This past summer, President Obama hosted the first-ever summit on concussions at the White House. The purpose of the conference was to increase awareness and education about the serious nature of concussions in youth, and more importantly, to kick start a culture shift in America when it comes to youths and sports. Concussions in Youth…
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Sunday, May 18 will be the 1st Annual Giddy Up & Go 15k/5k for Healthy Heads, benefiting those with brain tumors, strokes & traumatic brain injury. “What better cause for a race than this,” says Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau. “It fits right in with my firm’s campaign to prevent traumatic brain injury in children…
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In the sport of soccer, only the goalie can touch the ball with his or her hands. This means the other players rely on the rest of their body — legs, feet, and head — to handle the ball during a game. But what happens to the head when it is used to hit a…
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There is a lot of data indicating that bike helmet usage reduces the incidence of traumatic brain injury and death from cycling accidents. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says risk of injury is reduced by 80% when a helmet is worn. So, why is a Maryland bill proposing mandatory helmet usage for all…
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Inhabitants of Montgomery House in Springfield, Virginia will soon be smiling as they heal thanks to local attorney Doug Landau. Following his successful race at Smith Mountain Lake, Landau drove 5 hours from Virginia Tech in order to serve as MC and volunteer at the Brain Injury Association’s annual fundraising event at the Fairfax Campus…
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