Phoenix Concussion Recovery http://phoenixconcussionrecovery.com/ is a website dedicated to concussion education and management. founded by athletic trainer and doctorate of physical therapy, Lauren Ziaks, along with co-founder, physician’s assistant and former Medical Director for the US Ski & Snowboard Association Melinda Roalstad. Learn more about Lauren and Melinda here. Lauren Ziaks hosts episode 4 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery ...
Concussion Talk Podcast Episode 27 – Siobhan Karam recaps SPC Concussion Symposium
On episode 27 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to sport physiotherapist, focusing on concussion management, Siobhan Karam, who was on this podcast last year to recap the first Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC) Concussion Symposium. This year, Siobhan recaps the second annual Concussion Symposium and also discusses SPC's Concussion Locker Room. You can subcribe to Concussion ...
Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast – Episode 3
Phoenix Concussion Recovery http://phoenixconcussionrecovery.com/ is a website dedicated to concussion education and management. founded by athletic trainer and doctorate of physical therapy, Lauren Ziaks, along with co-founder, physician’s assistant and formerMedical Director for the US Ski & Snowboard Association Melinda Roalstad. Learn more about Lauren and Melinda here. Lauren Ziaks hosts episode 3 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery ...
Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast – Episode 2
Lauren Ziaks hosts episode 2 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast and talks about the benefits of exercise for brain function and concussion management. Check out their Exercise Progression page here! You can listen to Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast on Concussion Talk Podcast on: iTunes SoundCloud YouTube
Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast – New on Concussion Talk!
Phoenix Concussion Recovery http://phoenixconcussionrecovery.com/ is a website dedicated to concussion education and management. founded by athletic trainer and doctorate of physical therapy, Lauren Ziaks, along with co-founder, physician’s assistant and formerMedical Director for the US Ski & Snowboard Association Melinda Roalstad. Learn more about Lauren and Melinda here. On the first episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery (PCR) ...
Attitude & Perspective, Brain Injury & Cancer
I have a sneaking suspicion that my rehabilitation and 'recovery' from my brain injury shaped my attitude more than the other way around. Now I have an equally strong notion that my attitude will shape my experience with cancer (Summer 2017) - once this wound on my abdomen heals and I start chemo. What I mean ...
Summer 2017
It's been an interesting one! As I wrote about in Experiences: Cancer, my summer started with a rude awakening. On June 19, after a colonoscopy and a CT scan, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Likely due to my inherited Lynch Syndrome, this cancer was aggressive, and, although I was walking up and down steep hills ...
Experiences: Cancer
The main point I want to make here is that brain injury awareness is very important, and now is a great time - as good a time as any - to get involved in brain injury education, research, awareness, #BIAM17. As much as I read and hear about amazing research, and impressive developments in brain ...
Helmets and Mechanics: UCLA Concussion Conference Part 2
This post was written by Lauren Ziaks, DPT, ATC, on February 11, 2017 after attending the UCLA Sport-Related Concussion Conference in January, 2017. This type of information and more will be available once the all new Phoenix Concussion website launches Summer 2017! Lauren and Melinda will soon be doing their own, Phoenix Concussion Podcast, which will ...
Brain Injury Awareness!
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada (#BIAM17)! You can help promote brain injury awareness in many different ways, including by supporting Brain Injury Canada, and your local or provincial brain injury association, such as the NLBIA (Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association)Â and our LoveYourBrain - inspired yoga classes throughout the month! For the past ...