Me, Myself & TBI: Facing Traumatic Brain Injury Head On - Neuroscientist Steven Broglio, PhD., one of the world's leading experts on the management of sports concussion, and co-author of the international Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement breaks down its significance. He also explains why football is the safest it's ever been in the history of the game.

Neuroscientist Steven Broglio, PhD., one of the world's leading experts on the management of sports concussion, and co-author of the international Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement breaks down its significance. He also explains why football is the safest it's ever been in the history of the game.

09/19/23 • 60 min

Me, Myself & TBI: Facing Traumatic Brain Injury Head On

Whether amateur or pro, the international Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement impacts the care received by players if hit in the head during a game. Steven Broglio, PhD. is the director of the Michigan Concussion Center, the Neurotrauma Research Laboratory, and co-author of the CISG consensus statement. He is also a professor of athletic training, neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan.

As part of the international team of researchers playing an important role in shaping the consensus on recognizing and treating concussion in sport, Dr. Broglio joined writer, journalist, and traumatic brain injury survivor Christina Brown Fisher to discuss current scientific knowledge, research findings, and clinical experience. Plus, he explains why banning football is not the answer to eliminating head injury in sports.

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A crash almost ended the career of race car driver Anna Kouba Bowers. The resulting traumatic brain injury nearly cost her, her life. The scion of a legendary racing family recounts her road to recovery and how she found her way back on the racetrack.

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Neuropsychologist and internationally renowned expert on long COVID, James Jackson, Psy.D., explains why “brain fog” in COVID long haulers should be treated as brain injury.

It is estimated nearly 30-percent of Covid-19 survivors continue to suffer from symptoms following their bout with the illness. Researcher and neuropsychologist James Jackson, Psy.D., is the author of the new book Clearing the Fog: From Surviving to Thriving with Long-COVID, A Practical Guide. The author of more than 90 scientific publications, Dr. Jackson has led research and treated patients affected by the cognitive impact of long COVID.

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