Episode 113 – Super Bowl, Winter Olympics & Brain Injury/Concussion Awareness (Corey Lewis, PT, DPT at Mount Sinai Rehab)

I had a really informative and fun chat with Corey Lewis, PT, DPT! Corey is an Advanced Clinician Physical Therapist at Mount Sinai Rehab Center in New York. We talked about the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and the importance of brain injury and concussion awareness! We discuss the obvious risks of brain injury in football ...

Episode 112 – You Are Not Alone. Learning as You Go (Lifeyana & Melanie Wienhoven)

Melanie Wienhoven joins me on episode 112 and I join Melanie on her podcast CONCUSSION STORIES! I had a r eally good time talking to Melanie, learning her story, hearing about what has helped her during her recovery, and why she founded Lifeyana, Melanie's way of sharing with others the many lessons she has learned ...

Episode 111 – Window to the Brain – How Cranial Nerves are a Look into Brain Function & Concussion Diagnosis with Dr. Uzma Samadani

Dr. Uzma Samadani is a neurosurgeon and brain injury researcher at the University of Minnesota. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Minnesota with a graduate faculty appointment in Neuroscience. She is also an attending neurosurgeon at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center ...

Episode 110 – NUROCHEK, Headsafe & Making Brain Health Objective, Portable & Affordable with Dr. Adrian Cohen

After my previous episode, Dr. Cancel (Episode 109) introduced me to Dr. Adrian Cohen, as both were very excited about Dr. Cohen's NUROCHEK system and its applications! Notably in sports; combat, contact, or otherwise. Dr. Cohen I talk about the importance of prompt, objective assessment, as well as the afforability of the NUROCHEK headgear! Please consider ...

Thank You!

I just recorded a short thank you to Concussion Talk Podcast's; co-hosts (Erin)/partners - Taya & Emily, Edina & Stefan - Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada's UofT and McGill chapters respectively, Allie & Felcia - Keep Your Head Up, Katie - Thrive NeuroSport, and Lauren - Phoenix Concussion Recovery. To HeadCheck Health who have been a ...

Episode 2.3 – Chiropractic Neurology and Concussion Care, with Dr. Michael Hennes

For the final episode of 2021, we are joined by Dr. Michael Hennes, a Chiropractic Neurologist working at The Neural Connection clinic in Minnesota. Dr. Hennes discusses the role that chiropractors play in concussion rehabilitation, and highlights the clinical approach and treatment modalities that facilitate recovery from concussion. Stefan and Dr. Hennes also discuss why ...

Episode 109 – Concussion is Brain Injury; in Kids, in Athletes & in Combat Sports – with Dr. David Cancel

The first thing Dr. David Cancel tries to impart on kids, parents, athletes, whoever comes to him with a concussion, is how important it is to take the injury as seriously as possible. Dr. David Cancel, MD, JD is the Director of Paediatric Rehabilitation at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He is ...

Episode 108 – Chatting with BRAINIAC host Stefan Bianchi

The Concussion Legacy Foundation University of Toronto Chapter has a new podcast host for season two of BRAINIAC. Second year Master's of Kinesiology student Stefan Bianchi and I talk about his research and his interest in concussion and how it effects athletes. We also talk about the podcast and how Stefan is thinking about this ...

Episode 107 – Concussion Rehab from High School to Pro with Lenore Herget, PT, DPT

Dr. Lenore Herget joins me to talk about her work as a PT, DPT at Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine. Lenore treats concussed athletes from high school to pro; she is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff and serves as the Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant to the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New ...

Episode 106 – Surfing & Brain Injury/Concussion/PCS with Bjorn Hazelquist (Strength in Pain Foundation)

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 ...