Concussion Update Newsletter

Our biweekly Concussion Update newsletter provides thoughtful synopses of new research, news related to concussions, listings of free webinars, and calls for study participants for research.

See below for previous editions.

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(12/15/22 Newsletter) Boswellia serrata extract found to have cognitive benefits for traumatic brain injury patients

CBD has therapeutic benefits, undiagnosed concussions affect baseline tests, multidisciplinary clinics, TBI contributes to veteran suicide, medication overprescription for anxiety & PTSD, concussions affect kids’ school performance, domestic abuse survivors more likely to get TBIs than athletes, racial differences in adult ED visits

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(8/25/22 Newsletter) Free Courses & New Resources

New training courses & webinars, TBI training for law enforcement, padded NFL helmets, acute functional connectivity predicts chronic pain, CBT for depressed vets, mTBI and depression, check for orthostatic tachycardia, King Henry had TBIs

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(8/4/22 Newsletter) Study finds causal link between repeated head impacts and CTE

Bodychecking experience doesn’t reduce hockey concussions, visio-vestibular deficit risk factors, eye tracking problems with acute/persistent concussions, regaining identity with post-concussion-symptoms, blood test on neurodegeneration, CBT for headaches & PTSD in veterans, mental health disability risk in collegiate athletes, Increases in childhood consumer-product related TBIs, concussion management gaps in schools, rugby players issue class-action suit

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(7/21/22 Newsletter) Electroacupuncture may improve sleep quality in patients with depression

Canadian app helps patients track recovery, 1st MLS player with CTE, psychedelics for veterans, reducing unnecessary CTs, neck sensor patches catch head acceleration, prompt mental health interventions promote recovery & return to work, concussion history increases suicide attempt rate among young people of color with depression, age of first concussion, prevention strategies for girls’ rugby

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(7/7/22 Newsletter) Study finds acupuncture effective at treating chronic tension-type headaches

Long-term concussions in youth sports, head impact exposure increases concussion susceptibility, longer white matter tracts more susceptible to injury, green space helps cognition in middle-aged women, nanomaterials for concussion treatment & diagnosis, managing anxiety, 3 or more concussions increase risk of symptom persistence, optometrists can help domestic violence survivors, better safety laws, microglia and neuroinflammation

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(6/28/22 Newsletter) Preventing concussions when swimming and diving

soccer substitutions, Maryland subsidizes psychedelic research for vets, microbleeds & white matter damage no associated, subjective vs. objective cognitive function, gene therapy reduces neuroinflammation in mice with TBI, blunted ‘fight or fligth’ in vets with combat/blast exposure, affective symptoms influence symptom provocation tests, athletes’ poor sleep increases concussion risk, a public health framework for CTE

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Brain Training software improves cognition in chronic TBI (6/9/22 Newsletter)

Personal story includes great education, acute neck pain associated with higher symptoms, potential oral treatment for concussion, supplement improved sleep and insomnia symptoms in veterans with chronic TBI, Women and people of color at higher risk for depressive symptoms, TBI affects identity in youth, women face poorer long-term outcomes

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