On Episode 31 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Brett Gibson, Head Coach of Queen's Men's Hockey team. We talk about concussions in hockey, concussions among his players and student-athletes, and his own personal experience with concussion. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/detour Follow Lauren on Instagram @lziaks Concussion Talk Po...

Lauren Ziaks and Chelsea Brown will present "Primitive Reflex Integration: A new treatment paradigm for concussive injuries" at this year's ACRM in Dallas at 11:15am on October 3, 2018.On this episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast, Lauren previews their talk and discusses the role of primitive reflex integration in physical therapy treatment. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Fac...

Talking to researcher/PhD student/football coach/former player at UNC Chapel Hill, Allen Champagne. He describes his research using neuro-imaging, video review, and biomechanical analysis to better understand how concussions are sustained and what can be done to mitigate the risk in football and other contact sports. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https:/...

In the sixth episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast from New Orleans on Saturday, February 24, Lauren Ziaks, PT, DPT, ATC, talked about her posters at the #APTACSM where she and other colleagues are attended the annual conference. She talked about visuo-vestibular therapy, primitive reflexes, and their potential role in #concussion #rehabilitation.In Part 2 of this Podcast, Lauren will review what she learned in the #APTACSM lectures! Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.con...

Lauren Ziaks, PT, DPT, ATC will be hosting the sixth episode of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast from New Orleans on Saturday, February 24 where she and other colleagues are attending the annual #APTACSM conference. She will be talking about her posters at #2464 & #2474 on #concussion #rehabilitation! Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/...

Last night I had the amazing opportunity to be interviewed by Will Gavin on the UK sports radio programme TalkSPORT Extra Time! I was asked earlier that day after Hull City midfielder, Ryan Mason retired from professional football (soccer) at the age of 26. In January, 2017 Ryan Mason's skull was fractured after a collision with Chelsea's Gary Cahill."I'm retiring from the game with my head held high having done everything in my power over these past 13 months to have given myself every opportun...

I call it Episode 29 of Concussion Talk Podcast because it's easier to sort that way. However, it's really it's own 'stand-alone' podcast with Phoenix Concussion Recovery's Lauren Ziaks, DPT, Teresa Butler Wellness's Teresa Butler, and Concussion Talk's me, Nick Mercer.We will be talking yoga, especially yoga for brain injury and the many benefits it has both mentally and physically! Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussio...

Lauren Ziaks and Melinda Roalstad host episode 5 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast, and they discuss the recent (Jan 7-10) Brain Injury Summit in Vail, Colorado, at Craig Hospital, which Melinda attended. Melinda talks about the questions around CTE and the presentation of Dr. Grant Iverson. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/detour ...

On episode 28 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Ashley Hiscock, an athletic therapist at founder of Premier Athletic Therapy in St. John's, NL, Canada, and a coach of Memorial University Cheerleading, a team won first place in the Premier All-Girl Division at the 2018 International Cheer Union University World Cup Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, FL. As an athletic therapist and as a cheerleading coach, Ashley has a keen interest in concussion. We talk about the risks, and what is being...

On episode 27 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to physiotherapist Siobhan Karam, who was on this podcast last year to recap the first Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC) Concussion Symposium. This year, Siobhan recaps the second annual Concussion Symposium and also discusses SPC's Concussion Locker Room. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/de...

Lauren Ziaks hosts episode 3 of Phoenix Concussion Recovery Podcast and talks about accommodations for school and work. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/detour Follow Lauren on Instagram @lziaks Concussion Talk Podcast discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) by featuring interviews with experts (physiotherapists, doctors, researchers, a...

On episode 26 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Dr. Carmela Tartaglia. A concussion researcher and neurologist at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre's Memory Clinic in Toronto, in July 2016, Dr. Tartaglia was awarded the Marion and Gerald Soloway Professorship in Brain Injury and Concussion Research, a joint appointment between the University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto, and the world's first professorship focused on concussion research.The professorship is thanks to a don...

In 2014, I published my ebook, Detour, on Leanpub. Since that time I have sold 87 and 9 have gone for free using an ongoing coupon I created (see the previous link). We talk about Leanpub; the benefits to authors and readers, and how it is such a great, accessible way for anyone to get their story out, whether you live someplace with easy access to publishers not. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, In...

