Concussion Talk Podcast

On episode 55, I chat with Allie and Felicia of Keep Your Head Up. Both women sustained concussions while they were playing sports in high school; Allie playing rugby, Felicia, ringette. Both studied public health/health sciences at the University of Waterloo and now intend to share what they've learned about concussion through education and experience, to provide support and to raise awareness. T...

For this episode, I talk to Kristin and Abby about concussion research, awareness, and support available at the University of Western Ontario through the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada's Western University Team Up Against #Concussions Chapter. Those interested in having a trained speaker talk to their group/organization about concussions can reach out, to CLFC Western on Instagram, Twitter, a...

The important differences between men and women are apparent in other aspects of life and health, yet they have been conspicuously absent as part of concussion and brain injury research! Although very important, the differences remain under-appreciated! Episode 53 of Concussion Talk Podcast/episode 13 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast will hopefully morph into a series all its own, discussing...

Episode 52 of follows close on the heels of episode 51, as I talk to Leona Burkey, Executive Director of Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia. I first met Leona at Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy as we were both speaking to a class of soon-to-be physiotherapists. Leona and episode 51 guest, Chloe Luckett, worked together to bring #LoveYourBrain yoga to Nova Scotia. We talk about th...

This podcast is about how community and helping others can be such a big and important part of living with a brain injury. In the case of my guest, Chloe Luckett, yoga and LoveYourBrain became an extremely important part of, not only her recovery, but of her entire life. Chloe talks about how, with Brain Injury Nova Scotia, she hopes to impart the benefits of yoga, and community, to others, and ho...

This podcast is about Navigating Concussions with Molly Parker, PT, DPT. Molly has had Post Concussion Syndrome and a sensorimotor disorder for 7 years. Dr. Parker now uses a plethora of research, community engagement, and her ability to communicate via social media, to help others who have had a concussion to move forward. Dr. Parker sees the neuroplasticity techniques used in neurorehabilitation...

I'm thrilled to have Katie Bohn talk about Queen's Concussion Awareness Committee (QCAC) and their upcoming podcast that will be available on Concussion Talk Podcast! Katie is in her fourth year doing a degree in Physical and Health Education at Queen's University (my alma mater) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Katie has been Co-President of QCAC for the past two years, and in June she's heading to...

Happy new year! Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast is back in 2020! Lauren and I were choosing between chronic dizziness and chronic pain to be the topic for this episode. Chronic dizziness will be the topic for episode 12, but chronic pain is the first topic in the queue. Lauren talks about chronic dizziness, or Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (3PD), delving into the research and using...

My guest for Episode 48 is Joseph LeDoux, PhD, Professor of Neural Science, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University; Director Emotional Brain Institutel. His awards and accolades are too many to note here, but suffice to say, he is accomplished. Joe has written several books, including The Emotional Brain and Anxious. His latest (2019) book is called The...

On Episode 47 I talk to Meaghan Adams, PT, PhD, VISTA post-doctoral fellow at York University and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster University’s School of Rehabilitation Science. Much of Meaghan's research has focused on how people integrate thinking, moving, and sensing the world around them. Meaghan also has a keen interest in concussion in...

On this episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery (@LZconcussion) podcast, Lauren talks to Katie Mitchell (@KatieMitch_ATP & @thriveneurosport) of Thrive Neurosport . Lauren and Katie talk about physiotherapy/physical therapy, the role of vision in concussion/brain injury rehab, especially with relation to sports, and athletic therapy - in the United States and Canada! Subscribe and leave a review! V...

After a hiatus, Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast is back! Lauren is in Park City, Utah for episode 10 and, instead of re-introducing primitive reflexes as we thought, goes a completely different route and explains dysautonomia, a disorder that can arise following concussion. Not just a concussion issue, but something Lauren is seeing, notably in a concussion patient, and is able to refer on to...

