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
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
Overview of CDC’s Report to Congress on the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As described in Dr. DePompei’s introduction, the Galveston Brain Injury Conference selected the themes of CDC’s Report to Congress (RTC) as the organizing structure for discussion and … [Read more...] about Overview of CDC’s Report to Congress on the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children