Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance in the News
Post Concussion Podcast: Dysautonomia with Dr. Vincent Schaller
November 17, 2022
In a brand new episode of their podcast, Post Concussion Inc., discusses dysautonomia with Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance’s Medical Director Vincent Schaller, M.D., DABFM, CIC. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is a condition that post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients can experience, when unexplainable GI symptoms, high heart rates or other autonomic nervous system dysfunctions occur as a result of a TBI. Sometimes be described as the “invisible injury behind the invisible injury,” dysautonomia resulting after a brain injury is important to recognize and properly treat.
Dr. Schaller Interviewed for Raising a Champion Podcast About Concussions in Youth Sports
September 30, 2022
Dr. Vincent Schaller, M.D., DABFM, CIC, discussed the very timely and important topic of youth sports and concussions on episode 3 of Raising a Champion, a new podcast hosted by John Boruk, 25-year broadcast journalist, 11-time Emmy winner and father of three. He answered many brain injury questions, including:
- Do boys and girls carry different concussion risks?
- What sports have the highest rates for brain injuries?
- How can parents and coaches help prevent head injuries on and off the field?
Retired Cop Helping Local Officers Avoid Lasting Effects of Concussions
March 30, 2022
WFMZ-TV 69News, which serves Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey communities, featured our Law Enforcement Baseline Testing Program in honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month. The program offers free, confidential concussion baseline testing for officers and is currently expanding in the Lehigh Valley, and other Mid-Atlantic Communities. Interested agencies can contact Baseline Program Coordinator Joe Collins at jcollins@macphysicians.com for more information.
Philly Area Law Enforcement Further Brain Health Awareness
March 24, 2022
Brain Injury Awareness Month was a busy news period for MAC Alliance! Our Law Enforcement Baseline Testing Program was the focus of a detailed story by Philly Patch. The new program kicked off with more than 50 officers in the Gloucester County, New Jersey, area. Each officer received a free, confidential concussion baseline report after taking the 10-second infrared EyeGuide Focus test. Spearheaded by Baseline Program Coordinator and retired police corporal Joe Collins, the program seeks to expand throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Lehigh Valley Resident Helps Law Enforcement Officers with Baseline Screenings for Concussions
March 24, 2022
MAC Alliance Baseline Program Coordinator Joe Collins and our new Law Enforcement Baseline Testing Program were profiled in The Lehigh Valley Ledger in honor of National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Joe is a Lehigh Valley resident and retired police corporal, and he has expanded our baseline programing beyond schools and sports teams in the Mid-Atlantic region. The police screenings free and designed to work around each department’s scheduling system to ensure every officer gets a confidential brain health baseline report. In the event of a head injury, comparing a post-accident baseline screening to the officer’s baseline will help significantly with diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Read the Lehigh Valley Ledger Article
Dr. Schaller Discusses the Prevalence Concussions in Domestic Violence Victims and the Unique Challenges They Face on “Our Voices Matter – Exposing the Secrets” Podcast
March 17, 2022
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Concussion testing expands to more schools in Diocese of Wilmington
December 10, 2021
A concussion baseline screening program introduced in three schools in the Diocese of Wilmington last spring has been expanded to include nine schools and will eventually be available to students at every school in the diocese. These free screenings are part of the free Student Baseline Testing Program offered to area schools by Mid-Atlantic Concussion Alliance (MAC Alliance) and run by Baseline Program Coordinator Joseph Collins. A retired police corporal with emergency medical technician experience, Collins is also expanding the program to include law enforcement agencies in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and beyond.
Portable Concussion Diagnosis, Management and Treatment Is Now a Reality Thanks to Patent-Pending MAC-Cart Technology
November 26, 2021
Mid-Atlantic Concussion Alliance (MAC Alliance) was featured in an article in myChesCo.com reporting on the first MAC Brain Health Carts (MAC-Cart) available at five Phoenix Physical Therapy locations in Pennsylvania. These advanced, portable concussion screening tools offer patients the latest neurocognitive, infrared and vestibular technologies for brain injury monitoring and baseline testing. The MAC-Cart can cut down the time between initial injury and diagnosis, which is crucial since the longer a concussion goes undiagnosed and untreated, the greater the risk for lingering debilitating effects, and for long-term brain damage.
