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 33 – From Athlete to Military; Concussions and Empathy (Blair H.)
Blair H spent 9+ years in the Canadian Forces and was medically released due to the compounded effects of concussions throughout his life. He finished a degree in Human Kinetics this month and will be starting a masters of Physical Therapy this upcoming fall. Blair was previously on Concussion Talk Podcast - Episode 89 Concussion Chats is ...
Episode 93 – Neuro Rehab, Innovation & Technology with DPT Jenna Tosto Mancuso (Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC)
Jenna is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, specifically in the Abilities Research Center. We talk about new tech and innovation in rehab, notably neuro rehab, and how it is used by DPTs, physiotherapists, researchers and others to help patients in their recovery! Follow Jenna, The Abilities Research ...
Episode 89 – Concussion/Brain Injury in the Military, Support & Recovery with Blair Hennessey
This podcast and even meeting Blair took longer than was expected when we first connected in January 2020. You know, back when it was easy to meet. We were going to meet at my favourite local restaurant, Quintanas, but then there was a huge snowstorm that shut down the city. About six weeks later the ...
Thrive NeuroSport
An amazing physiotherapist, athletic therapist, PhD candidate and researcher, educator, podcast guest, and soon to be host! Katie Mitchell started Thrive NeuroSport with the "mission to educate and empower individuals to thrive on beyond recovery and meet the demands of sport, activity, and daily life." Katie's passion for her clients, her research, and her role as ...
Episode 69 – Innovation & Rehabilitation (Motus Nova; CEO David Wu & Dr. Nick Housley)
Brain injury and stroke survivors often have a difficult time in rehab for numerous reasons (some of which were described by Lauren in her latest podcast series on chronic pain). Motus Nova CEO David Wu, and Director of Clinical Research Nick Housley, are trying to address several of these reasons, such as; transportation to appointments ...
Episode 11 – Phoenix Concussion Recovery (Katie Mitchell and vision)
On this episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery (@LZconcussion) podcast, Lauren talks to Katie Mitchell (@KatieMitch_ATP & @thriveneurosport) of Thrive Neurosport . Lauren and Katie talk about physiotherapy/physical therapy, the role of vision in concussion/brain injury rehab, especially with relation to sports, and athletic therapy - in the United States and Canada! Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast is ...
Attitude since brain injury, and a thank you!
I wrote and posted this article on Concussion Talk's Patreon page last Friday, and here it is again. I think I made a mistake by pairing my conference post with a post about my attitude. However, I'm happy with what I wrote and I like the way I was able to frame the explanation of ...
Concussion Talk Podcast (2019 update)
Update for Concussion Talk for 2019 including; October 4-5 Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy. Concussion Talk will be at a booth with HeadCheck Health. Concussion Talk Podcast is available on: iTunes/Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube SoundCloud Stitcher Google Play Music