On episode 23 of Concussion Talk Podcast (#CTP), I talk to Siobhan Karam. Siobhan is a physiotherapist at Sports Medicine Specialists in Toronto and is also a member of Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC). Siobhan helped to organize a the SPC Concussion Symposium which was held in Toronto on November 26, 2016. She talks to me about the symposium; who spoke, highlights, what its goal was, how it was received, and more. Siobhan was also a competitive figure skater (ice dancer) for Canada and now coac...

On episode 21 of Concussion Talk Podcast (#CTP) I talk to Ironman triathlete Enrico Quilico. In September I was at the Brain Injury Canada conference and I saw Enrico talk about how exercise helped him after his brain injury.Enrico was brain injured in 2006 and since 2008 he has raced in 17 triathlons, including Ironman Lake Placid (3.8km swim, 180km and a 42km run) on July 24, 2016. Convinced of the importance of exercise after brain injury, he did the race as a fundraiser for Brain Injury Cana...

In episode 19 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Katherine Snedaker. Katherine is the founder of Pink Concussions www.pinkconcussions.com which is dedicated to the improvement of the research, medical care and community support for females with brain Injury including concussion.Please check out her Pink Concussions for more info on female concussions, research, and events/conferences. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concus...

On episode 18 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Mike Luke, a World Rugby Medical Educator and Certified Kinesiologist in St. John's, NL. Mike is a co- owner/operator of Pony Locale , a Pilates, Kinesiology, and Massage Therapy studio. In August 2016, Mike was asked to be part of Rugby Americas North (RAN) Mens U19 and Womens 10s Rugby Tournament as a "concussion spotter". I talk to Mike about his involvement with the tournament; what his role was, what he had to do, what he saw, etc.Personall...

On Episode 16 of Concussion Talk Podcast, I will be talking with Moira Merrithew, of Merrithew, mind-body education and equipment (of which STOTT PILATES is a brand) about post-rehab Pilates, knowing and understanding one's body, and how being mindful is important for efficient movement.Pilates is a type of exercise that my sister encouraged me to try after my brain injury and rehab. I began doing Pilates in 2012 (almost nine years after my injury) and I've found it to be incredible! Since I sta...

My guest for episode 15 of Concussion Talk Podcast is Kristine Miller, PhD and PT (physiotherapist), researcher, and Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.Kristine Miller was one of the authors of, "Feasibility and results of a case study of yoga to improve physical functioning in people with chronic traumatic brain injury" a case study and article in the Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation. ...

Kit is a physiotherapist (PT) on the inpatient Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) rehab team at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Currently working in the "neurocognitive stream" which caters to patients with more cognitive impairments, Kit has also worked in the "neurophysical stream" which caters to patients who are more physically impaired. Physiotherapists at Toronto's University Health Network (UHN) work closely with Occupational Therapists (OTs), social workers, speech therapists, and rehab thera...

I talk to Ashley Kinsella, a physiotherapist in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, who treats concussion clients. We talk about exercises and how she as a physiotherapist approaches concussion clients. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub.com/detour Follow Lauren on Instagram @lziaks Concussion Talk Podcast discusses traumatic brain injury (TB...

Dr. Nick Reed is my podcast guest for episode 12 of #ConcussionTalkPodcast. Dr. Reed is an Occupational Therapist, Co-Director of the Concussion Centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and Assistant Prof, OS&OT, at University of Toronto. We talk about the great facility that is Holland Bloorview and the exciting and encouraging research and work that is being done there! Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @conc...

In episode 11 of Concussion Talk Podcast I talk to Dr. Leodante da Costa, a neurosurgeon and scientist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, part of the University Health Network (UHN). Dr. da Costa received first round funding from GE and the National Football League's "Head Health Challenge" to advance his brain injury research, focusing on the reaction of blood vessels in the brain to a head injury. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subsc...

I talk to Dr. Jess Schwartz, a Doctor of Physical Therapy in New York. We discuss concussions; how they're treated, symptoms, why she is interested in the treatment of concussions, and we talk about the new Evidence in Motion (EIM) program that they, along with Dr. Jess Schwartz, will announce in March 2016. Subscribe and leave a review! Visit https://www.concussiontalk.com/ for more! Follow and subscribe! @concussiontalk on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook 2014 e-book, Detour: https://leanpub....