Surfing is a sport that lends itself quite obviously to spills and if you watch any amount of it, it's fairly easy to see why surfers are no strangers to dangerous situations! Bjorn Hazelquist is a surfer on the pro qualification circuit, and has started the Strength in Pain Foundation to both raise awareness ...
Episode 105 – Resilience, Readiness, Recovery; with Sun Sachs (CEO & Co-Founder of Rewire Fitness)
The Rewire Fitness app is geared towards athletes, but after learning more about it, and after talking to Sun Sachs, I can see an obvious correlation to brain injury/concussion recovery. The app is "designed to holistically quantify athlete readiness, build mental resilience, and improve mind/body recovery." I talk to Sun about the three pillars of ...
Free Virtual Mindfulness and Movement Programs
Are you a Canadian resident impacted by traumatic brain injury, including concussion? The Keep Your Head Up Foundation is launching free virtual mindfulness and movement programs beginning in January 2022! Registration is limited and opens on Friday November 12th, 2021. Listen to this podcast to hear from co-founders Felicia and Allie, who share more about ...
Episode 104 – Brain Injury Research; PCS, CTE, sport & Australia (Associate Prof Alan Pearce)
Associate Professor Alan Pearce of La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, Neuro Sports Labs, and the Australian Sports Brain Bank is a trove of knowledge and current information about brain injury, including concussion, CTE, persistent concussion symptoms (PCS), especially regarding Australian sports. We discuss all of that and more, including, psychological issues often seen after ...
Episode 2.1 – Occupational Therapy, rehabilitation and recovery with Dr. Anne Hunt
On this month’s episode of Brainiac, Dr. Hunt joins us to discuss the important role that occupational therapists play in concussion rehabilitation. Stefan and Dr. Hunt also touch on the impact that COVID-19 has had on concussion patients and the recovery process, ending with a discussion about concussion in youth and the importance of the ...
Episode 103 – Concussion Corner Academy (Dr. Jessica Schwartz, PT, DPT, CSCS)
Jessica Schwartz PT, DPT, CSCS is an award winning Physical Therapist, a national spokeswoman for the American Physical Therapy Association, host of the Concussion Corner Podcast, founder of the Concussion Corner Academy®, and a post-concussion syndrome survivor, advocate and concussion educator. Jess has twice previously been a guest on Concussion Talk Podcast on episode 10 ...
Episode 102 – First Mobile, Rapid Test for Concussion (Scott Anderson, SyncThink)
Scott Anderson was on episode 45 introducing many listeners to SyncThink - where he is the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) - and describing their EYE-SYNC technology. Per the new release, "the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance of the EYE-SYNC technology as an Aid to Concussion, or mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) ...
Episode 101 – The Brain on Youth Sports (concussions & CTE with Dr. Julie Stamm)
For the 101st episode of Concussion Talk Podcast my guest is Dr. Julie Stamm. Julie is a clinical assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Wisonsin, a neuroscientist, an athletic trainer, and the author of "The Brain on Youth Sports". She is also an avid fan (University of Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball, for example) and ...
Episode 100 – Why Concussion Talk?
Thank you so much everyone! I hope this podcast has been useful, helpful, informative. One hundred episodes! This one is perhaps a little self-indulgent, but Lauren Ziaks and I talk to my three friends (make that two) who were on the bike ride with me on August 1, 2003 when I sustained my brain injury! ...
Episode 99 – The “Exit Interview” with Erin, former Coordinator of Programs & Services at NLBIA
On episode 99 I talk to former co-host of this podcast (introduced in episode 73) and former Coordinator of Programs & Services at the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association (NLBIA). Last week, on episode 98, I talked to Cassandra Stockley about her new role and this week I talk to Erin about what she ...