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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Thank you for the update, Coach Schmetzer! Wishing the best for Stef. 💚 #concussion is a mild #TBI #traumaticbraininjury

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Megan Molteni @mmolteni.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The entirety of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was wiped out last night in a form letter sent by RFK Jr. NIOSH investigates workplace hazards and works to find solutions. Gone are programs focused on miner safety and firefighter health: www.cbsnews.com/news/worker-...

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Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff

Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

@christinamaslen.bsky.social succinctly highlighting the incredible power of evidence-based, rehabilitative concussion care! The team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia continues to be a leader in both research and clinical work. A killer anchor to the closing presentation at the symposium #tbi

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

@griz1.bsky.social’s a fantastic talk about the combination of mechanism and underlying biological endotypes related to migrainous and dysautonomic concussion profiles—and potential treatments! The UCLA BrainSport’s Care4Kids program is doing amazing work studying persisting symptoms in adolescents

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Fantastic talk from Dr. Howell! Also want to shout out that a neuromuscular training program as part of return-to-play decreased risk for later musculoskeletal injury after concussion

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

It’s Day 2 of the Concussion in Sport Group’s first Education Symposium! A fantastic presentation about the progression of #concussion biomarkers and their potential to help diagnose concussion from Dr. Michael McCrae

Dr. Michael McCrea presents in a large ballroom. The slide next to him says “we’ve come a long way from ‘how many fingers?’”

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A fantastic presentation on the #concussion return-to-learn process for college students from Concussion Alliance Expert Advisory Board Member Dr. Allyssa Memmini! Part of an incredible first session at the Concussion in Sport Group Educational Symposium in Milwaukee today #tbi #publichealth

A graphic of the support network for university student athlete concussion patients, made of hexagons with student athletes at the center surrounded by medical, sport, and academic support people

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Our Co-founder and CEO Conor Gormally is attending the Symposium—looking forward to hearing your talk!

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you're at the World Congress on Brain Injury in Montreal, come check out our poster on individuals with a pre-existing disability during the 9:30-10:30 am poster session!

Image of Concussion Alliance's poster on concussion in people with a pre-existing disability. The poster is on a poster-board in the exhibit hall at the world congress on brain injury in montreal

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

On our way to Montreal to represent Concussion Alliance at the 15th World Congress on Brain Injury #IBIA @I_B_I_A #concussion

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Clinical Rehabilitation @clinicalrehab.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

DW. The peri-traumatic environment when someone is concussed influenced the nature or extent of post-concussion syndrome symptoms in this observational study on 567 people. May alter understanding and treatment. doi.org/10.1001/jama...

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Peritraumatic Context and the Long-Term Outcomes of Concussion

This cohort study compares posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity, postconcussive symptoms, and disability status among US veterans with a history of peritraumatic and nonperitraumatic mild tra...

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Our Concussion Update Newsletter provides synopses of concussion research and resources. Here is last week's edition. Also--we will present a poster on our resource for concussion patients with pre-existing disabilities at the World Congress on Brain Injury in Montreal in March. shorturl.at/epODs

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Exciting News and New Research (12/12/24 Newsletter) — Concussion Alliance

Soccer heading associated with cognitive problems & brain changes, meditation lowers cortisol, photobiomodulation improves neuromuscular deficits, Concussion Alliance will be presenting in Montrea...

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

👇This is so needed! CATT’s courses are superb and now they have a course for Women’s Support Workers to train them about the hidden effects of brain injuries.

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Dan Roan @danroan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A new study has found no evidence that the high dementia risk among footballers is linked to health and lifestyle factors. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Heading in football: Dementia risk 'not linked to players' lifestyles'

A study finds no evidence the high dementia risk for footballers is linked to health and lifestyle factors, increasing the likelihood that heading footballs has caused brain injuries.

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

We know the holiday season can be stressful. 👉 Our Self-Care resource provides evidence-based self-care steps you can take after a concussion, focusing on 💤sleep, 🚶‍♀️exercise, 🥗nutrition, 🦻sensory (light and sound) sensitivity, and 😍emotional wellness. www.concussionalliance.org/overview-of-...

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Overview of Self-Care — Concussion Alliance

Our Self-Care resource provides evidence-based self-care steps you can take after a concussion, focusing on sleep, exercise, nutrition, sensory (light and sound) sensitivity, and emotional wellness.

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Concussion Alliance (ConcussionAlliance.org) @concussionalliance.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Hello! We're Concussion Alliance, a concussion education & advocacy nonprofit helping patients & advocates navigate the complex and frustrating process of rehabilitation & recovery. We also work to address the structural issues that create many of the obstacles that concussion patients face.

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