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.
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.
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.
Denver Post article reviews new rules for return to play for athletes aged 11-19. Click here to read the story.
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.
Click here to read the full USAToday story.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
by: Tom Slear | from: AARP The Magazine | November 2011 issue
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.
