Car Accident Brain Injury

Brain Injury From Car Accidents Listen to this post from Dr Barry Marks’ podcast by clicking the play button As a doctor who treats many patients with neck and concussion injuries due to car accidents, I am always astounded when I hear that an ER doctor or family medical physician refutes my diagnosis of concussion … Read more Brain Injury From Car Accidents

Does Your Doctor Understand Concussions?   Every day I consult with patients suffering from automobile accident injuries. Approximately half of these patients suffer from concussions. Most of these patients have been to a physician prior to consulting me. Only a small fraction of these patients had been previously diagnosed with a concussion and are surprised … Read more Dangerous Lack of Understanding of Head Injuries Among Primary Care Physicians

Transcranial Cold Laser Therapy for Concussion   Studies have shown that the use of “cold laser” so called because the beam causes no heat, has wide ranging applications for health. Since lasers were first discovered in 1960, researchers have postulated that focused beams of energy may have an effect on human cells. In 1967, a … Read more Transcranial Cold Laser Therapy for Concussion

Can Brain Damage Occur without a Concussion? Surprising New Brain Injury Study A study of 24 high school football players looked at radiological changes in the brain in the absence of frank concussion. The study presented to the Radiological Society of North America has raised concerns. As part of the Wake Forest Kinematics of Impact … Read more Brain Damage without Concussion?