Sentences with phrase «of head trauma on»

Co-author Dr. Bennet Omalu, who originally described CTE as depicted in the movie Concussion featuring Will Smith, added, «What our current work is doing in addition to other imaging modalities builds the foundation between identifying the negative effects of head trauma on the brain while the patient is still alive so that we can intervene with better treatments.»

Researchers studying the effects on concussions on athletes hope the new film Concussion will raise awareness about the effects of head trauma on the brain.

Not exact matches

Despite recent media attention on concussions and other brain trauma, the majority of football injuries occur in the lower extremities, with injuries to the knees reported to be as high as 36.5 percent, followed by up to 18.8 percent for ankle injuries, up to 13.3 percent for shoulder injuries, 11.8 percent for head injuries and 7.2 percent for neck injuries.

The problem, argues Bauman, is that too many media stories focus on professional athletes, CTE, and poor outcomes of prolonged concussion (or sports exposure to repetitive head trauma), and [there are] too few stories about athletes who make full recoveries and improve (even after years of concussion symptoms).

On re-testing, researchers found that, while the times of athletes who had not suffered head trauma were actually faster, the times for those found on subsequent examination to have suffered head trauma were at least 5 seconds sloweOn re-testing, researchers found that, while the times of athletes who had not suffered head trauma were actually faster, the times for those found on subsequent examination to have suffered head trauma were at least 5 seconds sloweon subsequent examination to have suffered head trauma were at least 5 seconds slower.

There is the ever - growing list of retired football and hockey players who have been diagnosed post-mortem — often post-suicide — with the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), allegedly brought on by repetitive head trauma.

To provide athletic trainers, physicians, other medical professionals, parents and coaches with recommendations based on these latest studies, the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) has developed a set of guidelines to prevent and manage sport - related concussion and improve decisions about whether an athlete should or should not return to play after experiencing head trauma.

They could provide a mechanism for conducting longitudinal studies on head trauma, allowing researchers to assess years of data on the frequency, magnitude and ramifications of head impacts.

Long - term studies, conducted over the course of a season or several years, also have the potential to provide more information on the sports and practices that are most susceptible to head trauma.

Dr. Robert Cantu, one of the world's leading experts on head trauma in sport and a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Boston University School of Medicine, has pointed to studies showing at least 30 percent of concussions in soccer come from the act of heading the ball, sometimes through direct contact with the ball but more significantly when the head smashes into another player or the ground.

On top of these football helmet sensors that measure concussions, the data that the Head Case System gathers will be made available on its very own website, thus acting as a comprehensive resource center that will provide information and news on the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustaineOn top of these football helmet sensors that measure concussions, the data that the Head Case System gathers will be made available on its very own website, thus acting as a comprehensive resource center that will provide information and news on the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustaiHead Case System gathers will be made available on its very own website, thus acting as a comprehensive resource center that will provide information and news on the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustaineon its very own website, thus acting as a comprehensive resource center that will provide information and news on the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustaineon the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustaihead health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustained.

Marino, 52, who was the highest - profile former player involved in legal action against the league over head injuries, said in a statement issued to Sports Illustrated magazine that in the past year he authorized a legal claim to be made on his behalf if he ever needed medical coverage due to the long - term effects of football - related head trauma.

The fifty - bed shelter for women with children will put a roof over the heads of needy families, provide wrap - around services designed to reduce trauma on the children, and work to quickly return the family to permanent housing.

This new study of non-military, civilian trauma patients visiting the emergency department builds on recent research conducted by Dr. Samadani, supported through the Cohen Veterans Center, which found that the use of this novel eye - tracking technology could reveal edema, or swelling, in the brain as a potential biomarker for assessing brain function and monitoring recovery in people with head injuries.

The findings, published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation on March 3, 2014, suggest that a lack of clear TBI symptoms following an explosion may not accurately reflect the extent of brain injury.

Most disorders of consciousness result from head trauma, and where someone falls on the consciousness continuum is typically determined by the severity of the injury.

Steve: Carson is obviously talking about the NFLs concussion crisis, the head trauma faced by players has been a subject of discussion for years now, but it really exploded into the public consciousness with the death of twelve - time Pro Bowler Junior Seau, who took his own life on May 2nd.

As National Football League playoff games are underway, a new article published in the «Hypotheses» section of the January 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that the toll the sport takes on players» bodies extends beyond head trauma and damage to limbs and joints.

But her brain is undergoing a frenzy of activity in an attempt to heal itself from the trauma she suffered on Saturday, when she was shot in the head in Tucson, Ariz., by a gunman who also shot 19 other people, killing six.

He read constantly, even during the worst of his illness, and he would pore over literature on head trauma and brain disease, putting exclamation points in the margins and circling terms that he thought applied to him, such as «ice pick headache» and «disinhibition» and «dysfluency.»

The article, «Examining the efficacy of the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT) in persons with TBI using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): The TBI - MEM Trial» was published on July 8 by the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Behavioral tests are also important for studying the impacts of brain injury on learning and memory in the context of head trauma, oxygen deprivation, or lesions in specific brain regions.

