renewed in late 2016. In that iteration of the […]
Concussion Recovery for High School Students: Using Monitor Stands
Most computer labs in high schools, I’m guessing, have multiple monitors and computer stations. I also imagine that the monitors are all the same and are set at the same height for all. This might not work well for a student with a concussion, especially one with neck issues. A monitor at a particular height might […]
Concussions: How I’ve Helped People
Through all the frustrations, all the hard work, all the difficulties, there has always been one constant. I continually receive comments, tweets, DMs, Facebook posts, Facebook private messages, and emails from people who let me know how I helped them, or what difficulties they were facing and looking to me for help. I’ve heard from concussees, […]
White Matter Changes Due to Head Impact in Collegiate Contact-Sport Athletes
White matter can be negatively impacted due to repeated head impacts during contact sports. Such injuries occur even when there is not a clinically diagnosed concussion. These are results from several studies released in the past few months. The studies show impact to cognition and length of recovery in collegiate football and hockey athletes. In […]