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 ...
CONCUSSED!
I am so honoured to have been the guest on Kerry Goulet's show, "CONCUSSED" last night. Kerry asks me about my injury; how it happened, why I started Concussion Talk, my future, the future of Concussion Talk, and about my pre-brain injury bike trip across Canada in 2002. https://youtu.be/dlpzckrVPgg
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 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 104 – Brain Injury Research; PCS, CTE, sport & Australia (Associate Prof Alan Pearce)
Associate Professor Alan Pearce of La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, Neuro Sports Labs, and the Australian Sports Brain Bank is a trove of knowledge and current information about brain injury, including concussion, CTE, persistent concussion symptoms (PCS), especially regarding Australian sports. We discuss all of that and more, including, psychological issues often seen after ...
Episode 103 – Concussion Corner Academy (Dr. Jessica Schwartz, PT, DPT, CSCS)
Jessica Schwartz PT, DPT, CSCS is an award winning Physical Therapist, a national spokeswoman for the American Physical Therapy Association, host of the Concussion Corner Podcast, founder of the Concussion Corner Academy®, and a post-concussion syndrome survivor, advocate and concussion educator. Jess has twice previously been a guest on Concussion Talk Podcast on episode 10 ...
Episode 101 – The Brain on Youth Sports (concussions & CTE with Dr. Julie Stamm)
For the 101st episode of Concussion Talk Podcast my guest is Dr. Julie Stamm. Julie is a clinical assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Wisonsin, a neuroscientist, an athletic trainer, and the author of "The Brain on Youth Sports". She is also an avid fan (University of Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball, for example) and ...
Episode 100 – Why Concussion Talk?
Thank you so much everyone! I hope this podcast has been useful, helpful, informative. One hundred episodes! This one is perhaps a little self-indulgent, but Lauren Ziaks and I talk to my three friends (make that two) who were on the bike ride with me on August 1, 2003 when I sustained my brain injury! ...
Episode 99 – The “Exit Interview” with Erin, former Coordinator of Programs & Services at NLBIA
On episode 99 I talk to former co-host of this podcast (introduced in episode 73) and former Coordinator of Programs & Services at the Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association (NLBIA). Last week, on episode 98, I talked to Cassandra Stockley about her new role and this week I talk to Erin about what she ...
Episode 80 – Brain Injury and the U.S. Legal System (Michael Kaplen)
On episode 80, Erin and I talk to Michael Kaplen of De Caro & Kaplen, a law firm in New York that specializes in brain injury. We talk to Michael about his legal background that lead him to a focus on brain injury, and what he has learned along the way, including his years as ...