On episode 46 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Michael Wahlster, CEO ImPACT Applications, and Harrison Brown, CEO HeadCheck Health, about their new partnership to improve concussion screening, assessment, and management. Both companies aim to improve concussion management and are partnering to provide ImPACT Applications' concussion assessment tools via HeadCheck Health. Subscribe and leave a...

Scott Anderson is the CCO (Chief Clinical Officer) of SyncThink, a company founded by neurosurgeon Dr. Jamshid Ghajar, that produces the EYE-SYNC device - a technology that uses eye-tracking and virtual reality to diagnose fatigue and brain impairments. It’s currently in use by 3 NBA Teams, the Pac-12 Athletic Conference of the NCAA, and 2 Children’s hospitals. Scott was on Stanford University’s S...

Update for Concussion Talk for 2019 including; October 4-5 Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/detour Follow Lauren on Instagram @lziaks Concussion Talk Podcast discusses traumatic brain injury...

Shannon Busta is my guest on episode 44 of Concussion Talk Podcast. On June 14, 2019, Shannon wrote "How my concussion changed my relationship with success" for the Globe and Mail, about the concussion she sustained in the fall of 2017. She writes about how that concussion changed her life, her thoughts and goals for her career, and ultimately her perspective on success. From anxieties about every...

My guest on episode 41 of Concussion Talk Podcast is Matt Debicki. Matt is the President and Founder of Able Sail NL non-profit, a NL (Newfoundland and Labrador) organization with the goal "to introduce the sport of sailing to people with all levels of ability, in particular helping those with physical and or mental barriers that may otherwise make the sport less approachable." He is also Manager...

My guest on episode 41 of Concussion Talk Podcast is Katy Winton. Katy placed 3rd overall in the Enduro World Series (EWS) in 2018 and 2017, representing TFR (Trek Factory Racing) Enduro. Unfortunately, Katy has been on a break from racing since being diagnosed with a concussion after a crash earlier this year in a race in Tasmania. Katy talks about her recovery from concussion, the importance of...

Lauren podcasts from New York on Episode 9 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast. For her first podcast of 2019 Lauren delves into the world of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)! Topics I knew little about, until Lauren's thorough and enlightening explanation! Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! F...

On Episode 40 of Concussion Talk Podcast I am joined by Sam Lamott and we talk about life's challenges, such as brain injury/concussion, and how they are such an important part of life, not a hindrance to it. Sam hosts the podcast How to Human and talks to others about what it means to be human. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @co...

On episode 39 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Sports Marketing Director Tim Vanderjeugd for Trek Factory Racing (TFR), and Harrison Brown, CEO of HeadCheck Health, who I spoke to last episode. Since that podcast, Trek Factory Racing has partnered with HeadCheck Health and will use the software for the identification, documentation, assessment and management of concussions of the TFR cross cou...

On this episode of Concussion Talk Podcast, I talk to Harrison Brown. He is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Neurophysiology in the Sensorimotor Physiology lab. Harrison currently on leave from his PhD as he is the co-founder and CEO of Head Check Health, a company that "strives to bring sports teams the latest and most innovative technology backed by evidence-based s...

On Episode 37, the first Concussion Talk Podcast of 2019, Lauren Van Patten and Jesse Topley talk about a peer support group they've started - CESAPchats - to help others, and themselves, address the issues they're having since concussions. Emotional, mental, and physical issues are talked about at their monthly meetings. CESAP (Concussion Education Safety and Awareness Program) is a group co-foun...

On Episode 8 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast Lauren Ziaks talks about how to take care of yourself during the holiday season and what can be, and usually is, a busy and tiring time, even with friends and family. Lauren talks about sleep, insomnia, what you can do and who you can talk to about your sleep problems, post brain injury or not. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.conc...

On Episode 36 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk with Katie Mitchell, MSCPT, CAT (C) of Thrive NeuroSport. Katie is a Registered Physiotherapist and Certified Athletic Therapist CAT(C) working at Woolwich Physiotherapy in Elmira, Ontario. She is currently doing her PhD. Katie's research is based on how vision guides movement in athletes, particularly in dynamic tasks. Katie assesses visuomotor perf...