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Hyperbaric Treatment Shows Promising Results for Blast Injuries
Tragically, blast induced TBI and PTSD have been dramatically on the rise since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A recent Rand Report estimated that 18.3% of military service personnel deployed to these war zones…
NFL Network Reports on Zackery Lystedt & the Zackery Lystedt Law
Zackery Lystedt and his dad, Victor, were interviewed as part of a special report on the NFL Network. The featured story, “Breakthrough in Football Safety?,” highlights the movement that the Zackery Lystedt Law has created nationwide. …
Tablets As An Essential Rehab Tool for TBI Survivors
There is no doubt that smartphones have revolutionized how we work, travel, stay connected and, well, live. More than just finding the closest Starbucks, or finding the quickest route home during rush hour traffic, the…
New Protections for Baseball Pitchers
Mention traumatic brain injury and student athletes, and few people think about baseball. However, balls struck off aluminum bats can reach speeds close to 100 mph, causing serious risk of injury to the pitcher. In…
Annual Brain Injury Association of Washington Fundraiser
Attorneys Richard H. Adler, Melissa D. Carter, Jacob W, Gent and Arthur D. Leritz and staff Patrice Roney, MaryEllen Bolden, and Kristin Cruse of Adler Giersch PS attended the Annual Brain Injury Association of Washington’s…
Richard H. Adler Invited Speaker at Overlake Hospital
On September 22, 2012, Richard H. Adler was an invited speaker at the “Sports Medicine Prevention/Training/Therapy Head Injury to Upper Extremity” continuing medical education class presented by Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Mr. Adler presented “Practical…
Save Face, Wear a Helmet!
A study found motorcyclists are less than half as likely to break a nose or dent a jaw when wearing a helmet. Citing a rise in the number of motorcycles on the road and a…
National Athletic Trainers Association’s Annual Meeting
This week is the 63rd National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia in St. Louis, Missouri. I am invited to present a mock trial demonstration of an athlete that suffered catastrophic traumatic brain…
National Summit on Sports Concussion
The 6th Annual National Summit on Sports Concussion & Other Athletic Injuries: Established and Emerging Science for Return-to-Play takes place on June 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. I am pleased to be an invited…
Concussion and Girls Youth Soccer
Concussion strikes not only male football players, but athletes of both sexes in almost every sport. Youth soccer has become increasingly popular over the past several years, and more girls are playing the game than…
