The bible for diagnosing and treating mental illness, what The New York Times calls “the guidebook that largely determines where society draws the line between normal and not normal,” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/health/10psych.html?emis undergoing some revisions that could have affect litigation and lawsuits.…
Super Bowl Coverage And the Concussion Issue
Better late than never. The NFL seems to have finally figured out that its sport’s future depends on protecting its most important asset, the players. It may be a little naive, but from this perspective, it seems that NFL Commissioner…
Wall Street Journal Offers Its Take, Which Is Our Take, On Why Cellphone Bans Don’t Decrease Accidents
The Wall Street Journal Wednesday did an entire story elaborating on a topic we touched on earlier this week: That it shouldn’t be a surprise that bans on hand-held cellphone use and texting while driving apparently don’t reduce the number…
Cellphone Bans Don’t Cut Down On Accidents Insurer Backed Study Claims
Are new state and federal laws and regulations banning cellphone use and texting while driving a bust, failing to reduce accidents? That’s what a new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) has found in a recent study. But…
Connecticut Considers ‘Concussion’ Bill To Protect Student Athletes
Connecticut is the latest state to be weighing a law that would protect student sports players from the after effects of concussions. Democratic lawmakers in the Nutmeg State have proposed the legislation, according to The Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/sports/other/hc-concussions0126.artjan26,0,93453.story The law’s…
Ex-Washington Football Player Sues School District, Chiropractor Over Concussion-Related Brain Injuries
A former high school football player in Washington State is suing his old school district and a local chiropractic clinic for brain injuries he received in 2006. Adrien Gault alleges in his lawsuit that the Sequim School District didn’t follow…
The Near-Fatal Football Injury That Lead To California’s Proposed Laws on Concussions
We recently wrote that California is considering new legislation that would impose strict guidelines on when high school athletes can return to the field after sustaining head injuries. Only three other states have policies as strict as the one California…
California Weighs Strict Laws To Protect Student Athletes With Concussions
Momentum for the Lystedt Law which prevents a concussed scholastic athlete to return to the game in which he or she receives a concussion continues to grow. California, often on the vanguard of American culture and society, has joined the…
Evolution in the Understanding of Concussion – Length of Amnesia Correlates to Severity of Brain Damage
Continuing on with the discussion of my Concussion Clinic videos, today’s topic is The Length of Amnesia is the Best Predictor of Severity of Injury. Today’s video is here:http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=braininjuryattorney#p/u/8/WB9ErwpKnXk Brain injury is one of those things that everyone feels the…
Evolution in the Understanding of Concussion – Non-Athletes are At Much Higher Risk of Disability
Continuing on with the discussion of my Concussion Clinic videos, today’s topic is Non-Athletes are at Far Greater Risk of Disability. Today’s video is here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=braininjuryattorney#p/u/5/Z3QvSHrWykI Sport is an ideal laboratory to study concussion. First, almost all sport concussions get…