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CNN Special Report on Concussion: Big Hits, Broken Dreams. Sunday Jan 29, 8PM ET

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25 Jan 2012 / 0 Comments / in Blog, News & Stuff, Sports Medicine and Concussion/by steve

This Sunday, CNN will be airing a Special Report with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about concussion titled “Big Hits, Broken Dreams”. Tune in to get some of the most recent thoughts on concussion, prevention, evaluation and therapy.

Click here to see  CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta explain the physiology of concussions and the long-term effects of suffering one.

Watch this special at 8PM (ET) on Sunday January 29 on CNN. Then contact Balance Engineering for help and support with neuro-physical baseline assessment for pre and post sports concussion.

Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association 2012 Conference

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11 Jan 2012 / 0 Comments / in Blog, News & Stuff, Sports Medicine and Concussion/by steve

Balance Engineering attended and exhibited at the 2011 Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Conference held January 6-9,  2012 in Boston, MA. Over 800 attendees  were at the meeting to gather and discover new techniques, education, workshops, and information about the practice and application of Athletic Training at all levels.

 

Thank you to those that stopped by our exhibit to see the Equilibrate Balance System in action and how it may fit into your concussion management and injury rehabilitation programs. If you would like to schedule a demonstration at your location, get more information or ask a question about our system, click here to contact us.

Colorado Mandates Written Medical Clearance for Return To Play

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02 Jan 2012 / 1 Comment / in Sports Medicine and Concussion/by steve

Denver Post article reviews new rules for return to play for athletes aged 11-19. Click here to read the story.

Five Concussions Later – NFL Player Turns To Singing

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21 Dec 2011 / 1 Comment / in Blog, Sports Medicine and Concussion/by steve

With five concussions that he knows of, the last of which ended his NFL career, Benjamin Utecht spends his days on the road as a singer on a 32-city Christmas Celebration Tour. His memory loss includes not remembering attending, being a groomsman and then singing at a friends wedding.

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Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, known for his concussion research at the University of North Carolina, does not know about Utecht’s medical case specifically but talks generally about the dangers of multiple concussions.

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Balance Engineering Performing Concussion Balance Study

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13 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments / in News & Stuff/by steve

Balance Engineering was highlighted on NBC News10 recently. Balance Engineering is performing balance testing on athletes at schools as part of a pilot study which tests baseline physical balance functions and its corresponding relationship to concussion.

 Click here to see video from NBC WHEC News10.

 Click here to see the full NBC WHEC news article.

 

Baseline Physical Balance Study Partnership for Student Athletes and Concussion

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07 Dec 2011 / 1 Comment / in News & Stuff/by steve

Henrietta, NY based Balance Engineering and Rochester, NY McQuaid Jesuit College Preparatory School  is partnering on a breakthrough study to evaluate the corresponding relationship between the physical balance characteristics of athletes and any concussions suffered by those athletes. Click here to read the article.

Repetitive Brain Trauma Increases Risk Of Degenerative Disease – NHL Derek Boogaard

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06 Dec 2011 / 1 Comment / in Sports Medicine and Concussion/by steve

Clinicians from the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) indicate that repetitive brain trauma puts those who experience them at a higher risk to develop a neurodegenerative disease.

Click here to read the story of former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard who died earlier this year at the age of 28.

Health In Numbers: Fall Risks

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16 Nov 2011 / 3 Comments / in Blog/by steve

Many people think that a stumble on a step, a slip on a wet area, or a even a trip over an unseen item on the floor is not a big deal. But let’s look at some numbers.

Over 30 percent of people over the age of 65 fall every year (That’s 1 out of 3 people!) and 30 percent of those end in a death within one year. In 2009 over 2.2 million nonfatal fall injuries among older adults were treated in hospital Emergency Departments. Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury death for people over 65. A woman is more likely to die of complications from a hip fracture than of breast cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer combined, however men have a higher likelihood of dying from a fall with a 46% fatality rate. Over $20 Billion direct medical costs are attributed to falls each year.

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NY Physical Therapy Association Conference

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09 Nov 2011 / 2 Comments / in Blog/by steve

 

Balance Engineering attended and exhibited at the 2011 New York Physical Therapy Association Conference held October 28-29 in Rye Brook, NY. Over 350 attendees were at the meeting to gather and discover new education and information about the practice and research of Physical Therapy.

Thank you to those that stopped by our exhibit to see the Equilibrate Balance System in action and schedule a demonstration at your location. If you would like more information or to ask a question about our system and future demonstrations, click here to contact us.

AARP: Survive a Hip Fracture – Request a Fall-Risk Assessment

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08 Nov 2011 / 0 Comments / in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation/by steve

How to Survive a Hip Fracture

Hip fractures kill tens of thousands every year. Here’s how to survive one

by: Tom Slear | from: AARP The Magazine | November 2011 issue

6 Simple Ways to Help Your Hips

1. Take a bone-density test (It’s pain-free!)

This is a 15-minute test that measures the density of those bones most likely to fracture: your hip, spine, or wrists. If the results show that your bone density is less than that of others of your age, sex, weight, and race, then you may be at risk for developing the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. Your doctor may prescribe medications to slow the rate of bone loss.

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Balance Facts

Fall Risk for Adults

One out of three adults 65+ suffer a physical fall each year resulting in among other issues, hip fractures which account for approximately 300,000 hospitalizations each year.

Balance Important to Health

11 million+ annual physician visits involve balance-related issues. It is the most common reason given by patients 65+ for visiting a physician. Once they experience a significant fall, their overall health fails considerably.

High Cost of Falls

The direct cost of all fall injuries = $30B rising to est. $54B by 2020

Effective Fall Prevention

Clinical interventions have proven effective in reducing fall-related injuries and better clinical data will improve results. This is where the Equilibrate system becomes so important.

Therapy Statistics

Inpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy is delivered at over 6,200 hospitals in the US.

CDC Concussion Statistics

3.8 Million sports brain injuries occur each year.
300,000 sports brain injuries will result in loss of consciousness.
Over 250,000 concussions occur in US high school football each year.
75% of the 1.7 million TBI's have concussions.

Growing Need

For the aging population, there are 37,000 Assisted Living and Private Care facilities with an annual growth rate of 14% with composite budgets of over $165B.

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Senior Care

“Identifying and educating seniors who may be at risk for falls is one of our agency’s primary goals. The community’s cooperative use of the Balance Engineering System to screen at risk seniors have helped us intervene and decrease falls in our community. This system has enabled us to work with our local hospital, home health care agencies and long term care facilities. In many cases we were able to identify seniors who needed additional physical therapy and/or adaptive equipment that helped them stay safe in their own homes. This system has proven ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Office of Aging Administrator, Ohio

Sports Concussions

"My 15 year old stepson had 4 concussions in approx. 18 months. Each time he had a concussion the Dr. would clear him to return to play again but I thought it was too soon. I could tell by his slower reaction time and his balance that his brain was not back to normal. It wasn't until after his 4th concussion that I was introduced to Balanced Engineering's Equilibrate system and it totally changed my perspective on things. When the first test was completed I was shocked to see how "unbalanced" my stepson was and how low his scores were. I was truly convinced he should not have returned to play sports so soon. Over the next few months my stepson showed great improvement in his test scores and in how he was acting at home. As I saw him physically improve, the test scores showed his changes. If we had performed such a detailed, yet simple test earlier, there is no way I would have let him get back to sports when he did and thus receive additional concussions. I was grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Balance Engineering; I would recommend them, not just for helping with concussions, but any type of balance issues."
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