Phoenix Physical Therapy Is First Health Group to Provide Portable MAC-Cart for Better, Faster Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis, Management and Treatment
November 10, 2021
Phoenix Physical Therapy will be the first physical therapy group to offer the new patent-pending portable brain health screening and diagnosis innovation, MAC Brain Health Cart (MAC-Cart) at five of its Pennsylvania locations: Gilbertsville, Harleysville, Reading, Robesonia and West Chester. With this revolutionary brain monitoring and concussion tool, medical offices, athletic training facilities, nursing homes, schools, and high-risk workplaces now have access to the latest neurocognitive, infrared and vestibular technologies for brain injury and baseline testing, in virtually any location.
University at Buffalo School of Law Cites MAC Alliance in Sports & Entertainment Forum Article Discussing Concussion Recovery Disruption During Covid-19 Lockdowns
September 27, 2021
Mid-Atlantic Concussion Alliance was recently cited in a concussion article published on the University at Buffalo School of Law’s Sports & Entertainment Forum. Written by Darby Daly, the article discusses how COVID-19 lockdown restrictions over the past year and a half may have impacted athletes recovering from concussions. The UB Law story cites a MAC Alliance blog post from April 2020 that discusses maintaining a daily schedule and participating in exercise routines consistent with rehabilitation guidelines as some of the top ways to care for a concussion patients during the Covid-19 lockdown. While at-home concussion treatments do not have all the same benefits of a clinic that specializes in concussions, this consistency and light exercise is essential for a smooth recovery.
Diocese of Wilmington Partners with MAC Alliance to Give Students Free Brain Health Screenings That Test Ocular Motor Function
April 8, 2021
The Diocese of Wilmington is teaming up with MAC Alliance to offer free EyeGuide Focus brain health baseline screening for their students. When an accident occurs, such as a fall or a sports collision, having a baseline “normal” screening data to compare to “post-incident” data helps to more accurately detect differences. The “before and after” screening results can also be used to create a plan and therapies to treat a concussion that is specialized to each patient’s specific needs. The Dialog, the newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, reports that the baseline testing program has begun this spring at St. John the Beloved, Holy Angels and St. Peter Cathedral schools.
10 Prototypes of MAC-Cart, a New Portable Concussion Screening Tool, in Final Mid-Atlantic Testing Phase
October 26, 2020
We are excited to announce that our revolutionary, patent-pending MAC Concussion Cart is being tested in facilities and communities in the Mid-Atlantic region. The initial 10 prototypes combine advanced concussion technology and telemedicine with portability and faster diagnosis, all under the MAC Alliance concussion care umbrella.
Below is an archive of articles of interest we have shared in the past.
2019
> EyeGuide, a leader in in objective, affordable eye tracking for improved wellness, granted patent for visual attention testing without calibration. Press release. October 7, 2019.
> What is a Concussion Protocol? Sport by Sport, There’s No Single Solution. ESPN. September 16, 2019.
> Doctor Lists Warning Signs of Concussions After Oklahoma High School Football Player Dies. KOCO News. September 16, 2019.
> One in six kids who get a concussion will have another within two years, CHOP study finds. The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 14, 2019.
> BrainScope Announces Publication Describing Proprietary Concussion Biomarker to Assess Potential Severity and Predict Prolonged Recovery. Press Release. January 15, 2019.
> BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Modal, Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment. Press Release. January 2, 2019.
2018
> BrainScope Honors Veterans Day and Supports U.S. Army Deployment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussion Assessment Devices. Press Release. November 13, 2018.
> Drash, Wayne, Jury delivers $25.5 million ‘statement’ to Aetna to change its ways. CNN. November 10, 2018.
> Stern, David, Assessment, Diagnosis and Management of Brain Injuries. Training and Conditioning. November, 2018.
> Neuotriage System. The University of Texas at Dallas.
> World’s Most Widely-Used Concussion Test Now Available at Home. Press Release. October 31, 2018.
> Chiu, Allyson, Football-related brain injury claims life, this time a high school linebacker. The Washington Post. October 2, 2018.
> Caron, Emily, Study Shows Ivy League Kickoff Rules Experiment Dramatically Reduces Concussions. Sports Illustrated. October 2, 2018.
> Atlanta native undergoes emergency surgery after head injury at college football game. ESPN.com. October 1, 2018.
> Alfonsi, Sharyn, Combat Veterans Coming Home with CTE. CBS News. September 16, 2018.
> Fischer, Bryan, PAC-12 trailing new concussion protocol involving virtual reality goggles. NBC Sports. August 23, 2018.
> BrainScope Receives Prix Galien Award Nomination for its Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment Product. Press Release. August 2, 2018.
> George, Judy, Concussions Among High School Athletes Reported at 15%. MedPage Today. June 21, 2018.
