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Tag Archives: concussion
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Research traces link between combat blasts and PTSD (The New York Times) Whereas the link between concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder has become clearer in recent years, a specific connection between PTSD … Continue reading
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Tagged Access Earth app, accessible hotel accommodation, Alzheimer's Disease, blind, blood test for Alzheimer's disease, Brrailled LEGO instructions, concussion, elderly with disabilities, Gallop NYC, infant exoskeleton for spinal musclar atrophy, Marsi Bionics, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, riding program for children with disabilities, robotic suit, Superflex, TBI, therapy animals, traumatic brain injury
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: UCF Students with disabilities find their place on campus (Orlando Sentinel) This story introduces a freshman at the University of Central Florida (UCF) who is one of a handful of students with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Apple iPad as magnification technology for blind users, autism, Autism & Beyond app, college students with disabilities, concussion, individual motor signature (IMS), Nesel backpack, portable concussion assessment system, snake-venom antidote to Alzheimer's disease, social media and depression, SyncThink EYE-SYNC
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Nov 18 – Friday Nov 22
Disability News Weekly Roundup Health: Science Daily— Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Risk of Early Aging Researchers found that frail health was associated with a greater risk for adult childhood cancer survivors of death and chronic disease. Being frail … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, aid programs, al jazeera, Arthritis, Asperger Syndrome, associated press, autism, autism research, california healthline, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Child Neuropsychology, childhood cancer, cnn, concussion, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), doorknobs, fox news, government shutdown, head injury, health, med page today, mental health, military psychology, nervous system, obama, olympics, owusu, policy, recession, rheumatic conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis, science daily, seattle times, sports, stroke prevention, teddowusu, teddy, united nations disabilities pact, vancouver sun, veterans
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Second Impact Syndrome
Amid the recent growing concern over concussions in youth, collegiate, and professional contact sports is a lesser known yet serious head injury: second impact syndrome or SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a blow to the head too soon after … Continue reading
Posted in Report, Uncategorized
Tagged athletes, athletics, brain, brain injury, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, cuncussions, education, head injury, injury, MLB, NBA, nfl, NHL, owusu, prevention, second impact syndrome, sis, sports, teddowusu, teddy, treatment
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Concussion and Football
Coaches and players are more aware of the risks of brain injury, thanks in large part to the research of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS). Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti, director of the Northern New Jersey TBIMS was interviewed by … Continue reading
The Evolution of Head Safety Equipment
A revolutionary device that could save lives by alerting family and friends in case of a serious injury is now available. ICEdot, the world’s first “personal crash sensor” is a fourth-generation safety device that pairs helmet and smartphone and uses … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Project, Uncategorized
Tagged alert, android, app, bike, biking, blading, bluetooth, brain, brain injury, climbing, concussion, derby, firs responder, head, health, helmet, hiking, icedot, injury, iphone, monitor, motor, mountain, owusu, phone, riding, rock, roller, skating, sport, sports, technology, teddowusu, teddy, wireless
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Head Injuries in the NFL: a First-Hand Account
In the article “What It’s Like When an NFL Linebacker Nearly Knocks Your Head Off”, former Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson recalls—in alarming detail—his experience of being concussed and knocked unconscious during a game in the National Football League. … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, brain injury, brain trauma, concussion, football, head, head injury, head trauma, injury, jackson, NARIC, naricspotlight, nate, nfl, owusu, rehabilitation, sports, teddy
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NFL Takes Initiative in Head Injury Prevention and Care
With the issues of head injury and concussion in the spotlight recently, the National Football League has made amendments to its concussion policies and these changes have been implemented this season. By the leagues own estimation, roughly 175 concussions occur … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, concussion, education, spinal cord injury, sports, traumatic brain injury
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