Accommodations and Modifications For Students Post Concussion

As more is learned about the subject of brain injury in children, new pathways are being identified for how educators can support students returning to school post-concussion. Gina Piccolini, MA, Founder/ Director Educational Success Alliance, has focused her graduate work on building school capability to effectively serve students recovering from brain injuries. “If a child Read More

Concussions Can’t Always be Prevented

But Safety Measures can Help Mature Virginians (Part One of Two) You can’t prevent every concussion. But helmets, mouthguards, and other safety gear can reduce the risk of a brain injury. For older adults, developing muscle strength can be critical. “Helmets can prevent more severe brain injuries. And they probably do, to some degree, minimize Read More

Emergent Care for TBI: Starts at Moment of Impact

Concussion is a traumatic brain injury, not to be taken lightly. And evaluation to determine whether a concussion has occurred should begin shortly after the moment of impact, says Dr. Korin Hudson, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown School of Medicine. Dr. Hudson uses the following example: “Suppose a kid playing basketball slips, falls and Read More

Recognizing a Concussion: Symptoms Aren’t Always Severe

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of injury, hospitalization and death in Virginia. Recognizing and diagnosing a concussion accurately should be something that happens in a hospital emergency room, but the gold standard right now for a concussion is a physician’s diagnosis, says Dr. Jacob Resch, Assistant Professor, Dept of Kinesiology, University of Virginia. Read More

Returning Students Safely Back to Classroom And Sports After Suffering a Concussion

One of the goals of the Virginia Concussion Initiative is to standardize the approach to a student returning to the classroom and participating in sports after suffering a concussion. John Reynolds MS, ATC, VATL Athletic Training Program Administrator, Fairfax County Public Schools is among those participating in the initiative and has been focused on integration Read More

Cultural Shifts Treating Concussion

When in Doubt, Sit them Out Imagine this: a crisp autumn day, parents cheering on the sidelines while their student athletes go head to head in an exciting football matchup. The ball is snapped, the receivers take off and the quarterback takes a split second too long to find his target and is sacked, hard, Read More