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7th Annual Walk for Thought
The 7th Annual Walk for Thought has been scheduled for Saturday, October 4 at 10 a.m. at Como Lake in St. Paul, Canal Park in Duluth and Silver Lake in Rochester. Online registration is now available by visiting our Walk for Thought Web page.
Corey Koskie to be Honorary Chair and Ambassador of the Walk for Thought
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota proudly announces that Corey Koskie, former Minnesota Twins third-baseman, will be the Honorary Chair and Ambassador the Walk for Thought. Koskie will be leading his own Walk team and will be part of the pre-Walk program at the Como Park location in St. Paul.
Click here to read the press release
Click here to join the Walk for Thought
Sports Concussion
Sports and recreation related injuries account for 20 percent of all brain injuries. There are an estimated 300,000 sports-related brain injuries per year, including 250,000 in football alone. However, because sports-related concussions tend to be underreported, the number may, in fact, be much higher.
Parents and coaches are an athlete's first line of defense against sports-related concussion. Proper safety equipment should be properly worn at all times during practice and games. They should also keep watch for the signs of concussion should an accident occur on the field. Concussions are not caused solely by impact. Whiplash caused by a player falling on the field can also lead to a concussion. Click here for more information.
Summer 2008 Newsletter
In this issue, read about our new Executive Director, Resource Facilitation, the Annual Conference, the Family Retreat, departmental spotlights and more. Read the Association's newsletter by clicking here. If you don't have the free Adobe Acrobat reader, click here to download it now.
Wednesday Workshops
Our next Wednesday Workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 24. Lawyers from the Minnesota Disability Law Center and Minnesota Legal Aid will present a workshop entitled "Disability Law Center and Legal Aid: Compare and Contrast" as part of our ongoing Wednesday Workshop series. To find out more about Wednesday Workshop sessions, please visit the Wednesday Workshop page.
Sports Concussion Symposium - September 22
There is increasing recognition of the frequency and seriousness of concussion occurring in the sports setting. The intent of this presentation will be to highlight the pathophysiology and signs/symptoms of concussive injury and the crucial role that cognitive evaluation plays in its management. To this point, the use of computerized neurocognitive testing in the evaluation and management of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) will be reviewed. Attendees will learn of outcome data regarding rates of recovery and risk factors pertaining to sports related concussion. Finally there will information provided regarding new treatments and rehabilitation protocols following MTBI and sports related concussion.
Join us as symposium presenter, Michael Collins, chief clinical director of IMPACT Applications, Inc, talks about sports concussions from 8 - 11:30 a.m. The cost is $65 to attend, and CEU's are available.
This presentation will take place at the Northland Inn, 7025 Northland Drive N in Brooklyn Park. For more information, call 651-232-5104 or 612-378-2742.
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Looking for Books on Brain Injury?
Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. specializes in information and books for the rehabilitation and treatment of brain injury, blast injury, PTSD, and concussion. There are also books and manuals on adults and children with special needs and disabilities and more. Click here to go the Lash and Associates Web site for more information.
Peer/Mentor Support Connection
The Peer/Mentor Support Connection program is managed by the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota as a way to connect people who have recently sustained brain injury with those who have already been through the experience themselves. Specifically, the Peer/Mentor Support connection matches trained volunteers (Mentors) with individuals with brain injury or their family members (Peers). To expand the capacity of our Resource Facilitation service and fulfill an expressed need from the brain injury community, the Peer/Mentor Support Connection will match trained volunteers with individuals living with brain injury or their family members.