The Standard Advice for Concussions is Wrong: Concussion Alliance quoted in The Atlantic

By Conor Gormally, Co-founder and CEO of Concussion Alliance. This article was initially published in our Concussion Update newsletter; please consider subscribing.

In June, Leadership Team Member Dr. Elizabeth Sandel and I had the opportunity to (separately) talk with Tove Danovich for The Atlantic article The Standard Advice for Concussions Is Wrong. Tove and I had an in-depth conversation about why it’s so hard for patients to find care, talking for well over an hour about the differences between researchers’ and most clinicians’ understanding of concussions, why this is the case, and what we at Concussion Alliance are doing about it. I also spoke at length about my own struggles to find proper care for my concussions and persisting symptoms. While we shared war stories about trying to find providers and managing daily symptoms, I had no idea how intense her symptoms were until her beautifully written article came out. 

The Standard Advice for Concussions Is Wrong was published in The Atlantic on October 6th; the article includes a quote from me and two quotes from Dr. Sandel, Board Chair for Concussion Alliance. You can read more about the article in our blog post.