> Lawrence, J.P., Medics start using scanner that could detect TBI earlier. Stars and Stripes. May 27, 2018.
Concussions in teen athletes: Making sure the brain is OK before getting cleared to play. The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 11, 2018.
2017
> Who is to Blame for Post-Concussion Symptoms? ESPN. Featuring “Outside the Lines” commentator Bob Ley interviewing concussion expert Dr. Vincent Schaller. September 21, 2017.
> Vaccaro, Alexander R., Klasko, Stephen K., Rothman Institute Execs: Our Doctors are Ethically Obligated to be on the Eagles Sidelines. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 2017.
> Schaller, Vincent E., Stop Blaming Football for Concussions. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 13, 2017.
> Tanier, Mike, The Race is on for a ‘Concussion Pill’ as New NFL Season Begins. Bleacherreport.com. September 1, 2017.
> Glines, Carole, Revoluntionary New ZERO1 Football Helmet May Help NFL Players Reduce Concussions. Fox News. August 8, 2017.
> Tanner, Lindsey, Brain Disease Seen in Most Football Players in Large Report. The Associated Press. July 25, 2017.
> Heitner, Darren, NFL Players Have Until August 7 To Register Concussion Claims. Forbes-Sports Money. June 5, 2017.
> Finding Nittmo – Part 1. ESPN. April 24, 2017.
> Cosentino, Dom, Concussion Testing Is Flawed, But It’s Not The Real Problem. Deadspin.com. April 19, 2017.
> Futterman, Matthew, A 17-Year-Old’s Death Points to Flaws in Concussion Test. Wall Street Journal. April 18, 2017.
> Fainaru, Mark, Lawyers, Others Vie for Pieces of NFL Concussion Settlement. ESPN. March 29, 2017.
> Lang, Mike, Concussion Testing of Catholic High School Students. The Dialog. March 3, 2017.
> Armour, Nancy, Post-Concussion Return Shouldn’t be Up to Parents. USA Today. March 1, 2017.
> Perez, A.J., NASCAR Concussion Discussion. USA Today. February 23, 2017.
> James, Brant, Junior’s Return Full of Bumps. USA Today. February 24, 2017.
> Balance Feeling Unstable Due to Brain Injury, It’s Awkward. Brain injury blog by survivor & coach Michelle. February 20, 2017.
> Bond, Michaelle, Young Hockey Player Dies of Head Trauma. Philadelphia Inquirer. February 8, 2017.
> Miami Dolphins Did Not ‘Strictly’ Follow Protocol, NFL Says. USA Today. January 26, 2017.
Armour, Nancy, NHL Should Act on CTE Research. USA Today. January 26, 2017.
2016
> Gormley, Chuck, New Protocol is Helping Curb Concussions, but NHL Can Do More, Eric Lindros Says. ESPN. November 15, 2016.
> Nadia Kounang, Former NFL player Kevin Turner diagnosed with CTE. CNN. November 4, 2016.
> Graham, Tim, Who Do You Think You Are? Bjorn Nittmo? Buffalo News. September 1, 2016.
> Landeskog, Gabriel, We Need to Talk About Concussions, Right Now. The Players Tribune. August 3, 2016.
> Armour, Nancy, CTE Study Significant. USA Today. June 6, 2016.
> Jockey Inspired. First Call . Spring 2016. (Dr. Schaller highlighted in National Steeplechase Foundation newsletter)
> Cha, Ariana Eunjung. Blood Test That Can Find Evidence of a Concussion Days Later is close to Becoming a Reality. Washington Post. March 28, 2016.
> Boren, Cindy. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Plans to Donate His Brain for Concussion research. Washington Post. March 28, 2016.
> George, John. Temple, Penn Join $30M Concussion Study. Philadelphia Business Journal. March 10, 2016.
> Peter, Josh. Quarterbacks Worry About Health. USA Today. February 8, 2016.
> Burling, Stacey, How a Brain Doctor Watches the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 5, 2016.
> Kounnag, Nadia. CTE in the NFL: The Tragedy of Fred McNeill, CNN. February 5, 2016.
> Hathaway, Bill, Did Henry VIII Suffer Same Brain injury as Some NFL Players? Yale News. February 2, 2016.
> Bond, Michaelle, Injuries Make an Impact, The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 21, 2016.
2014
> Dr. Vincent E. Schaller MD Treats Student Athletes, Launches Delaware Outpatient Concussion Clinics, Small Business Trendsetters. March 14, 2014.