Because of the tension, trauma and poor posture inherent in today's workplace, it is no surprise that head - on - neck and neck - on - thorax imbalances serve as some of the most common pain generators driving people into bodywork and movement practices.

a simple search reveals that Dr. Atkins did not even die of a heart attack like you say — he died in a similar way our healthy high - fat eating ancestors might have: slipped and fell on ice, got head trauma and died.

i'm 5» 7 «tall, 179 pounds salt & pepper hair, brown eyes, glasses, tats from shoulder to wrists on both arms, enjoy cooking, movies -LCB- adult -RCB- spending quality time with my lady camping, fishing, drag races, dinning out.im not working im on ssidue to head trauma just got out of prison useing a car got pulled...

Though it's not the first black superhero movie, it is the first one to portray a futuristic, dignified vision of Africa, free from the trauma of colonialism but still tackling difficult subjects head on (another thing critics have pointed out as a resounding positive).

Has Martin Mk I somehow taken on the identity of someone else as a result of the trauma of the accident [he banged his head in the accident and his heart stopped for a considerable period — consequences of such a trauma could account for such a situation]?

Like being enchanted by a puppet even when the puppeteer is on full display, the squelching sound of watermelons being smashed to convey trauma to the body and the ripping sound of radish stalks being pulled out to convey hair being torn from the head, are still gruesome.

The new film Concussion centers on the real life expose of NFL head trauma, a condition so common and infuriating that it's surprising the information took as long as it did to leak to the public.

The school meets these challenges head - on, striving to accommodate the academic needs of all students with trauma - informed practices and pedagogy grounded in social and emotional learning (SEL).

And so, worried about the effect such a trauma would have on his wife and child, he waits with a packed bag next to the elevator in the hallway of his apartment building to meet his fate head on.

Any trauma should be seen by your Veterinarian to be on the safe side as head trauma may present itself after a period of time; growth plate injuries are very serious and may cause limb deformities as a dog ages if there was an injury to one of the growth plates of the long longs in the legs, this is always worth keeping an eye on as in severe cases corrective surgery would be required as Teemo ages.

Involuntary seizures are the most well known characteristic of epilepsy, which is often caused by brain malformations or tumors, head trauma and a variety of other diseases that cause lesions on the brain, according to Nancy Meers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Children's Epilepsy Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.

Having large, protuberant eyes on the front of the head, without protection from a long nose can mean that Bostons are more prone to eye trauma.

Now eighteen years young, Tsubasa Oribe heads to the One of Millennium talent audition event where she wishes to begin her career as an idol and move on from the trauma.

Cruise ship accident victims are more prone to receive critical injuries, such as broken bones or trauma to the head, as a result of a fall or trip on board the ship.

John Godfrey's practice is focused on civil litigation with emphasis in the area of injury claims, and particularly head injury and other serious trauma and death claims.

John Jordan carries on a civil litigation practice with emphasis in the area of personal injury claims, and particularly serious head injury and other serious trauma and death claims, estate litigation, condominium law and general civil litigation.

Politte is serving a life sentence for the death of his mother, who was found dead in their home in December 1998 after suffering blunt force trauma to the head and being set on fire.

Michael Politte is serving a life sentence for the death of his mother, who was found dead in their home in December 1998 after suffering blunt force trauma to the head and being set on fire.

Politte was just 14 years old when he was arrested for the murder of his mother, who was found dead in her home after suffering blunt force trauma to the head and being set on fire.

Birth traumas occur during the process of childbirth through, for example, the compression or prolapse of the umbilical cord, nuchal cord, or the pressure on a fetus's head or other parts of the body as the fetus passes through the birth canal.

Traumatic brain injury is a term that has gotten a lot more recognition in recent years thanks to the National Football League and its players who have shed light on lasting effects of head trauma.

The most direct consequences of physical abuse are injuries, serious ones involving head trauma and damage to internal organs; injuries such as bruises visible on the skin are the most common ones.

Negative effects on physical development can result from physical trauma (e.g., blows to the head or body or violent shaking) and from neglect (e.g., inadequate nutrition, lack of adequate motor stimulation, or withholding medical treatments).

Professional Development Training for Infant and Toddler Caregivers Texas AgriLife Extension Service & Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Offers free online training to child care providers, including topics on child development, nutrition, health and safety, routines and environments, challenging behaviors, communicating with families, and abusive head trauma.

When consultation and intervention strategies implemented by Early Head Start and Head Start teachers and staff are not enough to address the impact of trauma on young children and their families, community partners and other resources may be necessary.

Dr. Levy is headed to Japan soon to do a series of presentations and trainings on attachment and trauma, reinforcing that Evergreen Psychotherapy is considered a world - renowned expert resource in the growing and important study of attachment theory.

In addition, a consultant's perspective on child development, the impact of trauma on children and their families, trauma, intervention strategies, and community resources provides an essential support for Early Head Start and Head Start teachers, staff, and families in the specific approaches described on the following pages.

These resources include two Head Start Bulletins with special focus on mental health, Bulletins # 73 and # 80, both of which include articles relevant to trauma.