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Expert Speakers, Opinions Highlight 2013 Bridging the Gap Concussion Conference
More than 90 people filled Sinai Hospital’s Zamoiski Auditorium as The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute hosted its third annual Bridging the Gap Concussion Conference on Friday, April 5. This year’s event, entitled “From Sideline to Goal Line,” featured a top-notch group of experts from throughout the country. This included: Thom Mayer, M.D., medical director for the NFL Players Association, who spoke on concussions in professional sports Vassilis Koliatsos, M.D., director of the Neuropsychiatry Program at … Read entire article »
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Violent Behavior
Note: During March, we recognize Brain Injury Awareness Month. Throughout the month, we’ll be posting blog entries around this topic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. Recent data shows that, on average, approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury annually.” A traumatic brain … Read entire article »
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Hillary Clinton, Blood Clots and Concussions: A Second Opinion
In the waning days of 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparked a wildfire of a news cycle when an MRI scan picked up a cerebral venous thrombosis (or, in other words, a blood clot in the vein running between her brain and the spot of skull behind her right ear). This hospitalization came just three weeks after Clinton suffered a concussion, and a myriad of breathless headlines turned the concussion and the blood clot … Read entire article »
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LifeBridge Health Hosts 2013 Concussion Conference, Friday, April 5
The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute hosts its third annual Bridging the Gap Concussion Conference on Friday, April 5, at Sinai Hospital’s Zamoiski Auditorium. As in previous years, the conference will attract some of the country’s most respected experts on concussions. This year’s theme is “From Sideline to Goal Line.” Here’s a short intro from the conference’s M.C., Kevin Crutchfield, M.D. The conference will especially be of interest to medical personnel, athletic directors, trainers … Read entire article »
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Rec League Athletes Get Concussions, Too!
I have a secret. Being a communications professional here at LifeBridge Health is only my day job. On the weekends, I moonlight as an over-the-hill rec league soccer goalie. I’m not alone. There are millions of men and women who play sports for the pure fun of it in recreational leagues focused on sports like soccer, softball, kickball, you name it. For those of us who are older, sustaining an injury while playing a sport comes with the … Read entire article »
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Free Concussion Webinar, May 30, with Kevin Crutchfield, M.D.
On Monday evening WBAL-TV ran an excellent story on whether helmets are needed in girl’s lacrosse. With the growing number of concussions in the sport, the pros and cons of wearing a helmet is a major topic of debate among experts. Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., the director of the Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program at LifeBridge Health, was featured in this story. As one of the country’s foremost concussion experts, he is a constant advocate for awareness … Read entire article »
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LifeBridge Health Plays Significant Role at Brain Injury Conference
On April 19 and 20, the Brain Injury Association of Maryland (BIAMD) hosted its 24th annual educational conference at the Baltimore Crowne Plaza Hotel. Entitled “Making Connections,” it served as a venue for brain injury medical professionals as well as brain injury survivors and their families to network, reconnect and hear from some of the country’s best experts. LifeBridge Health played a major role at this year’s conference, assisting with organizing and sponsoring the various events. We also contributed … Read entire article »
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Maryland Concussion Law Update
During Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, we are posting a series of blogs about some of the brain injury programs LifeBridge Health offers to the Baltimore community and beyond. Our Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program (CSCP) gives some of the country’s best care to athletes with sports-related concussions. As those of you who read this blog on a regular basis know, Maryland passed a youth sports concussion law last year. It was groundbreaking legislation because it puts … Read entire article »
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Seminar Brings Top Concussion Experts to Sinai Hospital
On Saturday, January 28, more than 100 people filled Sinai Hospital’s Zamoiski Auditorium to hear some of the country’s premier concussion experts at the Bridging the Gap: Current Science and Management of Concussion seminar. The one-day conference focused on the causes of concussions, their effect on the brain and the latest treatment methods and theories. The Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program (CSCP) at the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute served as the host of … Read entire article »
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Maryland Passes Two Ground-Breaking Concussion Bills
Earlier today two ground-breaking bills—Maryland House Bill (HB) 858 and Senate Bill (SB) 771—were signed into Maryland law, making our children safer out on the playing field. LifeBridge Health has played a major role in helping raise awareness about this legislation. In fact, three LifeBridge Health employees were present when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the bills into law: Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., director of the Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program at the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & … Read entire article »
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Proposed Maryland Legislation to Protect Student Athletes from the Dangerous Effects of Concussions
In the wake of concussions sidelining high-profile National Football League players such as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller, public awareness has grown about the detrimental effects a concussion has on the physical and mental well-being of athletes. Concussions don’t just affect high-profile professional athletes, but student athletes as well. Each year, U.S. emergency departments treat an estimated 135,000 sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children ages 5 to 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This has led to a call from doctors, parents and coaches from across the nation for state governments to implement legislation for improved safety and educational standards regarding how concussions are diagnosed and treated. Maryland is one of a number of states considering such legislation. … Read entire article »
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Keeping Your Head: The Most Dangerous Games
by Mark Huslage, LCSW-C, CBIST Coordinator of Brain Injury Programs, LifeBridge Health As stories like this show us, emergency room visits are rising for concussions among student athletes. While we often focus on the risks of football, that’s only one of many sports that place players at risk for significant neurological injury such as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or “concussion.” Fall sports such as soccer, lacrosse and cheerleading have high rates of concussive injury, especially as the age and athletic abilities of participants increase. Thankfully, with the increasing awareness of parents, players and coaches, along with coordinated medical approaches at places like the Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program at The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute, improved management of mTBI continues to emerge. “It’s all about concussion awareness and paying attention on … Read entire article »
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College Athletes Gear Up For Fall
The typical high school senior may be yearning for the day when she can start slacking – on school, on household chores, and on staying in shape. But for student athletes like Susannah Feinstein, the college acceptance letter didn’t mean any less pressure. If anything, she stepped up her game. Feinstein, who starts as a freshman at University of Pittsburgh this week, spent the spring of her senior year improving on her track times in order to become a part of the university’s Division 1 Track and Cross Country team. By committing to her training, she was able to get her times low enough to be accepted onto the team. “It’s intense training,” she says. “There’s a lot of discipline involved with long-distance running. But it’s really good stress relief, and important part … Read entire article »
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Sinai Hospital Auxiliary Awards Grant to Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program
The Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program (CSCP) at LifeBridge Health has been awarded a $5,800 grant by the Sinai Hospital Auxiliary. Designed to diagnose and treat sports-related concussions with the most optimal treatment, the CSCP is a collaboration between LifeBridge Sports Medicine, the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute, and the Sinai Rehabilitation Center. The CSCP will use the funds to support the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of concussions in student-athletes at schools in underserved communities that surround Sinai Hospital. “We are honored to have received this award. It provides us an exciting opportunity to identify student-athletes in need of intervention, to promote their recovery and to help them keep pace in class while they are recovering from their concussive symptoms,” said Julie O’Reilly, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at the Berman Brain … Read entire article »
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Sports-Related Concussions Pose Serious Risk
by Kevin E. Crutchfield, M.D., Director, Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program,Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute With the school sports season gearing up, remember that sports-related concussions are a risk for athletes. Concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury, and repeated concussions can cause cumulative brain damage or severe complications, or second-impact syndrome. Someone who has sustained an initial brain injury and then sustains another before symptoms associated with the first have fully cleared is at risk for second-impact syndrome. Concussion in school-aged athletes is an under-recognized health risk; those who experience concussion are at long-term risk of persistent health problems and diminished lifelong potential. Although 1 in 10 athletes reports suffering a concussion during the athletic season, we have no guidelines regarding when it is safe for the … Read entire article »
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