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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.

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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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Researchers to trial concussion diagnostics and treatments for long COVID patients (5/12/22 Newsletter)

Concussion increases risk for comorbidities, psilocybin and cbd for TBI anxiety and headache, outcomes worse for collegiate non-sport concussions, need for better education and care pathways for cycling, photography for post-concussive peace, NFL players with adverse childhood experiences at risk for dementia & poor mental health outcomes,

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Menstrual cycle affects concussion in adolescents (4/14/22 Newsletter)

Med students get inadequate concussion education, AFL restricted research it funded, vestibular problems from peripheral vestibular nerve injury, portable MRI, VA dietitians help vets with TBI, vestibular therapist interview, VA tele TBI programs, concussions & mental health in youth,

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Major scandal forces international consensus chair to step down from post ahead of 6th consensus statement process in October (3/17/22 Newsletter)

major gaps in concussion education delivered in schools, baseline testing doesn’t help identify concussions in NCAA athletes, good resource on meditation, telemedicine active rehabilitation therapy may help as much as in-person programs, youth with concussions more likely to have mental health problems, children with assault-related concussions get fewer diagnostic evaluations & have worse outcomes, NYT article on IPV TBI

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Dizziness after concussion: pathology, diagnostic and treatment timelines (3/3/22 Newsletter)

Gaps in PA High Schools’ SRC programs; sleep quality, neuropsychiatric disorders, & neurodegeneration; post-concussive dizziness; anxiety contributes to symptom intensity, persistence; mTBI patients have worse cognitive outcomes at 1 year; updated pediatric recommendations; anthology of women writers reflecting on concussion; health disparities & headache treatment; mild cognitive impairment and dementia prevalent among ex NFL players

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