by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
We’ve written about LumiWave before; the company makes arrays of infrared-emitting LEDs to provide pain relief and speed healing. The company has scientific research that shows this treatment can be beneficial even for bone fractures and hard-to-heal tissues...
by Alfred Poor | January 23, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the ways for a person to get a concussion is to suffer a blow to the head. Many sports — including “non-contact” sports such as soccer — can result in head impacts during the course of routine play. The problem is that not all impacts...
by Alfred Poor | December 1, 2016 | General News, Health
Many people work in potentially dangerous environments, such as construction, where falling objects or swinging machinery can cause serious injury. This is especially true when there is a blow to the head, which can lead to concussion and other impairments. First...
by Bruce Brown | September 14, 2016 | General News, Health
From the battlefield to the playing field, head impact injuries can be difficult to assess quickly. Headed by neurosurgeon and director of the Stanford Medical Concussion and Brain Health Center, Dr. Jamshid Ghajar, MD, PhD, SyncThink has developed a mobile assessment...
by Alfred Poor | March 31, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of the biggest health concerns in sport — at both the amateur and professional levels — is the damage caused by concussions arising from head impacts. Part of the challenge is that there is not a lot of data about how much impact is enough to cause a...