Archive for November, 2010

After Career-Ending Concussion, New York Jet Becomes Financial Adviser

Posted on November 29th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Wayne Chrebet Concussion Retirement Former New York Jet Wayne Chrebet stopped keeping track of his concussions when they hit double digits. And then one ended his pro football career. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704700204575642812360573640.html?mod=WSJ_NY_Sports_LEFTTopStories The Wall Street Journal Monday offered an inspiring profile of Chrebet, who is now a financial adviser with Morgan Stanley in Red Bank, N.J. The..
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Face Guards On Soldier Helmets Help Protect Brain From Blast Injury

Posted on November 26th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

How do we help our soldiers safe, or safer, from brain injury while they’re in combat? How about face shields? A new study has found that putting face shields on soldiers’ helmets can better protect them from brain damage caused by explosives, which make up more than half of all combat-related injuries..
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‘Brain: The Inside Story,’ Offers Food For Thought About The Mind

Posted on November 19th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

“Brain: The Inside Story,” a new exhibit at The American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, opens tomorrow, Saturday. And if you can get to see it, it looks like a fascinating, interactive presentation about state-of-the-art knowledge of the brain. http://view.amnh.info/?j=fec9137177670078&m=fea715707566067e75&ls=fe5116737d610c7a711d&l=ff2f15737d60&s=fe8a1275706c037f71&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe8811707c620d7474&r=0 The museum itself says  the exhibit will give “you a new perspective and..
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Former Quarterback Jim McMahon’s Brain Injury Legacy: Memory Loss

Posted on November 12th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The stories about former NFL players now suffering the after effects of their head injuries never seem to end.   The latest victim of his football brain injuries is Jim McMahon, who was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. At the recent 1986 Super Bowl..
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VA Affairs Chief Pledges Commitment To PTSD Treatment For Veterans

Posted on November 12th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

On Veterans Day Thursday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shineski offered another olive branch to veterans of recent wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Maybe the military is actually sincere in its efforts to reach out to our troubled returning warriors,  including those with unseen wounds like post-traumatic stress disorder. The veterans department put..
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The Man Who Seeks Answers In Sports Tragedies

Posted on November 8th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Fred Mueller has a tough job for a compassionate man: He runs the National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research at the University of North Carolina. In that role, Mueller collects information on sports injuries and accidents. Most recently, he was on the case of a high school linebacker in Kansas City who collapsed and..
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Young Hockey Concussions Are Underreported, Study Says

Posted on November 3rd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

 Head injuries in junior hockey are widely underreported, in good part because there is pressure to return players to the rink as soon as possible. That’s the gist of New York Times story Tuesday on the results of a study that were announced Monday in Toronto. As the base of that research, the..
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Concussion Rules That May Have Saved Nathan Stiles’ Life

Posted on November 2nd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It’s an issue that’s been discussed and debated: How much more stringent should the guidelines be regarding footbal-playing youths who sustain concussions?  In yet another tragedy that seems to point to tougher rules, last Friday running back Nathan Stiles of Spring Hills High School in the surburbs of Kansas City died hours after collapsing on the..
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