How to protect your child from concussions
A concussion is a brain injury resulting from a blow to the head. Not the kind of injury you can see on a CT scan or MRI — there’s no broken bones and no squashed or visibly damaged brain. But nonetheless, the brain is damaged. Symptoms tell you immediately after a concussion that the brain has been affected. Sometimes, a person is knocked out cold, but a concussion can occur without unconsciousness. Milder symptoms can include disorientation, confusion, and problems with memory and balance. With time and rest, these symptoms will usually improve, especially after a first concussion.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 3, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Conditions Neurology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
20 Ways to Discuss Advance Care Planning With Your Family Over The Holiday
We present a variety of ways to get to the topic: some humorous and edgy, some will work for you, others clearly won't, but we wanted to provide a range of scenarios!“Do you think this delicious turkey had a living will?”“All I want for Christmas is for you to tell me your thoughts on artificial life support and your ideas regarding an acceptable quality of life. Fa-la-la-la-la---la-la-la-la.”“Whoever assigned their Health Care Power of Attorney this year gets pumpkin AND apple pie for dessert!”“The holidays can be so depressing sometimes.”“You want to know what increases the risk of depression? Not knowi...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 27, 2013 Category: Palliative Carer Workers Authors: Christian Sinclair Source Type: blogs
Triathlon Training Hair Care Essentials
I am endlessly impressed with triathletes. (Remember SELF's Tri Virgins?) I mean, I tried to train for just the bike part, and ended up getting such a bad concussion right before race day that I had to take off work for almost a month -- not my proudest moment as a SELF staffer.
Oh and I'm even more impressed by triathletes who train all winter long for springtime races. It is COLD out there -- I can't even get myself outside that often for my own training runs. (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - November 22, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Beauty beauty products races training tips triathlon Source Type: blogs
The Complete Curmudgeon's Guide to The Wizard of Oz
Last night, I read a post on NPR's Monkey See blog called "The Complete Curmudgeon's Guide to 'The Sound of Music'". The woman who writes this blog is always very funny, but this was the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Reading this inspired me to write my own version for my own favorite movie. Keep in mind that I write this with great love, but even when great love is present, there are still things you need to get off your chest. I present to you …The Complete Curmudgeon's Guide to The Wizard of OzIf the Wicked Witch of the East was oppressing the Munchkins so horribly, why did she allow them to have a go...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Riddell releases new helmet to improve concussion management
Riddell, the biggest manufacturer of football helmets in the US, unveiled its newly developed InSite head-impact monitoring system. (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles)
Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles - November 5, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Mohamed Elawad Tags: concussion management helmet concussion management system InSite head impact monitoring system InSite Riddell Medical/PDA mHealth Physicians (DO) Physicians (MD) Riddell concussion management Riddell helmet sensors Mobile health News Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, October 31, 2013
From MedPage Today:
New Helmets No Help in Tackling Concussion. Risk and severity of sports-related concussions in high school football players was not affected by make, model, or age of the helmets they use.
Once-Daily LABA Works in COPD. The novel once-daily inhaled bronchodilator olodaterol (proposed trade name Striverdi Respimat) improved lung function and exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Routine Care Equals Intense in Type 2 Diabetes. No differences were found in health status, well-being, quality of life, and treatment satisfaction between screen-detected type 2 diabetes patients r...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 31, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Diabetes Endocrinology Neurology Pulmonology Source Type: blogs
Kicking Concussions
Personal adversity can sometime produce a commitment to change. Caroline Cohen is a high school student in our town who suffered several concussions in sports activities, the most recently in 2011 during a Memorial Day soccer tournament. Following that last injury, she was forced to miss school and, eventually, to give up all contact sports.To help spread the word about concussion awareness, she recently organized a one-day, 3v3 "Kicking Concussions" tournament for U10, U12, and U14 girls in our town. The proceeds from the tournament were designated to benefit the Boston University Center for the Study of...
