Stephanie Pearson, Research Manager, Cripps Health Centre, UK, has published an important article about platinum-based chemotherapy, tinnitus and hearing loss. I urge all physiotherapists and other health professionals to take a few minutes and read this. The link to the full article is here: Platinum-based Chemotherapy, Tinnitus And Hearing Loss. It’s based on the work […]
Prof Dr Margie Sharpe
Rare Footage Of The Late Dr John M Epley Explaining His Breakthrough In BPPV Treatment
Dr John M Epley, an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist changed the course of history and made an enormous difference to the lives of people suffering Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), the most common inner ear disorder which causes random, recurrent, and abrupt episodes of vertigo (an illusion or hallucination of movement) for which there […]
Excellent initiative raises awareness of The Concussion Big 5
I am heartened to learn of a concussion awareness intiative of Macquarie University and the Australian Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Biobank, in partnership with Sydney FC, called The Concussion Big 5. As I have been writing about for a long time, Macquarie University rightly points out that, “concussion is a common cause of hospitalisation in athletes […]
More voices shine light on “the brutal truth about concussions”
We have been banging the drum to get the AFL and NFL to take head injuries seriously and now we have more support with The Project sharing a moving, warts-and-all interview with international rugby star, Michael Lipman, who lays bare the brutal truth about concussions. It seems we’re going to need stories like these in […]
Vestibular Migraine Month: Let’s Put Our Minds To This
If I were to ask you what was the most common cause of vertigo in adults, what would you say? If you answered, Vestibular Migraine, you’d be right. You’d also score bonus points if you went on to note that vestibular migraine is also seen in children and teenagers but sadly is not well understood […]
Concussion policy is out of bounds on the full
I have been writing about the AFL concussion policy for some time now, but recent revelations that the league’s key concussion adviser, Dr Paul McCrory, has allegedly committed scientific plagiarism, has prompted me to raise some fundamental issues again, for the sake of AFL players and their families, along with all players of contact sports […]