I haven't written a post since before the summer. Here's why. The main reason is that this past summer was a very difficult summer for my family. It continues to be difficult and will be for some time to come. My sister, my mom, and my dad have all been incredibly supportive of me throughout my ...

In the fifth episode of Concussion Talk Podcast I chat with Angie Smith of the Newfoundland and Labrador Bain Injrury Association (NLBIA). We talk about what programs and services might be available for brain injury patients after hospital or rehab (contact your local brain injury association to find out what's available for you). Episode 5 is ...

In the fourth episode of Concussion Talk Podcast, I chatted with Justin Murphy of Concussion-U (link also on the menu above), an interest group co-founded by five med students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. We talk about the group's interest in concussions and the goals of Concussion U.

On my latest podcast I interview Ryan van Asten, the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Calgary Flames. I ask him about how he trains players, how he trains players who've recently had a concussion, and what he's noticed about concussed players in his experience training athletes. Ryan's experience includes three years as Strength & Conditioning Coach ...

Thank you to everyone who has listened to my podcast. Episode 1 - Intro - can be found here. Episode 2 - Interview with Dr. Kristian Goulet - can be found here. I wanted to start podcasting simply because it's different. Once I thought of it, I realized that it's a good way for people to ...

Episode 2 of Concussion Talk Podcast is available here! My first guest on my new podcast is a good friend of mine from university, Dr. Kristian Goulet! Dr. Goulet is a pediatrician who did a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Harvard. He runs the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO - in Ottawa) Concussion Clinic and is ...

I'm excited about this past week and looking forward to what may be! It took my a long time to record, but once I stopped being so self-critical I finally finished and have put out my first ever podcast! This coming week I will interview a friend from university, Dr. Kristian Goulet, a pediatrician, focusing on ...

Click on PODCAST in the main menu. It's on Soundcloud as Concussion Talk Podcast and on Youtube on my Youtube channel, Concussion Talk Podcast! On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/concussion-talk-podcast/id1042686652?mt=2 My first intro podcast is only about 10 minutes, introducing the podcast and me. I hope to interview doctors, physiotherapists, who work in the field of concussion and brain injury and ...

Welcome Ashley Kinsella, a physiotherapist at ProActive Physiotherapy in Newfoundland and Labrador! Ashley has written a very informative and helpful post about concussions, the importance of treating them properly and what happens in your brain when you sustain a concussion. Please read this valuable post and learn about concussions, baseline testing and the importance of ...

I welcome anybody who would like to write about their experience with brain injury/concussion to go to Concussion Talk's Facebook page and write a comment or post to let me know you'd like to write an article for me to post! In the meantime, two physiotherapists (one of whom is also a Pilates instructor) have agreed ...