Brain Injury Vs. Women Guest Editor: Katherine Snedaker, LCSW Click here to view the edition. Click here for the PDF version of this edition . Message from the Editor As you open this issue of Brain Injury Professional (BIP), you may ask yourself, “Do I need to know about sex or gender differences in brain injury if I treat every one of my patients as an … [Read more...] about Recent Edition – Women vs. Brain Injury
Exercise in Concussed Females
By John Leddy, MD, Barry Willer, PhD Concussion is a subtype of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is the result of sudden deceleration and rotational forces applied to the brain that trigger an acute and subacute pathophysiological metabolic response in the absence of gross structural changes to the brain(1). In the US alone, it is estimated that there are 1.6-3.8 … [Read more...] about Exercise in Concussed Females
BIP Expert Interview with Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAHS, FACRM
Dr. Angela Colantonio is the Director of the University of Toronto’s Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, and a Professor in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She is also a Senior Research Scientist at the KITE/Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network. Dr. Colantonio heads an internationally recognized research program on acquired … [Read more...] about BIP Expert Interview with Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAHS, FACRM
Useful Resources
Would you like to learn more about sex and gender differences in brain injury? These websites, podcasts and e-newsletters are great places to continue learning and stay up to date on future findings PINK Concussions Website: www.PINKconcussions.org PINK Concussions has a website with expert videos, stories of women with the experience of brain injury, events, updates on … [Read more...] about Useful Resources
Technology: Evalu8NOW
The range of brain injury symptoms and related behaviors that occur between visits with a care provider represent an opportunity for novel assessment and intervention. Coping with pain, managing emotions, and navigating complex social situations can be missed opportunities to reinforce skills traditionally addressed in clinic based neurorehabilitation. Most providers still … [Read more...] about Technology: Evalu8NOW