On the 13th episode of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Ashley Kinsella of ProActive Physiotherapy in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada. Ashley has been a physiotherapist for almost five years and a kinesiologist before that. At ProActive Physiotherapy, she treats different clients including many who use the Concussion Care service. Last June Ashley wrote ...

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'Don't let your brain injury define you'. That is a common platitude directed at people with a brain injury, and you can replace 'brain injury' with any life-altering injury, illness, or challenge. I know when it's said it's meant with the best of intentions, and it's often said by those who care deeply. I'm sure I've said ...

Please welcome Landin Murphy. Landin is from Buffalo, NY and sustained a concussion while playing basketball in 2008. He writes about his experience below. Thank you Landin! The Beginning On December 2nd, 2008 I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) classified as mild. It was the first basketball game of the season for my high school, and ...

Dr. Nick Reed is my podcast guest for episode 12 of #ConcussionTalkPodcast. Dr. Reed is an Occupational Therapist, Co-Director of the Concussion Centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and Assistant Prof, OS&OT, at University of Toronto. We talk about the great facility that is Holland Bloorview and the exciting and encouraging research and work ...

In episode 11 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Dr. Leodante da Costa, a neurosurgeon and scientist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Dr. da Costa received first round funding from GE and the National Football League's "Head Health Challenge" to advance his brain injury research, focusing on the reaction of blood vessels in the brain to a ...

Happy New Year! I spent ten days of the holiday season in Toronto seeing family, friends, and by chance, yet very fortunately, meeting the amazing team at the Concussion Centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital! I hadn't planned to meet the team or even see the hospital, rehab, or research facilities at Holland Bloorview before I got ...

Thank you for listening to my podcasts! This is the tenth episode of Concussion Talk Podcast, and the final episode of 2015. I hope you listen again in 2016! In this episode I talk to Dr. Jess Schwartz, a Doctor of Physical Therapy in New York. We discuss concussions; how they're treated, symptoms, why she is ...

In episode 9 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Alex Rebchuk and Harrison Brown, two graduate students at  UBC (University of British Columbia) School of Kinesiology. With the enthusiastic participation of the UBC Thunderbirds Football team, the funding and support of Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation, MEA Forensic Engineer and Scientists, UBC School of Kinesiology, and using ...

It can be tricky out there, but it can also be a lot of fun! If you do head out on the slopes this winter, please listen to my latest, ski-focused podcast. Listen to, and read about, Sally Francklyn's incredible story and her experienced and excellent advice about being aware and ready! Many skiers have had ...