by antrimweb
on September 18, 2020
Since the start of enforcing safety measures during the pandemic, spending time outdoors has become increasingly popular. As we say goodbye to the humidity of the summer and to welcome the crisp breezes of fall, we’ve got even more great reasons to be outside. And one of them is our new concussion prevention campaign: #RockYourHelmet
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by antrimweb
on August 24, 2020
Most studies on childhood concussion target adolescent athletes, ages 10-19. So we were pleased to read a recent study in The Journal of Pediatrics that focused on younger elementary school-age children with head injuries. The study was conducted by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and published this month. Childhood Concussions in Kids Under 11 Need
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by antrimweb
on April 17, 2020
For concussion patients, viral illnesses like COVID-19 can make everyday life even more challenging. While concussions (temporary, mild forms of brain injuries) are not normally life-threatening, individuals attempting recovery may feel even more stressed and anxious than others due during these challenging times. Emotionally, stressful effects of the coronavirus pandemic like changes in or even
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by antrimweb
on March 12, 2020
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
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by antrimweb
on January 29, 2020
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
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by antrimweb
on December 9, 2019
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
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by antrimweb
on July 13, 2019
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
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by antrimweb
on May 29, 2019
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
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by antrimweb
on April 22, 2019
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
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by antrimweb
on January 25, 2019
Scientists continually perform studies to discover why some people are more likely to sustain concussions than others, and we’re always happy to hear about the ongoing research. One recent example was a pilot study from Northwestern Medicine and Penn State University that was published in the Journal of Neurotrauma this past fall. Scientists studied 87
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