The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) wants the public to realize that more than 5.3 million Americans live with brain injury-related disabilities. For several decades, the BIAA has attempted to bring the subject of brain injury and concussion to the public’s attention during what is observed as Brain Injury Awareness Month each March. The Read more
Our focus at MAC is to be sure that your concussion recovery plan is not interrupted by a growing public health concern with COVID-19. Our COVID-19 Plan Includes: Offering TELEMEDICINE Visits from Home for any of our patients that may be sick Moving ALL MAC Patient Encounters out of Acute Care Environments Making Sure MAC Read more
Because post-concussion depression is something we do come across in our practice, MAC Alliance is happy to learn that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a three-digit suicide prevention hotline: 988. According to recent news, the “988” number will be implemented in the near future for people in crisis. Individuals can dial 988 instead Read more
Unlike a broken arm or sprained ankle, concussions are invisible. These mild forms of brain injuries can be very problematic yet unfortunately don’t show up on CT or other traditional scans. And the subsequent consequences, both physical and mental, can vary greatly depending on what part of the brain was injured and the severity of Read more
The MAC Alliance is proud to introduce a new, state-of-the-art eye tracking technology, called RightEye®. This simple vision-tracking test is FDA-cleared and takes only five minutes. With the RightEye® system, we can obtain measurable, oculomotor information to help us address patient symptoms following a traumatic brain injury like a concussion. As a result, we can Read more
Ever read concussion statistics about our youngest athletes? Considering that there is not a lot of research out there on concussions in younger kids, we are going to guess that you have not. Despite the fact that CDC data shows 3.2 million emergency room visits each year for children ages 5-14, little research has been Read more
We recently posted a flier on our Facebook page about the upcoming June 21st Delaware Rugby Foundation golf event. We’re happy to support athletic organizations like this. Some of our patients may think it’s unusual that our professional alliance, which is devoted to identifying and treating concussions, would promote sports, which we know can cause Read more
Statistics vary, but most studies agree that up to half of all individuals with traumatic brain injury, or TBI experience some degree of depression in the first year after an injury. These may be individuals who have never experienced depression before. Brainline.com researchers put it this way: For every 10 people who don’t have a Read more
According to organizations like the Alzheimer’s Association, new studies link a history of moderate-to-severe concussions (known as a traumatic brain injury or TBI) to an earlier onset of Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia) or other forms of cognitive decline. In a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center published in Neuropsychology, to site Read more
Just because a patient is discharged from a hospital after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury, they’re not necessarily always given a clean bill of health. Symptoms related to brain injury can last for weeks, or even months. And, while most people will recover quickly, some will experience headaches, confusion, irritability or other symptoms Read more
