Published March 30, 2017  |  Source: http://bit.ly/2nDpIxe

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Rehabilitation is as important for people with dementia as it is for people with physical disabilities, according to a leading dementia expert.

Published March 18, 2017  |  Source: http://bit.ly/2nwLJPk

Contact: Lisa Weisenberger, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Consistently using a tackling education program appears to help lessen youth football concussion severity and occurrence, say researchers presenting their work this month at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in San Diego, CA.

“Our study showed that the risk of a concussion in high school football athletes was 1.4 times lower from schools that utilized the Heads Up tackling education program than those who were not trained to utilize the techniques,” said lead researcher, Ellen Shanley PhD, PT, OCS, Director, Athletic Injury Research, Prevention, and Education, SC Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics.

Published January 24, 2017  |  Source: http://bit.ly/2kpt2rp

By Shelley Emling, AARP

Sitting too much can be a trigger for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and myriad other health problems, past research has found.

Published March 20, 2017  |  Source: http://nyti.ms/2mZhkW6

By Sharon Jayson, New York Times

Grandparents represent a bigger chunk of the population than ever before, according to new data from the Census Bureau.

Published March 16, 2017  |  Source: http://bit.ly/2n8driC

By Paul Stone, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital

A single symptom following traumatic brain injuries in children may be key to identifying those most at risk for disability as they grow, says a new study from researchers at Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California.

Published February 27, 2017 | Source: http://bit.ly/2ns7OPr

By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay News

For decades, emergency room staff often gave Valium to patients for an acute bout of bad lower back pain.

But a new head-to-head trial in an ER environment casts doubt on the notion that Valium or potent painkillers can really help.

Published March 2, 2017 | Source: http://bit.ly/2no7RvC

By M.J. Clausen, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital

The Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital joins the Brain Injury Association of America in announcing March as Brain Injury Awareness Month with Brain Injury Awareness Day on March 22.

Over 12 million individuals are living with brain injury.

Published March 1, 2017 | Source: http://nyti.ms/2njFIBM

By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times

For some people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, frequent, brisk walks may help to bolster physical abilities and slow memory loss, according to one of the first studies of physical activity as an experimental treatment for dementia.

Published March 6, 2017 | Source: http://bit.ly/2n7fx1Z

By Paul Stone, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often thought of as a “young person’s injury” because of its links with sports and dangerous activities.