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 […]
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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 […]
Covid-19 inner ear infections affecting balance and hearing
Pandemic health measures have so far concentrated on mouths and noses but according to a new study, Covid-19 inner ear infections are quite possible and may lead to balance issues and hearing loss. As a neuro-vestibular physiotherapist, my interest is to raise understanding of audio-vestibular symptoms in Covid-19 patients and contribute to remedial and prevention […]
Domestic violence and brain injury consequences
As there is an awakening about head and neck trauma and concussion through sport injuries and in falls, there are a growing number of articles highlighting the link between family and domestic violence and brain injury. Most recently, Stuff, from New Zealand, published an article, Life-changing brain injuries in domestic violence survivors going unrecognised, which […]