Source: Running a hospital - October 23, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Real improvements in concussion treatment
The CDC reports that approximately 200,000 sports-related concussed athletes per year end up in US emergency rooms. The total number of sports-related concussions is five times that figure. Whether the patients end up in EDs or not, our diagnosis and treatment of these traumatic brain injures is substandard compared to what might be possible. I recently heard an excellent story about cooperation between the Cleveland Clinic and the Allegheny Health Network to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of concussed athletes and others. The work being done has great potential to reduce the danger of concusse...
Source: Running a hospital - October 20, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, October 17, 2013
From MedPage Today:
Post-Concussion Cognitive Deficit Lingers. College football players with concussions still showed mild cognitive impairment on the Concussion Resolution Index after commonly looked-for symptoms subsided.
IBD Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Trouble. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was associated with increased risks for stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemic heart disease, particularly in women.
Medicare Eases Rule for Bariatric Surgery Centers. Staying the course on bariatric surgery, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) eliminated a certification requirement for facilities th...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 17, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News GI Heart Neurology Obesity Source Type: blogs
Article: Why is a widely-used concussion test failing to protect athletes?
Why is a widely-used concussion test failing to protect athletes?http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/16/4842176/what-causes-impact-concussion-test-forms-unreliabilitySent via Flipboard*******************************************Kevin McGrew, PhDEducational PsychologistDirector, IAPwww.themindhub.com******************************************* (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - October 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Pediatric stroke is not uncommon
Our hearts are heavy after learning about the loss of a talented high school athlete in our community. Recently, Andre Maloney died after suffering from a stroke caused by a blood clot in his brain.
As the details are continuing to emerge, it is beginning to become clear that the stroke Andre suffered from was not a result of a traumatic hit on the field, nor a concussion event. Sadly, his death was an unexpected and unpredictable event that simply took a young life too early.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (S...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 14, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Conditions Neurology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis
The NFL is facing a crisis: A growing number of scientists and thousands of former players are drawing a link between the violent collisions at the heart of the game and an alarming incidence of early-onset dementia and catastrophic brain damage.
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The league recently agreed to settle a lawsuit by 4,200 former players who claimed football led to brain damage — but questions about the link aren’t going away any time soon. They may threaten the very future of the game.
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League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis
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http://video.pbs.org/video/2365067212/
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 9, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Medical Mispronunciations and Misspelled Words: The Definitive List.
Hearing medical mispronunciations and seeing misspelled words are an under appreciated joy of working in healthcare. Physicians often forget just how alien the language of medicine is to people who don't live it everyday. The best part about being a physician is not helping people recover from critical illness. The best part is not about listening and understanding with compassion and empathy. Nope, the best part about being a physician is hearing patients and other healthcare providers butcher the language of medicine and experiencing great entertainment in the process. Doctors c...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 2, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Scientists Develops Novel Device to Diagnose Concussions (VIDEO)
Concussions account for almost one in ten sports injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for young people ages 15-24, sports are second only to motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of brain injury. Many sports related concussions go unnoticed since the pressure to perform and retain a spot on the team often prevents the athletes from diagnosing and treating head injuries. Now, a research team led by Daniel Goble from San Diego State University has set out to change the landscape of concussion diagnosis. The team has developed software and an inexpensive balance board called B-Trac...
Source: Medgadget - September 25, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gaurav Krishnamurthy Tags: Neurology Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
Sermo apologizes for ‘misinterpretation’
On Friday, I called out physician social network Sermo for its “Pro Football Injury Challenge.” Someone fr0m the company was watching, even over the weekend, because Sermo put up a response on its blog on Sunday, apologizing for “insensitive language” in the original e-mail that led to, as the unnamed blogger put it, an “unfortunate misinterpretation” that “we were asking doctors to predict future player injuries.”
According to Sermo, the Pro Football Injury Challenge “was intended solely for physicians to aggregate data like the PBS study performed last pro football se...
Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog - September 23, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Neil Versel Tags: patient safety social media Sermo Source Type: blogs
