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Steve Sinas Joins Brain Injury Organization Board

Lansing personal injury lawyer is elected to board of the Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council Please help us congratulate Steve Sinas on his election to the Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council (MBIPC) board! Established in 1987, MBIPC is an organization that brings together a number of organizations across the state who are interested in one thing: making our state a better place for brain injury survivors and their families. Many of the members of the MBIPC are providers who serve the brain injury community in a number of ways. Serving on the leadership of the MBIPC is just another way Steve gives...

13 July

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Brain Injury Study Challenges Preconceived Notions About Recovery

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Brain injury recovery study shows that cognitive performance can improve with strategy-based training well beyond the year after the TBI is sustained A recent traumatic brain injury recovery study published in the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation journal will hopefully clear up some misconceptions about recovering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The study was conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. TBIs are among the most common injuries sustained in the United States, with over 5 million individuals currently living with one. These types of brain injuries are not just sustained in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, or semi-truck crashes;...

01 July

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Women’s World Cup Head Collision Illustrates Soccer’s Concussion Risk

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Yesterday's head collision between US and German soccer players shows concussion risk in soccer If you watched yesterday’s Women’s World Cup match between the Team USA and Germany, you probably saw the particularly nasty head collision between midfielders Morgan Brian (US) and Alexandra Popp (Germany). While it’s not immediately evident that either player sustained a concussion or other sort of head or brain injury (remember, it can take a few days for symptoms to manifest), many who watched the match cried foul at the amount of time it took before both players were allowed to resume play. Concussions in Sports not limited to...

12 May

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Grand Rapids personal injury attorney to serve on boards of GRBA and BIAMI

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Tom Sinas Joins Grand Rapids Bar Association and Brain Injury Association of Michigan Boards of Directors (Update 2018: Tom completed several additional and successful terms serving on the Board of Directors at Grand Rapids Bar Association, with his service ending in 2018. He continues to act as a Board Member at Brain Injury Association of Michigan.) Please help us congratulate Grand Rapids personal injury attorney Tom Sinas on his election to two Boards of Directors: Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) and the Grand Rapids Bar Association (GRBA). Tom was elected to the BIAMI board at the organization’s annual meeting on May...

20 March

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National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Posted by lmurphy

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Think of any food, activity, or cause and there is probably a month or day dedicated in its honor. October is National Pizza Month. February is National Bird Feeding Month. March, however, is truly significant in that it is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. As a law firm specializing in the area of personal injury, we understand the profound impact brain injuries can have on individuals and their families. In the past, the issue of brain injuries remained out of the spotlight. But thanks to the controversy embroiling the National Football League, the issue has received much more attention as of...

13 February

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Football Helmets May Protect Against Wrong Force

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Football Helmets - Sports Injuries to the Brain

More and more evidence supports the belief that traumatic brain injuries in football tend to be caused by “rotational,” as opposed to “linear,” forces on the brain. Writer Tom Foster explores this important distinction in his article for Popular Science entitled, “The Helmet That Can Save Football.” Linear forces are straight forward, literally; they hit the impact surface (in this case, the helmet) straight on inflicting a direct line of force. Rotational forces, on the other hand, are forces that strike the skull at an angle. In the barely controlled chaos of football, linear collisions are much less likely than collisions...

04 February

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Environmental Enrichment: Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury

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The amount and quality of stimulation one receives after suffering a traumatic brain injury can impact the rate and level of a victim’s recovery. This is the finding of a study recently published in the medical journal, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. “Environmental enrichment” refers to the cognitive, physical, and social stimulation an individual derives from his or her environment. The concept also considers how the structure of a victim’s environment can promote maximum participation by him or her. In the weeks and months following a traumatic brain injury, victims can experience brain deterioration, which is correlated with changes in behavior, including depression. This study...

01 February

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Quick(er) Detection of Traumatic Brain Injuries

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The Infrascanner Model 2000 is a handheld device capable of detecting intracranial bleeding associated with traumatic brain injuries. The device’s portability allows medical providers to screen patients at the scene of the injury, e.g., an automobile accident, to assess the urgency of the patient’s need for medical care. This is significant given that, as a general rule, doctors recommend head injuries be treated within the so-called “golden hour” after they occur....

Steve Sinas Joins Brain Injury Organization Board

Brain Injury Study Challenges Preconceived Notions About Recovery

Women’s World Cup Head Collision Illustrates Soccer’s Concussion Risk

Grand Rapids personal injury attorney to serve on boards of GRBA and BIAMI

National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Football Helmets May Protect Against Wrong Force

Environmental Enrichment: Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury

Quick(er) Detection of Traumatic Brain Injuries

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