Concussion Update Newsletter
See below for previous editions.
Our monthly Concussion Update Newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, concussion-related news, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants.
Headache treatment algorithm; veterans’ adventure programs (5/27/21 newsletter)
Soccer concussion spotters, brain cooling device, potential for medication for repetitive head impacts, mental health in children, 21 women write about concussion.
COVID-19 and TBI (5/13/21 newsletter)
The effects of COVID-19 and how they relate to TBI, exercise helps chronic concussion symptoms, return-to-learn conference, sensory sensitivity and PTSD.
Fewer symptoms with collaborative care (4/29/21 newsletter)
More exercise associated with fewer symptoms, tips for coping with fatigue, brain injury programs for schools, Clubhouse even on hormonal dysfunction.
Get Kids' Vision Checked (4/15/21 newsletter
Problem-solving therapy, CBT, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation; tips for coping with TBI depression; CBD for anxiety, sleep, and stress.
Saliva diagnosis of concussion (4/1/21 newsletter)
Concussion Story Wall, progesterone reduces concussion stress, importance of sleep for concussion recovery, fear-avoidance after concussion, racial discrimination - NFL settlement
Brain injury Covid-19 vaccine eligibility (3/18/21 newsletter)
Earlier vestibular therapy speeds symptom resolution, sleep apnea & concussion, increased time in school promotes faster symptom resolution, Q-collar.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (3/4/21 Newsletter)
Groundbreaking diagnostic tool, virtual reality rehab, Youth Concussion Awareness Network, dysautonomia, mental health, symptoms in women
Faster recovery under current guidelines (2/18/21 newsletter)
Online course for university athletes, cannabis & VA clinicians, melatonin doesn’t speed concussion recovery, TBI & Covid vaccine, women auto injury risk.
Learning & neurological disorders affect baseline testing (2/4/21 newsletter)
Soccer concussions subs, CBD depression reduction, light therapy, predicting post-traumatic headaches, women & TBI, Nascar, CTE in Australian footballer.
Headache types and treatments (1/21/21 newsletter)
First-ever concussion blood test, return to driving, sleep & cognition, student reading performance, psilocybin trial, TMS, TBI in females-research.
Physical activity after concussion (1/8/21 newsletter)
Tips for coping with depression, workshop on partner-inflicted brain injuries, psilocybin medical use, treating substance abuse & PTSD, Peer Concussion Education Program
Meditation and yoga improve symptoms (12/10/20 newsletter)
Psychedelics improve symptoms in four athletes, two genes linked to higher risk of concussion, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sleep, call for research participants for a Return to Learn study.
Immune cell treatment (11/12/20 newsletter)
Veterans’ care, hockey player CBD study, CEFALY for migraines, personality & personal factors, rural pediatricians, flying likely safe, women vs. traumatic brain injury
Neuroprotective hormone medication (10/29/20 newsletter)
Diagnosis with saliva, budget-friendly mental health, CBD increases cerebral blood flow, online Tai Chi, dancers, call for sleep study participants.
Light therapy improves brain structure in case study (10/15/20 newsletter)
CBD reduced anti-anxiety and sedative meds, new resource for IPV brain injuries, TBI-related nonepileptic seizures and treatment
Racial disparities in concussions (10/1/20 newsletter)
Education opportunities, vaping safer in legalized states, managing fatigue, diagnosis via the eyes, CBT, stem cell trials, anxiety & PCS, TBI & IPV film.
Exercise therapy for concussions (9/17/20 newsletter)
Managing symptoms during Covid-19, Return to Work, Invisible Injury & coping, lymphatics, stem cells, restorative justice for veterans, motor learning.
Medications for concussion (9/3/20 newsletter)
TBI course for educators, migraine med for PTH, Oxeia clinical trial, melatonin helps children, strategies for mental health, gender identity & TBI.
EEG-based neurofeedback and “brain coaching” improved cognitive function
EEG-based neurofeedback program improves cognitive function, cannabinoids beneficial for concussions, driving risks after symptoms are gone, reducing emotional symptoms could improve cognition/memory.
Nature for concussion symptoms (8/6/20 newsletter)
Sleep strategies, kids helmets, cannabis reduces headaches, reaction times, PT for PCS, veterans and drinking, steroid use, early menopause, bobsledding.
